[tips] SHCOOL ZONE

2012-01-27 Thread mjchael sylvester
It appears that the Traffic divisions of some municipalities in the U.S do not know how to spell.And how about OFFIS of the PRINCIPLE or SKOAL ZONE i n Appalachia ? Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubsc

[tips] info:Quinnipiac polls

2012-01-27 Thread mjchael sylvester
What is the skinny on the Q polls? Are there psychologists at Q U involved in the data analysis? Any pros and cons about the Q polls? Can they make a Dewey-Truman blunder? Anyway Obama: 4 more years!And help minimize cuts to psychology,anthropology,and cognitive reserve. Michael'omnicentric'

Re: [tips] gender versus sex

2012-01-27 Thread mjchael sylvester
It is not so much gender vs. sex as gender roles.This is obvious in heterosexual marriages but not so obvious in Brokeback mountain relationships. Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostbu

[tips] Thinking fast/Thinking slow

2012-01-31 Thread mjchael sylvester
I caught only a glance of the interview,but a few weeks ago,some prof at one of those Ivy league schools published a book on the nature of the brain.Apparently he drew attention to a study where students were given a task and 9o% got it wrong.The task had to do with money and the flunking studen

[tips] Black History Month: Psychology

2012-02-02 Thread mjchael sylvester
WHAT THEY NEVER TOLD YOU IN PSYCHOLOGY CLASS: _ PSYCHOLOGY was first conceptualized as a science in Ancient Egypt.This assumes that science is viewed as a body of knowledge consistent with certain assumed principles ,for example Astronomy.What Wundt did in 1879 was to introduce a methodology on

[tips] BLACK HISTORY MONTH : PSYCHOLOGY 2

2012-02-03 Thread mjchael sylvester
WHAT THEY NEVER TOLD YOU IN PSYCHOLOGY CLASS: Piaget came up with idea of what he called Principles of cognltive development ranging from sensory motor to formal operation stages.He also wrote that assimilation preceded accommodation in epistemological development. Well,not so fast.Within the Afr

[tips] Theological Sports Psychology

2012-02-03 Thread mjchael sylvester
More and more God seems to be invoked in sports.Tim Tebow attributes his successful football career to the intervention of Jesus and Brady's wife wants us to pray that he wins the Superbowl. Would the invocation of God in sports be considered a hypothetical construct or an intervening variable ?

[tips] Superhowl and violence against women

2012-02-05 Thread mjchael sylvester
- Original Message - From: mjchael sylvester To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 12:37 PM with the noted evidence that violence against women is at a peak on Superbowl Sunday,some of my friends have sent their wives on a cruise

[tips] Trip to Cuba cancelled

2012-02-06 Thread mjchael sylvester
My plan to organize a Tips visit to Cuba and enter discussion with Psychology students and faculty at Havana U has been cancelled due to lack of interest.I am going alone. Michael 'omnicentric'Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To u

[tips] National anthem and forgetfulness

2012-02-06 Thread mjchael sylvester
Is the Star Spangled Banner the only anthem that may occasionally present linguistic issues for singers? I am not aware of such when Waltzin Matilda is sung downunder. Why? Within the serial recall paradigm would it be an appropriate learning task? Wonder how many trials to criteria it would tak

[tips] Black History Month :Psychology 3

2012-02-07 Thread mjchael sylvester
What they never told you in Psychology class: It was either Karl Lashley or some other dude who was looking for the lcation of an engram for memory in the brain.Brain matter was extirpated and it was concluded that it was quantity and not specificity of location that was critical. But the Africa

[tips] Fw: Social Media Super Addictive

2012-02-07 Thread mjchael sylvester
Discovery - Original Message - From: Discovery News To: msylves...@copper.net Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:35 AM Subject: Social Media Super Addictive Please add discov...@discoverymail.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. If you are having trou

[tips] Blach History Month : Psychology 4

2012-02-08 Thread mjchael sylvester
- Original Message - From: "Abdul Alkalimat" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 7:45 AM Subject: Re: Some blacks insist: ‘I’m not African-American’ From: wwahee...@hotmail.com Paul Robeson Jr. responds to this issue in perhaps in the most mature way I have heard. In his book,

[tips] "Hitch"as in Christopher Hitchens.

2012-02-08 Thread mjchael sylvester
Hitch is the second British and British associated atheist I know who is married to a Greek.Why are many British atheists married to Greek Cypriots and Greeks? Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida' --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe cl

[tips] Aversive crayon conditioning

2012-02-08 Thread mjchael sylvester
A teacher in an elementary school in central Florida got sick and tired of her students putting crayons in their mouth.She decided to lace the crayons with hot sauce.The teacher will be Donald Trumpetized: fired. Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently sub

[tips] Lake Wobegon and the new structuralism

2012-02-08 Thread mjchael sylvester
It seems to me that asking subjects abut their feelings should have no place in a scientific discipline methodology as psychology I thought we buried structuralism long time ago due totheir introspective methods.WHAT WOULD SKINNER say re The Lake Wobegon effect? Michael --- You are cur

Re: [tips] representative sample of older adults

2012-02-09 Thread mjchael sylvester
And for people who do not look their age that could be problematical. We all have become familiar with statements like "Is 60 the new 40?" Is 70 the new 50? Obvivously chronological aging today appears to be different than 40 years ago.Any current research design now should include interactional

Re: [tips] amazing chimp Advanced update

2012-02-10 Thread mjchael sylvester
See HOMO SAPIENS Mjchael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15988 or send a blank email to leave-15988-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.fros

Re: [tips] sad news

2012-02-20 Thread mjchael sylvester
Yep,I find that European institutions are likely to accept generalistic ideas like that of Neisser's.I had a colleague from either Wales or Scotland who had a Sc.D degree from one of those British isles institution who admired Neisser, However,he was denied tenure because he was too generalisti

[tips] Fw: Perceptual defense

2012-02-20 Thread mjchael sylvester
- Original Message - From: mjchael sylvester To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 4:20 AM Subject: Perceptual defense When I was an undergrad at Gannon University my psychology prof,John J.Fleming,would write "SHIT" on the b

[tips] Non- Neanderthal DNA

2012-02-28 Thread mjchael sylvester
It was Mike P who first drew my attention to a Discovery piece that Africans and African linked folks did not have any trace of Neanderthal DNA. I was very fascinated by this idea since I may be able to attribute racial differences to neantherthal and non-neanderthal DNA. And this also explain th

[tips] infoSemester at sea

2012-03-01 Thread mjchael sylvester
do students in those semester at sea programs get a Spring Break? I envision, that if they do, the ships' staff must be constantly on the alert to shout "S"TUDENT OVERBOARD!' Michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostbur

[tips] Fw: The Teen Brain on Rage

2012-03-01 Thread mjchael sylvester
Discovery - Original Message - From: Discovery News To: msylves...@copper.net Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 11:38 AM Subject: The Teen Brain on Rage Please add discov...@discoverymail.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. If you are having trouble vie

[tips] Prince Harry adaptive psychology

2012-03-05 Thread mjchael sylvester
As the only Afro-British Commonwealth dude on Tips,I was pleased to see Prince Harry joining a street party in Belize and dancing with some Belizean women.He is headed next to the Bahamas and then to Jamaica for more parties.Happy 50th Anniversary Your Majesty. God save the Queen. Michael Sylve

Re: [tips] Prince Harry adaptive psychology

2012-03-05 Thread mjchael sylvester
2012 3:38 PM Subject: RE: [tips] Prince Harry adaptive psychology Michael: We can also say, "God Save Harry,". Joann Jelly ________ From: mjchael sylvester [msylves...@copper.net] Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 12:27 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sci

[tips] Fw: Was the Titanic Moon-Struck?

2012-03-08 Thread mjchael sylvester
Discovery - Original Message - From: Discovery News To: msylves...@copper.net Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 11:28 AM Subject: Was the Titanic Moon-Struck? Please add discov...@discoverymail.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. If you are having trou

[tips] Tips P0p Quiz 1

2012-03-08 Thread mjchael sylvester
Of the following travelers,which group is the rudest? the Chinese travelers from the U.S travelers from France Winners get a free trip to Canada Michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u

Re: [tips] depression as "crutch"

2012-03-08 Thread mjchael sylvester
is this an attack on women? sounds like something that Tom Cruise would say. michael - Original Message - From: Beth Benoit To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [tips] depression as "crutch" Steven, Mi

Re: [tips] Life Span psychology

2012-03-12 Thread mjchael sylvester
I used a Cross cultural Childhood series which included issues in Russia and the Americas.Jerome Kagan should not be overlooked.Michael - Original Message - From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood" To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 9:29 PM Subject: Re

Re: [tips] What's that called?

2012-03-12 Thread mjchael sylvester
I am not sure what it is called but there is a piece in Rosenhahn' s recreation of the Milgram study where in this variation, subjects seated around a table and observing the shocking and the scream began to walk out after one peron walked out.Rosenhahn concluded that this refusal to hang aro

[tips] Where were Norwegian researchers?

2012-03-13 Thread mjchael sylvester
A recent news item from my local media caught my attention.It reported that rsearchers in Norway were successful in using LSD to treat alcoholism. Didn't we try this back in the 70 s? If I recall correctly,it worked because LSD supposedly mimics symptoms of alcoholism. Michael 'omnicentric' Sylv

Re: [tips] fraternity bullying

2012-03-13 Thread mjchael sylvester
Don't join them! Bullying however is not confined to fraternities.Dwn here in Florida we had the case of a FAMU band member who was bullied to death.Two female band members were also bullied, Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida - Original Message - From: Beth Be

Re: [tips] The "Testing Effect"

2012-03-13 Thread mjchael sylvester
My take is that the student should 'KNOW' the material.If one knows the material,it should make no difference if it is in multiple choice or fill in the blanks format, Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida - Original Message - From: Jonathan Mueller To: Teachi

Re: [tips] Inductive and Deductive - what's the value?

2012-03-16 Thread mjchael sylvester
I see the difference as I compare the ethological approaches and experimental approach in psychology.Experimental psychology is usually deductive.We begin with a hypothesis and try to follow proedures to support the hypothesis.Ethology ,however,is inductive.It begins with observations and conclu

Re: [tips] relations with Business Departments?

2012-03-17 Thread mjchael sylvester
Relevant psychology courses? Relevant to business? How about Business Statistics? michael - Original Message - From: "Jim Clark" To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 12:53 PM Subject: [tips] relations with Business Departments? Hi I wo

Re: [tips] Dopamine and Schizophrenia

2012-03-20 Thread mjchael sylvester
Whatever happen to interaction?According to an expert shizophrenia(Tooley) schizophrenia follows the rule of thirds for prognosis.There is the diasthesis-stress model focusing on the role of stress. Michael 'omnicentric'Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Flotida From: Carol DeVolder To: Teaching

[tips] Fw: Stats: induction/deduction

2012-03-20 Thread mjchael sylvester
Would I be correct in assuming that inferential stats are applied mostly in inductive experimental paradigms and non-parametric stats in deductive experimental paradigms? When I was at Mizzou working under Bob Boice I recall using a text of measurement by Hutt & Hutt. Michael 'omnicentric'

Re: [tips] Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and Henry Murray

2012-03-21 Thread mjchael sylvester
Djdn't Ted send a bomb to James McConnell of Worm runners digest? michael - Original Message - From: "Michael Palij" To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" Cc: "Michael Palij" Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [tips] Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and Henry Mur

[tips] Fw: The Pope and behavior modification

2012-03-27 Thread mjchael sylvester
- Original Message - From: mjchael sylvester To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 1:21 PM Subject: The Pope and behavior modification Drug gangs in Mexico took a "time-out" from violence during the Pope's recent visit.The

[tips] Danish researh

2012-03-27 Thread mjchael sylvester
Danish researchers are reporting that exercise may delay fertility in non-obese women.The opposite is true in obese women.It is well known that fat in women helps maintain healthy estrogen levels.As a matter of fact exercising Baywatch types are more likely issues during menopause in contrast

[tips] Could Bruno B be making a comeback?

2012-03-31 Thread mjchael sylvester
With autism on the rise,the blame is being put on the lack of social interaction and positive rewards in tne early years.The role of genes is being ownplayed because it would take almost 1000 years to have such a dramatic change from 1 out of 230 to 1 out of 88. So maybe Bruno Bettelheim was righ

Re: [tips] Why Do Conservatives Distrust Science?

2012-03-31 Thread mjchael sylvester
How about people with no party affiliation? Would they be distrustful of science? michael - Original Message - From: "Jim Clark" To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 12:34 PM Subject: Re: [tips] Why Do Conservatives Distrust Science? HI

[tips] SOMALI PIRATES HOLD TIPSTER HOSTAGE

2012-03-31 Thread mjchael sylvester
No further information is available from the cruise ship hosting a semester- at-sea program. Our prayers are with the students and faculty. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa332

[tips] Green's law

2012-04-01 Thread mjchael sylvester
Re expanding spectrum,would the opposite of Green's law be "regression towards the mean"? Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287

Re: [tips] SOMALI PIRATES HOLD TIPSTER HOSTAGE

2012-04-01 Thread mjchael sylvester
il 01, 2012 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [tips] SOMALI PIRATES HOLD TIPSTER HOSTAGE It IS April 1st. On Apr 1, 2012, at 8:07 AM, sbl...@ubishops.ca wrote: On 1 Apr 2012 at 1:04, mjchael sylvester wrote: No further information is available from the cruise ship hosting a semester- at-sea program. Our

[tips] Beer drinking research

2012-04-02 Thread mjchael sylvester
Researchers at Virginia Tech have found out that going to the local pub is good for your health. They reported that drinkers live longer than non- drinkers. I suspect that drinkers are being creative about managing their problems whereas drinking milk does not quite do it. Michael 'omnicentric' Sy

[tips] SPRING BREAK ADVISORY

2012-04-02 Thread mjchael sylvester
Tipsters: please inform your students who are planning to come to Daytona Beach , that they should not be texting while jumping from their 16th floor hotel balcony to the swimming pool.The only appropriate message would be RIP. Thanks. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...

[tips] Aussie researchers predict death knell

2012-04-03 Thread mjchael sylvester
Researchers in Australia are reporting that people who spend copious hours of uninterrupted sitting per day are likely to die within the next eleven years. Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click

[tips] 20th ANNIVERSARY GREATEST TIPSTER

2012-04-05 Thread mjchael sylvester
This is Tipsville 20th anniversary year. On Wednesday April 11th,I will be announcing the name of the greatest tipster of all times. Btw,it is not me. Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here:

Re: [tips] 20th ANNIVERSARY GREATEST TIPSTER

2012-04-05 Thread mjchael sylvester
02 (315) 792-3171 monkeybrain-collagist.blogspot.com "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King Jr. On Apr 5, 2012, at 1:06 PM, mjchael sylvester

[tips] Christian holidays /Jewish workers

2012-04-06 Thread mjchael sylvester
There was a time workers observing christian holidays like Good Friday and Christmas would ask their jewish colleagues to work for them on that day. Is this still 'settled' practice to have a jewish person fill in on those holidays? I am not aware of calls made to atheists to fill in.And do jewi

[tips] To believers and christian tipsters

2012-04-08 Thread mjchael sylvester
HAPPY EASTER --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17190 or send a blank email to leave-17190-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu

[tips] T minus 2 days and counting

2012-04-09 Thread mjchael sylvester
before I reveal the name of the 20th year anniversary of Tipsville greatest tipster on wednesday. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17209 or send a

[tips] Is biology destiny? Vancouver

2012-04-10 Thread mjchael sylvester
It appears that the Miss Universe organization thinks so.The organization just booted out Canadian Miss Vancouver who was a gender reassignment dude.It was a "no way Jose' " moment when they found out that Miss Vancouver was really a dude.The org issued a statement that only those who were born

Re: [tips] Is biology destiny? Vancouver

2012-04-10 Thread mjchael sylvester
ku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ == On 2012-04-10, at 8:40 AM, mjchael sylvester wrote: It appears that the Miss Universe organization thinks so.The organization just booted out Canadian Miss Vancouver who was a gender reassignment dude.It wa

Re: [tips] Does Social Rank Influence Genetic Activity?

2012-04-10 Thread mjchael sylvester
YES - Original Message - From: "Michael Palij" To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" Cc: "Michael Palij" Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 9:53 AM Subject: [tips] Does Social Rank Influence Genetic Activity? A new research study involving the manipulation of social rank

[tips] 20th ANNIVERSARY GREATEST TIPSTER

2012-04-11 Thread mjchael sylvester
YOU congrats --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17246 or send a blank email to leave-17246-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.fros

[tips] Would Hughlins Jackson (a Brit)

2012-04-11 Thread mjchael sylvester
be considered a famous physio psychologist? michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17259 or send a blank email to leave-17259-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287f

[tips] Canadian study of U.S Tax day

2012-04-14 Thread mjchael sylvester
A Canadian study just published correlated vehicular accidents with tax deadline day in the U.S.Apparently there are snippets of exaggerated stressful behavior as U.S citizens prepare their taxes. Now why would Canadian researchers be interested in issues surrounding U.S tax deadline behavior? B

[tips] It is my understanding that

2012-04-15 Thread mjchael sylvester
Leo DiCara committed suicide.True or false? michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17308 or send a blank email to leave-17308-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287f

[tips] Fw: Pledging not to cheat

2012-04-16 Thread mjchael sylvester
- Original Message - From: mjchael sylvester To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:51 PM Subject: Pledging not to cheat A Central Florida school district is requiring students sitting for the annual FCAT exam take a pledge not to cheat or

[tips] Fw: Why Huge Dinosaurs Had Tiny Babies

2012-04-18 Thread mjchael sylvester
Discovery - Original Message - From: Discovery News To: msylves...@copper.net Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:55 AM Subject: Why Huge Dinosaurs Had Tiny Babies Please add discov...@discoverymail.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. If you are havin

Re: [tips] Brain Damage Makes You More Spiritual?

2012-04-19 Thread mjchael sylvester
So what else is new? A dude who refers to himself as a Psychoarchaeologist (Julian Jaynes) wrote a work about the origin of consciousness in the breakdown of the bicameral mind.Jaynes hypothesized that the origin of religion could have been at a point where left hemisheric differentiation were p

[tips] Do brain-damaged atheists get spiritual?

2012-04-20 Thread mjchael sylvester
Need to know. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17399 or send a blank email to leave-17399-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg

[tips] Faking Alzheimers as Alz therapy

2012-04-22 Thread mjchael sylvester
The notion of deliberate practising what one is trying to manage has some history in the effort to create behavior change.As the only tipster with a background in Speech Pathology(Stuttering),It was the dude,Knlght Dunlap,who came up with the idea of "negative practice", It was fo --- You are cu

[tips] Please excuse renegade post

2012-04-22 Thread mjchael sylvester
I will resubmit when completed.Michael - Original Message - From: mjchael sylvester To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:08 AM Subject: [tips] Faking Alzheimers as Alz therapy The notion of deliberate practising what one is

[tips] Talk to thyself and improve vision

2012-04-23 Thread mjchael sylvester
University of Wisconsin researchers are reporting that talking to oneself may not be as cookie as it is sometimes perceived.They report that if one ialks to oneself while trying to find an object (keys),one is more likely to find it quickly.Apparently,self-talking while looking for the misplace

[tips] Staying Alive

2012-04-23 Thread mjchael sylvester
Robin Gibbs,of the Bee Gees,has resurrected from a coma. Yep,Stayin Alive. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17447 or send a blank email to leave-1

[tips] Domain goals as racist

2012-04-25 Thread mjchael sylvester
It has been my experience that when departmentscome up with those domain goals they exclude alternative ways of knowing by other ethnic groups and only reinforce the Eurocentric cognitive imperialistic consensus.As the only cross-cultural dude on Tips,a good example of this is the revised Citizen

[tips] Whatever happened to

2012-04-26 Thread mjchael sylvester
Comparative Psychology? michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17480 or send a blank email to leave-17480-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist

[tips] Where is Annette?

2012-04-30 Thread mjchael sylvester
michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17548 or send a blank email to leave-17548-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu

[tips] Status of Zajonc

2012-04-30 Thread mjchael sylvester
I have the same problem pronouncing his name as I do of Mike Palij.Anyway,I am curious if some of the ideas of Zajonc were controversial in Social Psychology. Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe cli

[tips] Fw: Why Do We Work 8 Hours a Day?

2012-05-02 Thread mjchael sylvester
Discovery - Original Message - From: Discovery News To: msylves...@copper.net Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:28 AM Subject: Why Do We Work 8 Hours a Day? Please add discov...@discoverymail.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. If you are having trouble

[tips] Botox/Darwin/Ekman

2012-05-09 Thread mjchael sylvester
- Original Message - Obviously,all three have to do with facial muscles.Recent research indicating that individuals undergoing and who have had botox applications are virtually free from migraine headaches suggest that botox could be adjunctive to modifying migraines.Extrapolating f

[tips] Pay more for science

2012-05-10 Thread mjchael sylvester
Florida and other universities are develop[ng a differential tuition plan.According to the proposed plan,tuition for science courses like math,and biological and physical sciences will be higher than for touchy feely courses like psychology,anthropology and other humanities and social sciences.

[tips] Best country for moms

2012-05-10 Thread mjchael sylvester
Norway. The U.S ranks 24th -below the Czech Republic and Belarus. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17727 or send a blank email to leave-17727-130

[tips] Help in identifying psych film/context

2012-05-11 Thread mjchael sylvester
In an old film it was mentioned that the smell of a petite madeleine(sp) was the impetus for a creative literary piece,and also that an author kept rotten apples in his desk drawer which increased his creativity. Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently sub

[tips] Fw: Bad Animal Moms

2012-05-11 Thread mjchael sylvester
Discovery - Original Message - From: Discovery News To: msylves...@copper.net Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 11:30 AM Subject: Bad Animal Moms Please add discov...@discoverymail.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. If you are having trouble viewing this e

[tips] Is same sex marriage

2012-05-15 Thread mjchael sylvester
of any evolutionary significance? It would seem,according to factors propelling evoutionary changes such as survival of the fittest and viability of offsprings,that evolution would favor Adam and Eve,and not Adam and Steve. Michael 'omnicentric' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are c

Re: [tips] Is same sex marriage

2012-05-15 Thread mjchael sylvester
Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [tips] Is same sex marriage At the risk of being simplistic in my thinking, how about reducing population growth? ,Sent from my iPad On May 15, 2012, at 2:47 PM, "mjchael sylvester&quo

[tips] Same sex bonding

2012-05-17 Thread mjchael sylvester
Ed: You are not the only one who purport to be an animal behavior expert. I am just as qualified as you are in tnis area,despite the essence of my posts.Same sex bonding is not confined to animal behavior.There are many human cultures where same sex bonding exists but does not mean same sex sexua

[tips] What would Skinner say?

2012-05-17 Thread mjchael sylvester
about gay behavior? learned,biological? environmentally reinforced or Lady Gaga (born this way) michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17851 or send a

[tips] 73% flunked

2012-05-17 Thread mjchael sylvester
73% of Florida's 4th,6th,8th and 10th graders who took the State's FCAT exam flunked the writing portion of the test.So they decided to lower the standards for passing so more would be counted as passing.Some are calling for the abolishment of the test.Considering the amount of texting those st

Re: [tips] 73% flunked

2012-05-18 Thread mjchael sylvester
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[tips] Fw: The Stinkiest Places on Earth

2012-05-18 Thread mjchael sylvester
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[tips] only 50% and 60% passed FCAT reading

2012-05-18 Thread mjchael sylvester
9th and 10th graders in the Sunshine State. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17890 or send a blank email to leave-17890-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287f

[tips] Chris insults the Third world

2012-05-19 Thread mjchael sylvester
3J 1P3 Canada chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ == On 2012-05-17, at 10:38 AM, mjchael sylvester wrote: 73% of Florida's 4th,6th,8th and 10th graders who took the State's FCAT exam flunked the writing portion of the test.So

[tips] Reparative therapy: Learning foundation

2012-05-23 Thread mjchael sylvester
Apart from its controversy,reparative therapy has some basis in learning theory.After all it is a well held principle that behavior which is learned can also be unlearned.There was a time when psychology was hell bent on the idea that there was a conditioning aspect to virtually all behavior.R

[tips] lorida's 3rd graders flunked reading.

2012-05-24 Thread mjchael sylvester
michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18013 or send a blank email to leave-18013-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu

Re: [tips] Correlation between age and belief in Behaviorism?

2012-05-24 Thread mjchael sylvester
I think that this age-dependent behaviorism belief is really not that significant since this appears to be applicable only to tipsters.Of greater significance for public discourse would probably be if there is an age correlation to one's religious perspective,such as becoming an atheist or a u

Re: [tips] Skinner's reputation

2012-05-30 Thread mjchael sylvester
Skinner advocated a first strike-He believed that we should get the Russians before they get us.,Skinner's air crib could get a place in the Child abuse Hall of Shame. Skinner did not take a stand against racism.I don't recall his participation in any civil rights activities,but Spock took a st

[tips] Kitty Genovese: Facebook paradigm

2012-05-31 Thread mjchael sylvester
Since people post virtually everything on Facebook,it is not surprising that cries for help will also be posted.As in the KG case some readers responded and others ignored the pleas .In a recent case in Central Florida a woman who was being tortured by her boyfriend was able to post for help on

[tips] Attn:Commonwealth Tipsters

2012-05-31 Thread mjchael sylvester
Happy Golden jubilee to our Queen. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. Michael 'Commonwealth subject' Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=

Re: [tips] Happy birthday

2012-06-02 Thread mjchael sylvester
Happy birthday to Tips.Thanks Bill for not ejecting me from the list 40 years ago.Honestly if it were not for Christopher Green,Stephen Black,James Clark, Allen Esterson and Professor New York Times I would be a tabula rasa.. Bill,if you hang around for another 20,I will see to it that yo

[tips] Queen Elizabeth/Carl Jung

2012-06-03 Thread mjchael sylvester
Would her Majesty be considered an archetypal figure according to Carl Jung? michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18154 or send a blank email to leave

[tips] Mayor Bloomberg and set-point theory

2012-06-03 Thread mjchael sylvester
Seems as if the mayor of New York city does not like soda (or is it pop) drinks sold in over 16 ounces containers,bottles, or fountain,so he wants to ban the sale in the city.I suspect it might help curb the obesity epidemic.Right.Mike Palij? This is ok with me as long as they do not touch my Mo

[tips] Fw: Sartre and Beauvoir

2012-06-04 Thread mjchael sylvester
- Original Message - From: "Costica Bradatan" To: Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 12:45 PM Subject: CFP: Sartre and Beauvoir Call For Abstracts UK Sartre Society annual conference 14 September 2012 The annual one-day conference of the UK Sartre Society will be held in London (venue

[tips] Hans Selye and Prince Phillip

2012-06-05 Thread mjchael sylvester
The news that Prince Phillip had to be hospitalized during the Golden jubilee celebration seem to be in line with the "exhaustion" stage of Selye's idea of the three stages of stress-the other two are alarm and resistance.Obviously stress can also be brought about by jubilant activities.However

[tips] Double-blind registration

2012-06-06 Thread mjchael sylvester
It is the method where registration officials and faculty are not aware whether the student registering or taking a class is a legal resident or illegal alien. The Social Security number has been the bedrock of identifying one's resident status,but now some institutions may not use it except o

[tips] Quote of the Day: DO SCIENCE

2012-06-08 Thread mjchael sylvester
An 18 year old High School student from Arkansas is also a nuclear scientist. After attending the White House Science Fair,he was on CNN and when asked what advice he would give the young generation of today,he said,and I quote "Do science." Apparently he has no plans to enter college but to for

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