Re:[tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread Allen Esterson
Annette wrote: >I met Allen for coffee (not tea) in London--delightful! >Didn't realize until then that he is a mathematician >by training, and not a psychologist. It was great meeting you and your other half in London, Annette. But I'm not a mathematician! (I shall refrain from commenting here o

RE: Re:[tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread Annette Taylor
OMG I can't believe my memory is THAT bad. Did you perhaps tell me that you had taught mathematics?? Where did I get that idea? Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 tay...@sandiego.edu

[tips] TIPS trip to Cuba

2011-12-06 Thread michael sylvester
I am still planning on organizing a Tip's trip to the University of Havana sometime in the near future.If interested let me know. Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.fro

Re: [tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread Jeffry Ricker
On Dec 6, 2011, at 6:57 AM, Annette Taylor wrote: > OMG I can't believe my memory is THAT bad. > Did you perhaps tell me that you had taught mathematics?? > Where did I get that idea? Don't you remember? It was I who told you that I once had taught mathematics--at the meeting in Washington, D.C

Re: [tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread Brandon, Paul K
Jeff-- Are you trying to implant a memory? ;-) On Dec 6, 2011, at 9:06 AM, Jeffry Ricker wrote: > On Dec 6, 2011, at 6:57 AM, Annette Taylor wrote: > >> OMG I can't believe my memory is THAT bad. >> Did you perhaps tell me that you had taught mathematics?? >> Where did I get that idea? > > Don'

Re: [tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread Brandon, Paul K
And the noncanonical third statement: "Those who can't teach teach teachers." On Dec 6, 2011, at 4:34 AM, Allen Esterson wrote: > Annette wrote: >> I met Allen for coffee (not tea) in London--delightful! >> Didn't realize until then that he is a mathematician >> by training, and not a psychologis

Re: [tips] Is there

2011-12-06 Thread John Kulig
To anyone interested in this thread on "atheism" vs "non-atheism/religious" ... the general topic is worth research study, but ... The term "atheist" is vague, and, like it's counterpart "religious" is loaded with political overtones, many tied specifically to US Christian Protestants. If any

Re: [tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread michael sylvester
Just curious if Jeff and Allen have some similarities,for example are they both bald headed? Please submit photos for analysis. Michael - Original Message - From: Jeffry Ricker To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:06 AM Subje

RE: [tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread Annette Taylor
Now I remember! Yes, of course! It was right after I gave my presentation at APS in Washington, DC, and you came up to talk to me. It was great to meet you! I had forgotten but now I remember. ;) Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego

Re: [tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread Carol DeVolder
Do you remember when we met, Annette? On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Annette Taylor wrote: > > > > > > > Now I remember! Yes, of course! It was right after I gave my > presentation at APS in Washington, DC, and you came up to talk to me. It > was great to meet you! I had forgotten but no

RE:[tips] The future of Psychological Testing

2011-12-06 Thread Jim Clark
Hi You should be able to find (questionable?) stuff from the brain sciences, such as the identification of psychopaths from disturbed brain patterns, or other rather extreme claims coming from neuroscience. Might be worth including some skepticism about these claims (and the clips you mentione

Re:[tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread Allen Esterson
Annette wrote: >OMG I can't believe my memory is THAT bad. >Did you perhaps tell me that you had taught mathematics?? >Where did I get that idea? Good thinking, Annette! I almost certainly would have told you that at the end of my teaching career I had given up teaching physics, and only taught

RE: RE:[tips] The future of Psychological Testing

2011-12-06 Thread Stuart McKelvie
Dear Tipsters, " I read his comment to mean that the future is likely (like the present) to hold, as yet unforeseen, challenges to validity that future psychometricians will need to address. I think it is likely that the validity of each new advance will continue to be challenged (as it should

RE: RE:[tips] The future of Psychological Testing

2011-12-06 Thread Jim Clark
Hi The subtleties of language ... here is Stuart's statement: I think that it is quite possible that psychological testing in the future will prove to have some as yet unknown feature that will challenge its validity. Here is (was) my interpretation: I think that it is quite possible that psyc

RE: [tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread Annette Taylor
Yes, I believe it was approximately 26 years ago at APA in Anaheim, just outside of Disneyland. I believe I remember a discussion of teacups and Alice in Wonderland Yes, there is much related to teaching of human memory here ;) Annette ps: Does that answer the "when" question? ;) Annette

Re: [tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-06 Thread Carol DeVolder
Um yeah, and we were both high...right? :-) On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Annette Taylor wrote: > > > > > > > Yes, I believe it was approximately 26 years ago at APA in Anaheim, just > outside of Disneyland. > > I believe I remember a discussion of teacups and Alice in Wonderland > > Ye