How does a psychologist pick her NCAA men’s basketball bracket? Let me count the ways…. First of all, as readers of my blog know, I follow college football a lot more carefully than other sports. I have a vague awareness of college basketball, but there are so many games at Read more…
As I was reading through my Sunday Parade Magazine, my attention was caught by an ad for spring cleaning products from Wal-Mart. Normally, I have a well-trained eye that skips all advertising, internet or otherwise, so what accounted for my stopping to look at this one? The ad featured a Read more…
Right now, having a job, any job, is a huge priority for Americans. Mr. F related to me that he read an article about 700 people showing up for an interview for a janitor’s job. But assuming that all of our jobs don’t disappear in the next few years and Read more…
I stress about writing tests, but rarely use the test banks that publishers provide. Most of the questions are simply unusable, because they’re poorly written, too picky, include “all of the above” or “none of the above” options (a cop out, IMHO), or are just outright wrong. Nothing challenges an Read more…
I first became aware of Brian Wansink’s work on “mindless eating” during a presentation by my students in Sensation/Perception. The students reviewed one of Brian’s studies that showed how people are likely to eat more popcorn if it’s served in one of those enormous buckets you see at the movies. Read more…