[tips] Got Nothing Better To Do?

2014-07-11 Thread Mike Palij
NOTE: Somewhat shamelessly self-promotional plug. Ignore if such things gives you a rash. A recently published book review of mine on the new APA dictionary of statistics and research methods is being "featured" on the PsycCritiques blog website -- I guess they didn't have any more interesting

[tips] watch it and weep

2014-07-11 Thread Annette Taylor
JUST IN TIME for incoming freshmen to watch before classes begin: Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVt32qoyhi0&feature=kp What would we have to do in class to keep ourselves busy without stuff like this? I might email my incoming freshmen to watch it before they come to

RE:[tips] watch it and weep

2014-07-11 Thread Jim Clark
Hi Somewhat reassuring that many comments actually correct the 10% myth! Perhaps taking Intro Psych has some benefits, although not apparently on movie makers? Shame, because it would not have been difficult to give a more "plausible" foundation for the movie (e.g., enhancing some neurotransmit

RE:[tips] watch it and weep

2014-07-11 Thread Mike Palij
On Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:26:35 -0700, Jim Clark wrote: Hi Somewhat reassuring that many comments actually correct the 10% myth! Perhaps taking Intro Psych has some benefits, although not apparently on movie makers? Shame, because it would not have been difficult to give a more "plausible" foundat

[tips] plagiarism tutorials

2014-07-11 Thread Annette Taylor
I have a summer research student who is just not "getting it" about citations and paraphrasing. She doesn't mean to do it badly but she just can't seem to get it right. She has written some informal papers for me this summer and continues to do it badly; I will talk to her tomorrow because maybe