would the observation that as tragedies increase church attendance
apparently increases be considered an example of positive correlation?
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
Saturday, Sept. 15
Dear TIPS colleagues:
May I make a plea for peaceful and thoughtful conflict resolution on
this list serve, just as I hope for peaceful and thoughtful approaches
may be found to the conflict our nation faces?
I am feeling somewhat unworthy to post this plea, because I
can I use an earlier edition of the text?
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
Michael:
I usually tell students that they may use any edition of the text that
they want, however, they are responsible for any differences between their
edition and the required text edition that most of the class is using.
For many texts, new editions involve minor changes from previous
Harry Avis wrote, in part:
The bells and whistles that we all get, such as transparencies, CD disks
ready made power point slides all cost money to make
The four color illustrations that are so common cost an arm and a leg. I
found a copy of my old intro psych book I used as a student
If you think the cost of textbooks is astronomical in the States, you should
see what happens to the prices by the time they get to a non-US school!!
One suggested solution - having more textbooks in a modular format. I can't
find any justification in asking my studnets to buy a textbook for
why is the textbook so expensive?
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
You have a captive audience. They have to buy that particular book.
If, in a particular general psychology class, students had a dozen or so
texts from different publishers to choose from, competition would drive
the price lower. I don't know who profits the most - the publishers, the
On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:04:51 -0500 (EST) Michael Sylvester
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why is the textbook so expensive?
To which Ken Steele replied:
Compared to what?
Reminds me of a bumper-sticker homily: "If you think education is expensive,
try ignorance."
From: Michael Sylvester [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: TIPS [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: student's question
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:04:51 -0500 (EST)
why is the textbook so expensive?
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
I assume you are looking for a serious answer. I am a textbook author
Harry Avis wrote:
The bells and whistles that we all get, such as transparencies, CD disks
ready made power point slides all cost money to make
Don't forget the little "gifts" we get. When we have considered General
Psychology texts, each person in our department (about 20) has received
is it ok to talk to yourself as long as you do not
get the answer back?
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
who was Parkinson?
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
A joke?
hod
what are the racist implications of the human genome project ?
That there aren't any (races).
Homo Sapiens is remarkable homogenous, genetically speaking.
* PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
* Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato *
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Subject: Re: Fwd: student's question :human genome
On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Mike Scoles went:
Paul Brandon wrote:
Homo Sapiens is remarkable homogenous, genetically speaking.
Th
Paul Brandon wrote:
At 2:50 PM -0500 7/5/00, Mike Scoles wrote:
Then why are some some inherited diseases much more common is some
groups than in others?
The point is that those groups do not differ systematically in terms of
_other_ genetic characteristics.
I didn't mean to imply that a
what are the racist implications of the human genome project ?
Michael Sylvester
Daytona
Beach,Florida
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what are the racist implications of the human genome project ?
It could speed progress on some diseases that are inherited and more common in some
ethnic
groups than others. If white supremacists ever get the corner on scientific
advancement,
they could keep this
Well, all I've heard anyone talk about is the HUMAN genome.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Department of History www.therandomthoughts.com
Valdosta State University
At 4:19 PM + 7/5/00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
what are the racist implications of the human genome project ?
That there aren't any (races).
Homo Sapiens is remarkable homogenous, genetically speaking.
* PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
* Psychology Dept Minnesota
Paul Brandon wrote:
Homo Sapiens is remarkable homogenous, genetically speaking.
Then why are some some inherited diseases much more common is some
groups than in others? And why is it OK to talk heritability of some
characteristics based on group differences, but taboo to to talk about
At 2:50 PM -0500 7/5/00, Mike Scoles wrote:
Paul Brandon wrote:
Homo Sapiens is remarkable homogenous, genetically speaking.
Then why are some some inherited diseases much more common is some
groups than in others?
The point is that those groups do not differ systematically in terms of
On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Mike Scoles went:
Paul Brandon wrote:
Homo Sapiens is remarkable homogenous, genetically speaking.
Then why are some some inherited diseases much more common is some
groups than in others? And why is it OK to talk heritability of some
characteristics based on group
Paul Brandon wrote:
At 2:50 PM -0500 7/5/00, Mike Scoles wrote:
Then why are some some inherited diseases much more common is some
groups than in others?
The point is that those groups do not differ systematically in terms of
_other_ genetic characteristics.
I didn't mean to imply that a
Michael Sylvester wrote:
can the Confederate flag be viewed as a part of the Jungian Collective
Unconscious of people born and raised in the Southern United States?
Nope.
Archetypes come from evolutionary changes to the brain (according to most
modern Jungian
can the Confederate flag be viewed as a part of the Jungian Collective
Unconscious of people born and raised in the Southern United States?
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
While discussing the alleged possible link between the extra Y chromosome
and criminality,a student wanted to know how do they determine if an
individual has an extra chromosome.
Blood test? or wait till death?
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
Michael,
I believe one can get a karotype from any somatic cell.
The "extra Y" chromosome theory of criminality has been pretty much
discredited. The only reliable link that has been established according to
what I recall is to a slight increase in height.
Nancy Melucci
El Camino College
So
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Paul Brandon wrote:
At 8:33 AM -0400 10/20/99, Michael Sylvester wrote:
do you take off points for spelling?
Michael Sylvster
Daytona Beach,Florida
I haven't in your case, 'tho it sometimes makes it hard to interpret your
messages (what does 'cofined' mean?).
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Michael Sylvester wrote:
do you take off points for spelling?
Actually I do if it is a core concept and is badly mutilated.
Students need to learn the concepts correctly and not spend the
rest of their lives mispronouncing core concepts and sounding
like some of the
At 8:33 AM -0400 10/20/99, Michael Sylvester wrote:
do you take off points for spelling?
Michael Sylvster
Daytona Beach,Florida
I haven't in your case, 'tho it sometimes makes it hard to interpret your
messages (what does 'cofined' mean?).
* PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
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Assuming you are talking about papers that students prepare outside of
class (not in class essay questions) I definately take points off for
spelling and grammar. I tell them both in the syllabus and in class near
when the first paper is due that spelling nad grammatical errors take away
from
I know e-mail rules are different, but this is too good!
(BTW, I agree with grading for spelling and grammar. I suspect "whole
language" became popular in elementary schools because it required less of
teachers.)
Don Rudawsky wrote:
Assuming you are talking about papers that students
Annettte wrote:
"Personally, if it was me, I would have put the cortices in the forebrain
and all the subcortical stuff together in the midbrain to help students,
at least, understand the distinction between what I see is a way of
"categorizing" or "organizing" the structures based on related
why does not the midbrain receive a broader and more in-depth coverage as
the front and hind areas?
(Note: we are using Wade and Tavris Intro text)
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
"Yes Virginia,there exists a Michael Sylvester
and he does teach
Yes someone please answer this because I always stumble through
this as well---seemingly all of the cortical and subcortical structures
are part of the forebrain, according to my texts on the shelf,
except for what seem to be the hypothalamus and the corpora quadrigemina.
Any historian know
In a message dated 10/8/99 3:30:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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OK, but are the specific structures clearly demarcated, or is there
some artificiality in that some structures were decided to be lumped
with the prosencephalon, others with the mesenecephalon, etc.?
is there such a thing as reverse psychology?
(like when people say that they are using reverse psychology).
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
The closest I've found to this is in clinical work. There is a technique
called, alternately, paradoxical intention, double bind, antisuggestion,
etc., wherein the therapist more or less asks the client to do the exact
opposite of what you want them to do. That is, typically it is a behavior
the
is it true that more collect calls are made on Father's day than any other
day of the year?
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
are there cases of identical twins separated and adopted by differnt
families where both have developed a homosexual lifestyle?
And if one did and the other did not, would that be evidence of
an environmental influence on homosexual behavior?
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
Michael Sylvester asked:
are there cases of identical twins separated and adopted by differnt
families where both have developed a homosexual lifestyle?
And if one did and the other did not, would that be evidence of
an environmental influence on homosexual behavior?"
I can't give you a
A student asked about the process involved in adopting new labels or
changing labels in psychology.
For examples,did they take a vote to use DID instead of MPD?
Who has the final authority on that?
There maybe other changed terminologies.But his question was who decides
to do away with a
I had a student ask about a phenomenon that I have never heard of - the
dropping off of the first letter in about every 20 to 30 words when writing.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Patti Price
University of North Texas
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