Re: [tips] For When You're Covering Ethics in Research

2011-03-01 Thread michael sylvester
Hi What are the grounds for thinking that any of this is relevant to the vast majority of psychological or other social science research? Jim I agree,no grounds.Render unto ethics,the things that are ethical,and unto psychology what is psychology.Psychology is not philosophy. Michael

RE:[tips] Norwegian wood and the nature-nurture question

2011-03-01 Thread Allen Esterson
On 28 February 2011 Mark Casteel wrote: I truly loved the video but fear that many of the nuances would go right over the heads of my students (especially the skepticism of the Norwegian researchers, and their complete denial that studying the original of differences in sexual orientation could

Re: RE:[tips] Norwegian wood and the nature-nurture question

2011-03-01 Thread michael sylvester
Is someone gay if this person never engages in seual penetration of the same sObviously males can engage in many activities with one another (bonding) but we do not refer to this as sexual behavior. In some cultures boys write love letters to one aother,does that make them gay? Michael

Re:[tips] For When You're Covering Ethics in Research

2011-03-01 Thread Mike Palij
On Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:58:54 -0600, Jim Clark wrote: Hi What are the grounds for thinking that any of this is relevant to the vast majority of psychological or other social science research? The vagueness and lack of specificity of the question at first made think that if (a) the writer

Re:[tips] For When You're Covering Ethics in Research

2011-03-01 Thread Jim Clark
Hi James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca Mike Palij m...@nyu.edu 01-Mar-11 7:35 AM On Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:58:54 -0600, Jim Clark wrote: Hi What are the grounds for thinking that any of this is relevant to the vast majority of

Re: [tips] For When You're Covering Ethics in Research

2011-03-01 Thread Mike Palij
On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:58:56 -0800, Jim Clark wrote: Mike Palij m...@nyu.edu 01-Mar-11 7:35 AM On Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:58:54 -0600, Jim Clark wrote: Hi What are the grounds for thinking that any of this is relevant to the vast majority of psychological or other social science research?

Re: [tips] For When You're Covering Ethics in Research

2011-03-01 Thread Dr. Bob Wildblood
This seems more like a personal debate or disagreement to me. I feel as though my bandwidth is being wasted. Yada, yada, yada. Original message Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 11:41:06 -0500 From: Mike Palij m...@nyu.edu Subject: Re: [tips] For When You're Covering Ethics in Research To:

[tips] Thank you and another lab question

2011-03-01 Thread Carol DeVolder
Thank you to everyone for your responses to my question about labs, you were all very helpful. My next question has to do with software. Some of you have said you use e-prime, Annette mentioned Coglab for in-class stuff, and some of you have mentioned Superlab. There may have been others, but I'm

[tips] third arm

2011-03-01 Thread Carol DeVolder
Here's another message I've been meaning to post. This would be so easy to try to do assuming one has an extra arm laying around. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/need-an-extra-hand/Carol -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518

Re: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications?

2011-03-01 Thread don allen
Hi Rick- An interesting study especially since it goes counter to what I experience when subjected to painful stimuli. Two years ago I slipped while walking down a metal gangplank. In doing so I tore up my elbow. Helpful onlookers wanted to help me off with my jacket to see how bad the damage

RE: [tips] Thank you and another lab question

2011-03-01 Thread Marc Carter
I've been using PsychMate for the past few years; mostly we do replications, but we've also been able to modify some of the stock programs to do some original research. (I wouldn't use it as research tool, though.) It costs $20 per student, and they get to use it for a year. Because

Re: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications?

2011-03-01 Thread Gerald Peterson
Perhaps there is a point at which the seriousness of the injury might reverse the pain-reducing effect? Fortunately, I don't know from such personal experience. My wife enjoyed watching surgery on her hand, and I enjoyed watching some minor surgery I underwent. Enjoy= fascinated and curious.

Re: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications?

2011-03-01 Thread John Kulig
I remember a poster at APS last year on this topic ... let me try to find it. In the meantime, I would suggest an interaction between personality and effect on pain (or at least on willingness to watch). During the few medical procedures I have undergone I was like Don and wanted to avoid

[tips] When Art And Science Collide, Or Peacefully Co-Exist

2011-03-01 Thread Mike Palij
An interesting article in the NY Times focuses on Natalie Portman who, in addition to winning the Oscar for best actress this past Sunday, was also an Intel Science award winner: the depressingly impressive details are provided at:

Re: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications?

2011-03-01 Thread don allen
Hi John- I agree that there are probably personality variables involved in the perception of pain (and might also be combined with the intensity of pain), but I don't think that the relationship is a simple one. While I knew that I would feel more pain when I saw my injury it was not as a

[tips] You can't handle the smooch! (Was: Norwegian wood)

2011-03-01 Thread sblack
On 1 Mar 2011 at 5:28, michael sylvester wrote: Is someone gay if this person never engages in seual penetration of the same sObviously males can engage in many activities with one another (bonding) but we do not refer to this as sexual behavior. In some cultures boys write love letters to

[tips] Online psychology programs

2011-03-01 Thread Alejandro Franco
Hi: I'm looking for information about psychology online undergraduate and graduate programs (in the USA or around the world). I would like to gather research-based information in topics such as the public acceptance of online-educated psychologists and online psychology programs, the

[tips] Overachieving psych student wins award

2011-03-01 Thread sblack
She's Natalie Hershlag and the field is developmental neuropsychology. Her graduate advisor is Dr. Abigail Baird of the Department of Psychology at Harvard. Her paper, co-authored with Baird and with Jerome Kagan, is here: http://tinyurl.com/35e6rg And you can read all about her award here: