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| Extra Credit Assignments Posted - Friday, November 20, 2009The extra credit assignments are posted in the Documents section, at left.
Make absolutely sure that you download the correct assignment for your class. There are separate ones for Child Development and Lifespan Development.
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| Thanksgiving Week - Wednesday, November 18, 2009Next week all classes will have their 3rd exam (actually the cycle starts this Friday with Psych 213 G2). I will have your exams graded before the holiday so if you're curious feel free to get in touch sometime over the weekend. I will be away, so don't expect a quick answer, but I will get back to you.
The extra credit assignments will be posted here on Friday, November 20th. They are due on Friday, December 11th at the latest. If you don't have class on that Friday you can bring it to your last class before that, or you can avail yourself of the opportunity to take the extra day(s) to complete the work. But you must submit your paper to me or to the Psychology Office by 1:30 on December 11th.
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| Study Guides Posted - Wednesday, November 11, 2009There are new study guides for your 3rd exam posted in the Documents section at left.
Please make sure that you download the proper one: Lifespan and Child Development guides are different.
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| Prematurity and Multiple Births - Monday, October 12, 2009Do NOT miss:
The NYTimes has done two articles this week so far on the hazards of enhanced fertility and multiple births. There are two links so far. Look at the pictures too; for instance, there's one of multiple fetuses seen on ultrasound.
The second link: (the first one will come up when you click on "read more...")
http://nytimes.com/2009/10/12/health/12fertility.html?_r=1&em read more ...
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| Article on Anxiety and Shyness - Thursday, October 08, 2009The New York Times had an extensive article last weekend on the work of Psychologist Jerome Kagan, who has conducted a longitudinal study on shyness and anxiety throughout the lifespan.
Click on "read more..." read more ...
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| News and Notes - Sunday, October 04, 2009All of you will have had the opportunity to see your grades on the first exam by this week. As I have mentioned to a number of you, an extra-credit assignment will be assigned in late November should you want to do one. It is important to take a few minutes to go over your mistakes on the first exam and I am available during office hours or by appointment.
A second, in-class exam will be coming up in a few weeks, so stay alert for any announcements and the study guide.
Child Development students should be finishing studying Chapter 2.
Lifespan Students will do Chapter 3 starting this week.
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| Companion Website to Child Development text - Friday, September 18, 2009
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| Take Home Exams to be distributed next week - Wednesday, September 16, 2009Please be sure that you know when your class will have the exam distributed, and when the exam must be returned to me. I will not accept late papers.
Also, make sure that you download the correct study guide!! The one for Child Development and the one for Lifespan are slightly different.
Finally, feel free to ask questions, whether in class or via email.
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| Welcome to the Fall 2009 Semester - Monday, August 24, 2009
Welcome! I'm looking forward to getting to know you!
Have a look around the site and see if there is anything that interests you so far.
Get into the habit of checking in here at least once a week. I will use this announcement area to tell you about exams, documents posted, interesting articles, videos and sites that I find in the course of the semester.
If for some reason you have trouble downloading a document or accessing a site, I would greatly appreciate it if you would let me know so that I can correct any problems.
To avoid confusion, make sure that when you read information about exams, etc, you note which group of students i am referring to! Child Development students and Lifespan Students may be on different schedules.
Please send me an email from your regular email address so that I can gather all your addresses together in one file per class section.
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Date Last Updated: 11/20/2009
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| General Resources |
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| Interesting Articles and Websites |
Camp Co-dependence
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Judith Warner blogs about parenting and current issues related to it.
This one is about the rise of parents who can't let their children loosen the apron strings.
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Free Range Kids
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A blog devoted to allowing children to experience childhood without the stifling interference of overly worried parents.
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The Bipolar Puzzle
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A comprehensive article from the Sunday NYTimes Magazine about the increased incidence of the diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder in children.
Includes descriptions of two families coping with very disturbed children, and discussion of the issues important in evaluating whether bipolar disorder is an appropriate diagnosis for a child.
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The Frontal Cortex
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A blog that straddles the worlds of psychology and neuroscience. I challenge you to glance through this and NOT find something fascinating.
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This American Life
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I don't know what I would do without this radio program; it is addictive and often relevant to psychology students.
Try the free pod-cast called Unconditional Love and the one called 81 Words.
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Well: Small Steps
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Wow, what a bonus!
A special NYTimes section on Monday 9/15/08 has individual articles on diet and behavior, insomnia, day care, discipline and much more.
Check it out! The link leads you to the main page and then you can choose an interesting topic.
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Bonus Babies
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Should people get rewarded for things that they need to do anyway? An eminent psychologist argues that to do so is a mistake. See if you agree.
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Famous Case Study: HM
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In 1953 a young man, known henceforth by his initials HM, underwent radical brain surgery to contain his worsening and deadly epileptic seizures.
The surgery made him permanently unable to transfer information from short term memory to long term memory.
He has probably taught neuroscience more about the nature of memory than any other person.
In this story, we hear him interviewed for the first time.
HM died during the Fall 2008 semester.
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Hospice Care for Newborns
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Describes a program for parents whose fetuses are expected to die right before or after birth--part of the hospice movement.
Be sure to watch the video!
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How do common drugs of abuse work?
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This is a fun site that explains the neuropsychological effects of commonly abused drugs: which neurotransmitters are affected, where the effects in the brain are.
Added is a little music and some very cute graphics.
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Identical Strangers
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In the late 1960's Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein, identical twins who were put up for adoption, were separated and sent to different homes to be reared. Unbeknownst to them or their adoptive parents, they were studied to discover the relative contributions of nature and nurture. They discovered one another in 2004. Listen to them speak.
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Visible Embryo
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development from conception through the fetal stage in pictures and words.
neat site!
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| Radio and Podcasts |
How Good People Turn Evil
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Description of the classic Prisoner Experiment by the eminent psychologist and former American Psychological Association president, Phillip Zimbardo. He's a wonderful speaker, and he explores the relationship between his study's findings and the Abu Grehb scandal in Iraq.
When you arrive at the website, scroll down to the bottom segment and click Listen.
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TED: Try Barry Schwartz and/or Martin Seligman
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A collection of lectures/demonstrations by eminent thinkers in technology, entertainment and design. Pick a talk and see if you don't get captivated. Ask me for recommendations!
You can subscribe to the podcast of this on iTunes; just type in Tedtalks in the search engine of the iTunes store.
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The Science of Love
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Interesting public radio segment on Love and Attraction with anthropologist Helen Fisher.
When you go to the website, click on the segment entitled Please Explain
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This American Life
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I don't know what I would do without this radio program; it is addictive and often relevant to psychology students.
Try the free pod-cast called Unconditional Love and the one called 81 Words.
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