A couple of editorial comments (unwanted I am sure but I don't care):
differentiating between the phallic and genital stage Since there is very little validity or empirical support for Freud's theoretical constructs of development and personality, I would say that there is no need to waste precious class time on this distinction m- It helps the modern scientific psychologist not at all... Let the English, Philosophy or History prof deal with it. -why a -7.0 correlation coefficient is more significant than a +5.0 There are no such things as a -7.0 correlation coefficient or a 5.0 one. All "r"s range between -1.00 and +1.00 Nancy Melucci Long Beach City College Long Beach CA -----Original Message----- From: Mike Palij <m...@nyu.edu> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Cc: Mike Palij <m...@nyu.edu> Sent: Sun, Apr 18, 2010 10:19 pm Subject: re: [tips] Top 10 challenging concepts On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:06:30 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote: I am attempting to compile a list of the top 10 challenging concepts to explain to students.So far I have come up with the following from my courses: -Type 1 and type 2 error - differentiating between the phallic and genital stage -negative reinforcement -positive punishment -why a -7.0 correlation coefficient is more significant than a +5.0 - assimilation and accomodation in Piagetian theory - diathesis stress theory of schizophrenia Why do fools fall in love? -Mike Palij ew York University p...@nyu.edu P.S. Do Sylvesterian correlation coefficients exceed +/- 1.00? f so, how are they calculated? -- ou are currently subscribed to tips as: drna...@aol.com. o unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b878&n=T&l=tips&o=2094 r send a blank email to leave-2094-12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- 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=2098 or send a blank email to leave-2098-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
