April 2010 Archives

Week #15 - Perception of Time - (Due Saturday)

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Please go to the following link and listen to this discussion on the perception of time. Ordinarily I provide questions to guide your reposnes on these sorts of assignments, but I will leave it up to you do decide how you want to respond. It would be good if you visited an additional site ontheperception of time and bring that ito your discussion.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121753441

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

"With unemployment in the United States hovering around 10%, hunting for jobs can be a daunting endeavor.

Competition can be cutthroat, and job seekers have been using all kinds of unusual strategies to gain an edge in their searches, from donning sandwich boards advertising their skills to passing out resumes on street corners.

While some applicants have used these unorthodox strategies to secure a coveted position, others have used creative brute force, wielding new technology, unusual online outlets, and brand-new content creation tools to set themselves apart."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/09/creative-resumes-ideas-fo_n_530920.html

Please read through the article and enjoy the different portfolios and ask yourself:

Ask yourself for each of the portfolios: What is this person's contribution? How does this person want to be evaluated? How has this person gone about representing themselves?

Pick one of the portfolios you viewed and critique it in regards to the 3 questions above.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Dr. M

Week #14 Theory of Odor

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After reading the attachment I sent out and reading  what your text says about the sense of smell - please answer the following questions.

What does your text say about odor and the sense of smell?

What does the article say about odor the sense of smell?

 

Week #14 Ted Talks

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After you watch the video write a brief discussion including 1) Why you picked that video, 2) What you expected to see, 3) What you actually saw and if you liked it or not, 4) What interested you the most? 5) How does the text discuss the material covered in the Ted Talk?

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Dr. M

Psych Club Meeting

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You are encouraged to attend this important meeting of the psych club. If you attend and blog about your experiences you can use this for class credit - something that you can add to your portfolio....

  Please announce the following in classes, as appropriate:

"The UNI Psychology Club will be holding its April meeting in Room 112, Seerley Hall, at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, April 5. The meeting will feature election of officers for academic year 2010-2011, details regarding the upcoming volleyball tournament (scheduled for April 24), information about the Psi Chi induction ceremony April 11 at 2:00, and the popular "Registration Gossip" session discussing Fall classes and professors (no faculty allowed!).  Free pizza and pop will be provided.  Any questions should be addressed to President Lisa Hickman: lhickman@uni.edu."

Week #13 - Synesthesia Divergence Task

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For this assignment please do some further online reading on the topic of synesthesia. Incorporate these new readings into those that you have read from the previous assignment into a blog report. Please synthesize the information and report on the topic as a whole and not on the separate sources of information.

Next discuss how the text covers the topic and how that integrates into the the online readings.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M