Re: [tips] When Prophecy Fails, 2011 Version

My take on this is that if some people demand evidence,then prviding evidence will not hurt.The Donald perpective reminds me of Ronald Reagan's TRUST BUT VERIFY. I am more concerned about people who doubt the holocaust . Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are

Re: [tips] Puzzling Alzheimers diagnosis

All excellent points Michael. The author of "Aging with Grace" makes it eminently clear that the entire life-style of the aging nuns is so much more stimulating and sociable that for those aging 'on the outside.' Unfortunately, many folks as they age normally become more and more isolated as

[tips] Physics Education Research - Not Widely Known in Higher Education

Some subscribers to TIPS and TeachEdPsych might be interested in discussion-list post "Physics Education Research - Not Widely Known in Higher Education " [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: *** ABSTRACT: Economist Bill Goffe in his PhysLrnR post "Re: Busi

[tips] When Prophecy Fails, 2011 Version

I'm sure that it will only be a little while before a video clip from Lawrence O'Donnell's show "The Last Word" goes viral, showing what happens when a true believer is asked about President Obama's birth certificate which became publicly available today. What happens when those who believe, lik

Re: [tips] Puzzling Alzheimers diagnosis

There is much more to the nuns' story re Alzm. Unfortunately Joan and others did not elaborate on the environmental factors.As a matter of fact we may tend to commit the fundamental attribution error by underestimating the power of the situation.I lived a short time as a Trappist novice at the

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RE: [tips] Fun 2x2 factorial design example

Mythbusters did a show on this, but I'm pretty sure that it hadn't been the subject of laboratory study before this one. On Mythbusters they found support for swearing. Of course, their methodologies are filled with potential for experimenter and participant bias (they can be great examples of t

RE: [tips] Fun 2x2 factorial design example

Yeah, now you just have to find an IRB willing to allow you to injure participants so much they feel a need to swear ;) Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 tay...@sandiego.edu

[tips] 34th Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology

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[tips] Fun 2x2 factorial design example

I haven't read the research in detail yet, but I understand that a study has come out which shows that if you swear when you hurt yourself (like stubbing your toe I would guess, which I assume we all do...) the swearing helps to reduce your sensation of pain. This is true, however, only if you don