harnad@clarity.Princeton.EDU (Stevan Harnad) (02/05/91)
PSYCOLOQUY Mon, 4 Feb 91 Volume 2 : Issue 2
Call for Papers: 14th European Conference on Visual Perception
CPC/EBCP: CONTENTS VOL. 10, No 6, DECEMBER 1990
International Colloquium: Fundacion Interfas
Fast PC Monitor
Software for 1- or 2-dimensional seriation
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From: UAP001%DDOHRZ11.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Call for Papers: 14th European Conference on Visual Perception
We wish to announce 14th European Conference on Visual Perception,
26-30 August 1991, Vilnius, Lithuania. All aspects of vision are
appropriate. Abstracts for papers/posters should be submitted by 28
February, 1991. Financial aid is available for students and young
scientists (30 years old).
The organizer is
Prof. A. Bertulis
Department of Biology
Academy of Medicine
233007 Kaunas, Lithuania (USSR - at least, at present)
Tel +7 127 732320 (where + means the international code for your
long-distance system)
FAX +7 127 202912
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From: FRANCOISE JOUBAUD <CPC@FRMOP11.BITNET>
Subject: CPC/EBCP: CONTENTS VOL. 10, No 6, DECEMBER 1990
CAHIERS DE PSYCHOLOGIE COGNITIVE/
EUROPEAN BULLETIN OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
VOLUME 10, No 6, DECEMBER 1990
Target article:
Pierre L. Roubertoux and Christiane Capron. Are intelligence
differences hereditarily transmitted?
Commentaries:
F. Robert Brush. Why does an already dead horse need to be flogged
yet again?
Kasima B. Bulayeva. Some methodological problems in human behavior
genetics
Antoni Castello. The problem of general intelligence scores as
genetic markers
Wim E. Crusio. Intelligent quantitative genetics: Asking the right
questions
Ruth Guttman. Is research on hereditary factors in intelligence
"much ado about nothing?"
Gordon M. Harrington. Hereditary differences: Models and realities
David A. Hay. Roubertoux and Capron are wrong - Behaviour genetics
is very relevant to cognitive science
Jerry Hirsch. Correlation, causation, and careerism
F. John Odling-Smee. The mistreatment of diversity
T. Edward Reed. Evolutionary and neurophysiological arguments for
the heritability of intelligence
Marc Richelle. Genetic analysis of soup: Why not?
Peter H. Schonemann. Not beyond a reasonable doubt
Marla B. Sokolowski. Functions of genetic analysis
Ethel Tobach. If it were easy it would have been done: Genetic
processes make a hard row to hoe
Eric Turkheimer. On the alleged independence of variance components
and group differences
Atam Vetta. IQ scores not suitable for genetic analysis
Douglas Wahlsten. The objectives of human behavior genetics
Lee Willerman. Ideological denial of genetic effects on intelligence
Authors' response:
Pierre L. Roubertoux and Christiane Capron. Now to the future:
The heritability of IQ versus the cognitive-genetic analysis
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Address: CPC/EBCP, IBHOP, Traverse Charles Susini
13388 Marseille Cedex 13, France
Tel: (33) 91.66.00.69 - Fax: (33) 91.61.14.20
E-mail: CPC at FRMOP11.BITNET
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From: Inst. de Terapia Fam. Sistem.
<samsung.com!uunet!banyc!itfs.sld.org.ar!interfas>
Subject: International Colloquium: Fundacion Interfas
FUNDACION INTERFAS
Personeria Juridica 01103
Figueroa Alcorta 3085 5o "B" - (1425) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel. (541) 802-0312 - FAX (541) 804-2652
E-mail: <interfas%itfs.sld.org.ar@uunet.uu.net>
<...uunet!atina!opsarg!itfs!interfas>
We are interested in being in contact with the #APA #E-mail
network, so we can inform its members about our activities in
Argentina and be a resource for them.
We are organizing an International Colloquium on the topic of
"New Paradigms, Culture and Subjectivity", in Buenos Aires on
October 20-27 1991, that we would like to inform the network
about.
This colloquium provides an unusual opportunity for therapists,
researchers, thinkers, to meet and exchange ideas in a creative
context. It also provides an opportunity to encounter Latin
America.
For the Full Encounter program and information on
INTERFAS, please contact:
Dora Fried Schnitman, Ph.D. Director
<interfas%itfs.sld.org.ar@uunet.uu.net>
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Encuentro Interdisciplinario Internacional
International Interdisciplinary Colloquium
"NEW PARADIGMS, CULTURE AND SUBJECTIVITY"
October 24 - 27 1991, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Main Speakers:
Ilya Prigogine, Heinz von Foerster, Edgar Morin, Mony Elkaim,
Gianfranco Cecchin, Felix Guattari, W. Barnett Pearce,
Mark Wigley, Harold Goolishian, Carlos Sluzki,
Omar Calabrese, and others.
Director: Dr. Dora Fried Schnitman.
Associate Director: Psych. Saul Ignacio Fuks
For further information on the colloquium, workshops,
accomodation and additional travel, write to:
FUNDACION INTERFAS
Figueroa Alcorta 3085 Piso 5o "B"
(1425) Buenos Aires - Argentina
Tel. (541) 802-0312 / 804-2652
FAX: (541) 804-2652
E-mail:INTERNET, BITNET or COMPUSERVE:
<interfas%itfs.sld.org.ar@uunet.uu.net>
UUCP: <...uunet!atina!opsarg!itfs!interfas>
DELPHY: <RAN::"interfas@itfs.sld.org.ar">
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From: Bill Wang <wcwang@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Fast PC Monitor
We are in need of a faster (refresh rate higher than 60 hz) monitor/graphics
adaptor combo for PC/AT/386 class machines. Any comments or information
about the special device would be appreciated.
Bill Wang
US Mail = Psychology Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
Internet = wcwang@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu
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From: Cheri Fullerton <APASDCF%GWUVM@pucc>
For: T. Mark Reboul mark@cuccfa.ccc.columbia.edu
Subject: Software for 1- or 2-dimensional seriation
Can anybody out there tell me about the existence and availability
of software for one- or two-dimensional seriation of stimuli from
binary (Yes/No) response data?
I work with molecular biologists who have a new experimental
technique for their DNA work. Their data processing requirement is,
I believe, analogous to what I am asking about.
Their experiment deals with very many fragments of DNA from one long
stretch of chromosome. The fragments have different (and unknown)
sizes. Out of all the possible pairs of fragments, some pairs
overlap but most do not. The experiment will reveal all overlaps
and, implicitly, all nonoverlaps. We would like to have a program
deduce a reasonable linear order of the fragments from this
overlap/nonoverlap data alone. For now, assume the overlap data are
errorless.
We will not know how long any of the fragments are. We will not know
to what degree any pair of fragments overlaps, only that a pair does
or does not overlap. Thus, our data are totally discrete and
absolutely "scaleless" at that. The best we can hope for is some
kind of schematic ordering of the fragments, although we certainly
won't care if it comes out of an analytical calculation. We
recognize the possibility that there may be more than one "correct"
solution for any given set of overlap data.
It has been suggested to me that some psychologists may know about
calculations involving data of this type, and that's why I'm asking
my question in this forum. Can anybody help me?
A subsidiary question.... Might multi-dimensional scaling techniques
be relevant? I am concerned about the highly non-metric nature of
our data, where one value encodes "nonoverlap" no matter how far
apart two nonoverlapping fragments might be. I have run a few tests
on a sample fragment configuration using the ALSCAL command of the
SPSS-X package, but the results are inconclusive. Comments?
Thanks to any and all who respond. Please reply directly to me, as
I don't subscribe to this list. -- Mark Reboul
Columbia University Comprehensive Cancer Center Computing Facility
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Room 1-420
630 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Bitnet mark@cuccfa
Internet mark@cuccfa.ccc.columbia.edu [128.59.97.1]
(212) 305-7360
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PSYCOLOQUY Mon, 4 Feb 91 Volume 2 : Issue 2
Consensus Journals/Becker
Consensus Journals/Stodolsky
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From: David Stodolsky <david%harald.ruc.dk@pucc>
Subject: Consensus Journals/Stodolsky
"Gordon Becker" <becker@UNOMA1.BITNET> writes in
PSYCOLOQUY Thu, 3 Jan 91 Volume 2 : Issue 1:
Reply to Stodolsky's reply to Becker's Comment on D.S. Stodolsky's
"Consensus Journals" in PSYCOLOQUY VI #16
The distinction that Stodolsky would like to make between
"anonymity" and "pseudonyms" is, to use his own expression,
"precisely incorrect", since the reviewer remains anonymous
to all but the moderator ... which is precisely the same
situation we have today for anonymous reviews: The editor knows
who the reviewer is but nobody else does.
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Gordon Becker has apparently not taken my advice to reread my article and the
supporting materials. If he had, he would have noted that the whole point of a
Consensus Journal is to make the moderator unnecessary. Given this, I see no
benefit in responding to his comments. I suggest he read these materials with
the utmost care :-), before commenting further.
David S. Stodolsky Office: + 45 46 75 77 11 x 21 38
Department of Computer Science Home: + 45 31 95 92 82
Bldg. 20.2, Roskilde University Center Internet: david@ruc.dk
Post Box 260, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark Fax: + 45 46 75 74 01
From: "Gordon Becker" <becker@zeus.unomaha.edu>
Subject: Consensus Journals/Becker
David Stodolsky replies to my criticisms in
PSYCOLOQUY Thu, 3 Jan 91 Volume 2 : Issue 1:
Reply to Stodolsky's reply to Becker's Comment on D.S.
Stodolsky's "Consensus Journals" in PSYCOLOQUY VI #16
"Gordon Becker has apparently not taken my advice to reread my
article and the supporting materials. If he had, he would have
noted that the whole point of a Consensus Journal is to make the
moderator unnecessary. Given this, I see no benefit in responding
to his comments. I suggest he read these materials with the
utmost care :-), before commenting further. "
He makes this reply after quoting only the following parts of one
of my criticisms,
"The distinction that Stodolsky would like to make between
"anonymity" and "pseudonyms" is, to use his own expression,
"precisely incorrect", since the reviewer remains anonymous
to all but the moderator ... which is precisely the same
situation we have today for anonymous reviews: The editor knows
who the reviewer is but nobody else does."
Apparently Becker would like readers to believe that stating his
GOAL for consensus journals PROVES his methods attain that
goal, that my substituting the term "moderator" for his
term "mediator" is so distorted that he need not rebut my
specific criticisms, and/or that if the mediator does NOT know
the identity of the referee than the referee is NOT anonymous.
I fail to see the logic in any of these positions.
Stodolsky states, in his article,
"... referees send reviews to a mediator ... The mediator issues
an invitation report showing submitted judgments, the degree of
consensus achieved, the number of consensus positions identified,
degree of knowledge of each referee, and so on. If consensus has
been reached, invited referees are expected to submit articles
... A referee becomes an author only after a submitted article
has been published by the mediator ... Subsequent submission of
an articles by selected referees and their publication by the
mediator would complete the cycle of operation."
If I was wrong in thinking that the "mediator" knew the identity
of the reviewer when (s)he "issues an invitation", or when (s)he
states "the degree of knowledge of each referee", then I would think that
the referee would be "anonymous" even to the mediator and the anonymity
would be greater not less than I had assummed in my original criticism. The
criticism would be stronger, not weaker, by such an error and it certainly
would provide no reason for Stodolsky to ignore the criticism. His
failure to rebut any of my specific criticisms and his attempt to confuse the
issue by unsupported claims that I misunderstand his article suggests that he
is unable to defend his position. He should heed his own advice and reread his
own article, paying special attention to his statement,
"... a rebuttal claiming that a target article is flawed is
explicitly linked to the target. Failure to rebut that claim in
turn has much the same effect as an overwhelming consensus that
the target article is incorrect."
Until he rebuts my specific criticisms of his Consensus Journal
article, his own arguments in that article decree "an
overwhelming consensus that the target article is incorrect."
Gordon Becker UNO BITNET"becker@UNOMA1"
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PSYCOLOQUY Mon, 4 Feb 91 Volume 2 : Issue 2
Assistant Professor: Clinical Psychology, University of Toledo
Behavioral Neuroscience Position, Miami University, Ohio
Neuropsychology Post-Doc, Roger Williams Medical Center, Rhode Island
NIMH Positions
Research Psychologist, Human Development, SRRC, NY.
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From: FAC0029@UOFT01
Subject: Assistant Professor: Clinical Psychology, University of Toledo
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; The APA-accredited
Clinical Program at the University of Toledo has a tenure-track
opening at the Assistant Professor level beginning Fall 1991. We
are seeking a person in Child Clinical Psychology to teach courses
at both graduate (Ph.D.) and undergraduate levels. Previous
clinical experience is desired and potential to establish a
program of research is essential. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in
Clinical Psychology from an APA-accredited program. We are
interested in applicants who can help us recruit minority
students. Send vita and three letters of reference to: Dr. Walter
McKeever, Director, Clinical Psychology Graduate Program,
Department of Psychology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
43606 by April 15, 1991. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.
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From: "Stephen D. Berry" <SB2QPSYF%MIAMIU@pucc>
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience Position, Miami University, Ohio
BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE POSITION
Behavioral Neuroscience: tenure-track position in the Department of
Psychology at Miami University. Miami is developing a dynamic inter-
disciplinary neuroscience community and seeks someone with potential
to develop a strong research program (specific area open), attract
outside funding, and integrate research and teaching interests. We
especially encourage applications from minorities, women, and handi-
capped persons. The Psychology Department consists of 28 faculty
members (5 in Behavioral Neuroscience and we enjoy a close relationship
with neuroscientists in other departments). Miami is a state-assisted
institution enrolling approximately 19,500 graduate and undergraduate
students. The main campus is in Oxford, Ohio, within an hour's drive
of Dayton and Cincinnati. The environment is very attractive, consisting
of excellent teaching and research facilities integrated with the
amenities of a residential campus. By February 1, applicants should
send a curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests,
and 3 letters of recommendation to: Stephen D. Berry, Chair, Behavioral
Neuroscience Search Committee, Department of Psychology, 122 Benton Hall,
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 45056.
Miami University offers equal opportunity in employment and education.
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| Stephen D. Berry, Dept. of Psychology, Miami Univ., Oxford, Oh 45056 |
| E-Mail: SB2QPSYF@MIAMIU (Bitnet). |
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From: Stevan Harnad <HARNAD@pucc>
Subject: Neuropsychology Post-Doc, Roger Williams Medical Center, Rhode Island
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY: Roger Williams
Medical Center, a teaching hospital for Brown University's
Program in Medicine, has an opening for a one year training
position in adult clinical neuropsychology in an inpatient and
outpatient general medical setting. Some portion of time will be
spent on research activities. The fellow will receive a stipend
of $20,000, fringe benefits, and an appointment in the Dept. of
Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University. Applications
will be received until the position is filled. Send resume and
letters of recommendation to:
William Whelihan, Ph.D.
Dept. of Psychiatry
Roger Williams Medical Center
825 Chalkstone Ave.
Providence, RI 02908.
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From: Cheri Fullerton <APASDCF%GWUVM@pucc>
Subject: NIMH Positions
National Institute of Mental Health
Job Opportunities
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is accepting applications for
positions created by the Institute's recent research reorganization. The
NIMH Division of Basic Sciences became the Division of Basic Brain and
Behavioral Sciences.
APA members are encouraged to pursue job opportunities with the Institute.
For more information contact Stephen Koslow, Acting Director of the Division
of Basic Brain and Behavioral Sciences, 11-103 Parklawn Building, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857. Interested applicants should
submit an SF-171 Application for Federal Employment with a current
curriculum vitae after obtaining more information about the specific
positions for which they would like to apply. Submit these materials to:
Ms. Louise Turner, Personnel Operations, NIMH, Room 15c12, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857, (301) 443-5407.
From: Susan Kemper <TALK@UKANVM>
Subject: Director, Gerontology Center, University of Kansas
DIRECTOR
GERONTOLOGY CENTER
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
The University of Kansas is seeking a Director of the Gerontology Center, one
of the major units of the Institute for Life Span Studies. Opportunities and
responsibilities include the following: Maintain and enhance the current
activities of the Gerontology Center, including the coordination of research,
teaching, and service of relevance to the needs of aged individuals; Generate
programs of research and service in the field of aging, both within the
Gerontology Center and in collaboration with other academic units; Develop
cooperative programs with other components of the Life Span Studies Institute;
and Work collaboratively with local, state, and national organizations dealing
with problems and challenges facing the aged.
The Director of the Gerontology Center will have a faculty appointment in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and will be an Associate Director in the
Life Span Studies Institute.
A complete job description is available upon request. Salary will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience. All communications should be
addressed to: Dr. Kim Wilcox, Chairperson, Gerontology Center Search
Committee, 1052 Dole Human Development Center, Lawrence, KS 66045 (913)
864-4295.
APPLICATION MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MARCH 1, 1991.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications are sought from
all qualified people regardless of race, religion, color, sex, disability,
national origin, ancestry, and as specified by law, age or veteran status.
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From: Cheri Fullerton <APASDCF%GWUVM@pucc>
Subject: Research Psychologist, Human Development, SRRC, NY.
Staff Associate for Psychological Research on Human Development
Social Science Research Council, New York
The Social Science Research Council is planning to expand the range
of its behavioral science programs and is recruiting a research
psychologist for the position of Staff Associate. the initial
focus of the expanded program will emphasize topics in child,
adolescent, and adult development; it will emphasize research and
theory building about cross-societal, multi-ethnic and multi-
cultural differences and commonalities in life-span developmental
processes and transitions. The Staff Associate also will assist
the Council in identifying a range of additional intellectual
opportunities to engage the discipline of psychology more fully in
the interdisciplinary agenda of the Council.
Duties would include: establishing and maintaining relationships
with individual scholars, academic institutions, foundations, and
other organizations; preparing and negotiating grant proposals;
planning seminars, workshops, and conferences; and overseeing
fellowship and grants competitions. Staff Associates undertake
major responsibilities for developing and administering several
programs of research and research planning efforts by committees
and consortia of Council-chosen scholars in the U.S. and abroad.
Applicants must have a research Ph.D. in psychology or human
development and be broadly knowledgeable about developmental
influences arising from both biological and sociocultural factors.
Individuals with significant experience in research, program
implementation, and/or science administration are encouraged to
apply. Candidates who might take full-time leaves of absence from
tenured faculty or similar positions for a period of two or three
years would be considered. the Council strongly encourages
minority candidates to apply.
Council salaries are commensurate with experience and
qualifications. Provisions are made to enable staff associates to
continue their professional development while at the Council.
To be assured of full consideration, candidates should submit a
letter of application, curriculum vitae, samples of written or
published work, and names of three professional references. The
Council is seeking an applicant who can take up the position as
soon as possible, but the search will continue until a suitable
candidate is selected. Nomination and application materials should
be addressed to:
Ms. Dorie Sinocchi
Assistant to the President
Social Science Research Council
605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158
Inquiries can be directed to Ms. Sinocchi at (212) 661-0280, or by
Fax: (212) 370-7896.
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