Re:[tips] tips digest: August 20, 2014

2014-08-20 Thread Yvonnick Noel
Hello Jim, We teach statistics using SPSS, but I wonder if any people have been switching to R? Here's a recent post on R's popularity. We have switched to R some years ago. I first tried to get students use the console but found that I spent too much time teaching them commands instead of

Re: [tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Christopher Green
I exist. Or, at least, I appear to exist. To myself. Which must imply that I exist. I am not Descartes. Therefore I am. Chris ... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo > On Aug 20, 2014, at 9:10 PM, G

Re: [tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Claudia Stanny
Indeed! Claudia _ Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. Director Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Associate Professor NSF UWF Faculty ADVANCE Scholar Department of Psychology University of West Florida 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL

Re: [tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Gerald Peterson
Just the old-timers and the frequent flyers left ha. G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU > On Aug 20, 2014, at 8:40 PM, Beth wrote: > > Looks like a Norway rat. They're the big sewer/city rats. Doubt that he/she > had any intentional conditioning. The high sensation-seeking sounds l

Re: [tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Carol
Drat, now my cover is blown! Thanks Beth, and here I am Joan. :) On Aug 20, 2014, at 7:46 PM, Beth Benoit wrote: > > > > > > > Since she responded to my email, I assume she's not going undercover and is > okay with me forwarding her email: ;-) > > devoldercar...@gmail.com > > > O

Re: [tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Beth Benoit
Since she responded to my email, I assume she's not going undercover and is okay with me forwarding her email: ;-) devoldercar...@gmail.com On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Joan Warmbold wrote: > Think it's been a slow summer Beth, really. I would wait until the Fall > to make any dire predi

Re: [tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Joan Warmbold
LOL, now that was speedy. See Beth, life still exists on TIPS! I'l back-channel you an article Carol. Joan jwarm...@oakton.edu > I'm still here. :) > > > On Aug 20, 2014, at 7:39 PM, Beth wrote: > >> Looks like a Norway rat. They're the big sewer/city rats. Doubt that >> he/she had any int

Re: [tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Joan Warmbold
Think it's been a slow summer Beth, really. I would wait until the Fall to make any dire predictions. BTW, can anyone give me a contact for Carol DeVolder. We exchanged a few emails but now I've lost track of them and wish to send her an article. Thanks. Joan PS I think the rat had a "desire

Re: [tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Carol
I'm still here. :) On Aug 20, 2014, at 7:39 PM, Beth wrote: > Looks like a Norway rat. They're the big sewer/city rats. Doubt that he/she > had any intentional conditioning. The high sensation-seeking sounds like a > possibility though. You'd probably have to have that trait to survive in

Re: [tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Beth
Looks like a Norway rat. They're the big sewer/city rats. Doubt that he/she had any intentional conditioning. The high sensation-seeking sounds like a possibility though. You'd probably have to have that trait to survive in NYC. Right, Mike? BTW, are we down to about six on TIPS now? :-(

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2014-08-20 Thread Jim Matiya
Hi Beth, I watched your video. I didn't feel like I could add anything that was what you were looking for...sorry. Jim Matiya Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the pot

[tips] I promise I'm not spamming or phishing or whatever

2014-08-20 Thread Beth Benoit
Every time I send an email, it shows up with this message that it may not be from me. I saw no responses to my request for lifespan development ideas and got no responses so I'm wondering if TIPS persons were afraid to open. Or has our group gotten so small because of so many people leaving? I s

Re: [tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Joan Warmbold
Hey, maybe it's a lonely rat, though on the NYC subways that does seem somewhat improbable. Or maybe we might have a high sensation seeking rat with a love for taking risks. Or maybe it was a domesticated rat at some point and enjoys the company of humans. Or maybe he has past experiences of bei

[tips] Naturalism Observation: A Rat In The Wild

2014-08-20 Thread Mike Palij
And by "The Wild" I mean the NYC subways. See: http://gothamist.com/2014/08/19/watch_this_rat_run_on_subway_platfo.php?utm_source=Gothamist+Daily It is unclear what the reinforcement is for this behavior but clearly it is not attention. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.eu --- You are

re: [tips] statistics teaching: SPSS vs R

2014-08-20 Thread Mike Palij
On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 06:49:35 -0700, Jim Clark wrote: We teach statistics using SPSS, but I wonder if any people have been switching to R? Here's a recent post on R's popularity. http://r4stats.com/2014/08/20/r-passes-spss-in-scholarly-use-stata-growing-rapidly/ I'm still using SPSS but my in

[tips] Internet Research: How Do You Sleep At Night?

2014-08-20 Thread Mike Palij
The tech company "Jawbone" makes a "fitness tracking" device that records activity level, when one goes to sleep, when one wakes, how long one sleeps, etc. This data apparently is stored in a format that Jawbone can easily access and they have used it to determine sleep characteristics for users

[tips] statistics teaching: SPSS vs R

2014-08-20 Thread Jim Clark
Hi We teach statistics using SPSS, but I wonder if any people have been switching to R? Here's a recent post on R's popularity. http://r4stats.com/2014/08/20/r-passes-spss-in-scholarly-use-stata-growing-rapidly/ Take care Jim Jim Clark Professor & Chair of Psychology 204-786-9757 4L41A ---