Sight, 1(1)
A student psychology newsletter from:
http://www.psitutor.org
May 13th, 2006

                        Be here now…

"There may be a long list of things to do,
but  really there is just one thing on the list
at any time.  If you think of it like that, the whole
world  looks different, and you can stay quite calm"

      - Zoketsu Norman Fischer, 2006, p. 1
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/62/story_6298_1.html?WT.mc_id=NL53
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The news this week -

***  Statistics     : Online study cards for experimental designs
                    : Power and errors link
***  Assignments    : Research proposal aid
                    : Research surfing tips
***  Career Profile : Organisational Psychology
***  The Student Psychology Forum @
                  http://www.psitutor.org/Forum.html

COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IS THE KEY TO LEARNING!
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***Statistics

^ Online study cards for experimental designs -
 www.flashcardmachine.com/Machine/?read_only=55335&u=sight&p=psych101

 - a starter; add with your own to study smarter not harder : )
 -  mnemonic pictures on the cards (memorable pics for YOU to
    associate with each term)
    login:  Sight        password: psych101

^ Power and errors link -
 http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/OJtrial/oj2.htm

 - a brief pictorial tutorial using the jury as a metaphor.
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***Assignments: Research proposal aid - Finding the articles

 - Start with the most up-to-date journal sources on your topic.
 - Search from the REFERENCE LIST of the relevant articles that
   you find.
 - Collect articles that SUPPORT your choice of participants or
   materials, procedure/analysis or design. This will identify gaps,
   and it will help you with what to write where - no need to
   re-invent the wheel.
 - Use Boolean Logic for surfing (outlined below!).
 - Make use of the Student Psychology Forum
                           http://www.psitutor.org/Forum.html
 - EMAIL the researcher directly if you can't find/access the
   full text
   - an abstract will indicate their university affiliation
   - their other articles will usually have an email address
     (it's there for a reason :)

***Assignments: Research surfing tips
- George Boolean developed Boolean logic which most search engines
  use when they are sourcing your keywords. Here's a brief guide to
  effective surfing (Cohen, L.[2001]. A primer in Boolean logic.
  Retrieved May 6th, 2006, from University at Albany, University
  Libraries Web Site: http://library.albany.edu/internet/boolean.html

   OR  counseling OR psychotherapy
                - using synonyms for your keyword expands the search.

   AND  counseling AND elderly
                - narrows the search

   NOT  counseling NOT males
                - excludes terms from the search

  (parenthesis) (counselor OR psychotherapist) AND elderly
                - parenthesis searched first

   +            counseling  +elderly
                - shorthand AND

   -            elderly -male
                - shorthand NOT

   " "          "cognitive behavioural therapy"
                - prevents spaces between a phrase being defaulted
                to AND/NOT
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***Careers in Profile: The Organisational Psychologist

 - Enhances workplace relationships, employee wellbeing and effective
   productivity.
 - Uses statistics to assess employee selection, design research,
   analyse attitude surveys, and for the evaluation of training
   programs.
 - Needs a B. Psychology (H2A or Postgraduate Diploma Distinction);
   to take part in a postgraduate organisational program (Masters or
   Doctors in Psychology); access supervision and ongoing
   professional development workshops/courses.

 - Read the profile of a practicing Australian OP:
   www.apesma.asn.au/women/career/career_experiences/linda_dalton.asp

 - Read "Defining Ourselves" (Ryan, 2003):
   http://siop.org/tip/backissues/July03/pdf/411_021to033.pdf

 - Read about "Appreciating emotion in the workplace" (Fineman,
   2005):
   www.inderscience.com/storage/f685431279112110.pdf
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     O.K., that the student psychology news for this week, hope it
     was of some interest and or help. Feel welcome to email topics
     that are relevant to you (admin@psitutor.org), and I will do
     some research and include them. And come join the student
     psychology forum @ http://www.psitutor.org/Forum.html for help
     with tutorial homework, essay or questionnaire construction etc.
     Maybe you just want to discuss a theory! Remember to share
     forward this newsletter onto another who you think my benefit
     from it.

     write well,


     Charmayne Paul
     www.psitutor.org

     v-_-     pax