Carol, Hope nobody minds, but I'll respond on list, even though I can only contribute to the so-called trivial question (sorry). My GPS system is named Lucy (think evolution). Sybil is a great name...wish I had thought of that! But a broader question: do all GPS systems have a female voice? That's all I ever recall hearing. And, just to make this even more relevant to TIPS, I seem to recall running across a study or two that compared males & females in terms of how they give directions (males more likely to use directional terms like north, females more likely to refer to landmarks on the route). I wonder if Garmin et al. have taken that into account in programming their systems.
John -- John Serafin Psychology Department Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA 15650 john.sera...@email.stvincent.edu From: DeVolder Carol L <devoldercar...@sau.edu> Reply-To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:21:47 -0400 To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> Conversation: Two questions Subject: [tips] Two questions My second question is very trivial and if you have to choose, the first question is the one for which I really want the answer. I have noticed that sometimes people with GPS units in their cars name them. I find this quirky and interesting, and I wonder how many people do that. If you are one of them, please let me know off-list. Mine is named Sybil. :) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
