Psychology Tutor: Mentor (PSI) Psycho-Social Incarnation

A Force for South Cairns presents a solid argument for maintenance on eroding drainage channels. Part of the post is a set of local area maps providing percentage break ups for demographics, Drainage upgrades and maps that tell us more about ourselves. This is a great way to map information. It is also an interesting [...]

I subscribe to the Alerts newsletter and sometimes am given access to free articles. Below is a pic of my profile page to give you an idea of the options, such as Save Articles. Great for organising what to look for on your Library Databases at uni.

An excerpt from the Proofread Now team… bonhomie bonhomie Pronunciation: ‘bah-nah-MEE Function: noun Etymology: French bonhomie, from bonhomme good-natured man, from bon good + homme man Date: 1779 Definition: good-natured easy friendliness Definition source: Merriam-Webster’s Eleventh Collegiate Dictionary. Check out their GTs, comps and grammar activities. Write on!  

The Talking Cure, a term coined by a client to refer to the method of psychotherapy used by Freud. Speaking about a limb that didn’t move (neuroticism), for example, enabled clients to talk about issues that ‘unfroze’ the limb.  Many of the issues brought up were childhood experiences of abuse and neglect. As their unconscious [...]

The overall standard deviations and mean remain the same in terms of distance from each other. Sometimes it is neater or easier to understand the raw data if it is recoded. For example, ranking of topics by a respondent could be recoded to a 3-point scale; 0= None   1= Moderate and 3= High When you [...]

  The relationship (or lack thereof) between psychological well-being and the receiving and giving of social support (Rewrite a Title that reflects your views) Introduction (250 words) Broad opening sentence How does the literature introduce the topic? Cut and paste ideas, then rewrite into a couple sentences of your own. Cite the other literature if [...]

The International Education Research Symposium was held at the LH Martin Institute this month. Bruce Muirhead reports on the Sympsosiums value for tertiary education in his post, Global vision for higher education needs government support. Despite all signs pointing towards a truly cosmopolitan education system approaching much sooner rather than later, there continues to exist [...]

Statistics is a foreign language, so for learning, we treat it as such and use our ‘idle’ time during the day (e.g., waiting in a line or for a document to download) to practice using it in real-world situations (Refer also to the previous post on this topic). Activity Reflect on your work tasks and [...]

Familiarity with the language (jargon) of statistics is a must to enable learning and use of the tools.  Stats are useful as tools; they enhance your ability to communicate professionally in the workplace (graduate attributes). And~ In your job you can make some real changes for your clients/customers/patients as well for yourself to be a [...]

  One for the younger people~ The Sustainable Living Expo, Cairns 2011 is hosting a recycled sculpture art comp. However, methinks I will create a set of garden signs from my trash. Hot glue gun and some paint~ will be fun!!! More information on the Expo here.  

Dr. Robert J. Sternberg "Creativity Is A Decision" View more presentations from University of Texas at Dallas

Read about Robert J. Sternberg to give yourself some background on the person who developed the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence. Note his School of Thought approach (cognitive) to provide a comprehensive and illuminating explanation of intelligence and how to measure it. Definition of Intelligence I define [intelligence] as your skill in achieving whatever it is [...]