SPRING 2005 Schedule of Events
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Feb. 11
Friday
2-3:30 PM
RMSC 321E |
Academic
Cognitive Psychology Candidate 1 |
Candidate for the Tenure Track Position
in Cognitive Psychology
Make a difference in the future of your psychology
department! Listen to the candidate's presentation, interact one-on-one
with her, and then provide the search committee with your feedback.
Candidate 1 will give her formal presentation
in RMSC 321E from 2-3 PM. Following the talk, students will have
exclusive time to interact with the candidate in RMSC 321E from 3-3:30
PM. See Ms. Katie Sheorn in the main psychology office for a fact
sheet of background information for this candidate. |
Feb. 15
Tuesday
1:45-2:20 PM
RMSC 223E &
4-5 PM
RMSC 321E |
Academic
Cognitive Psychology Candidate 2 |
Candidate for the Tenure Track Position
in Cognitive Psychology
Make a difference in the future of your psychology
department! Listen to the candidate's presentation, interact one-on-one
with her, and then provide the search committee with your feedback.
Candidate 2 will give her formal presentation
in RMSC 321E from 4 to 5 PM. Earlier in the afternoon, students will
have exclusive time to interact with the candidate in RMSC 217E from 1:45-2:20
PM. See Ms. Katie Sheorn in the main psychology office for a fact
sheet of background information for this candidate. |
Mar. 3
Thursday
5:30-6:30 PM
Neuroscience Lab
RSMC 223E |
Social
3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off |
SOME LIKE IT HOT!
Join the psychology department for the 3rd annual
faculty chili cook off competition. The psychology faculty will be
cooking up their best pot of chili
and YOU will be the JUDGE! That's right, you get the chance
to grade your professor's culinary skills. We will serve up bowls
of chili along with side dishes and drinks. |
March 15
Tuesday
11 AM - noon
Olin Theater |
Academic
Invited Guest Speaker:
Dr. John Staddon |
Do Men Differ? -- Galton,
The Bell Curve and the Talented Mr. Summers
Dr. Staddon is interested in the evolution and mechanisms
of learning. He has published an extensive array of books and research
articles in the fields of psychology, biology, and philosophy. This talk
should be of interest to everyone interested in gender differences, genetics
and behavior, the controversial book "The Bell Curve", science policy,
and the controversial statements made recently by the president of Harvard
University.
Dr. Staddon's research has also involved timing and
memory, feeding regulation, and the ways in which pigeons and rats adapt
to reward schedules. Experimental work involves individual animals in computer-controlled
environments, where they manipulate the reward and stimulus conditions
and try to understand the dynamic processes that allow animals to adapt
to these changes. Recent experimental projects have involved time discrimination,
recurrent choice and the effects of sequences of stimuli. Theoretical work
involves both analytical and computer-simulation studies of functional
and mechanistic models for behavior. Recent projects are, for example,
a diffusion model (with Dr. Alliston Reid) that describes the dynamics
of stimulus generalization and spatial navigation, a parallel model for
the assignment-of-credit (response-selection) problem in operant conditioning,
a nonlinear dynamic model for operant behavior, a model for the dynamics
of feeding behavior and a habituation-based model for memory and interval
timing.
Biographical information for Dr. John Staddon:
Background::
Ph. D., Harvard University
Currently: James B. Duke Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences,
Professor of Neurobiology, and Professor of Biology, Duke University
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Representative Publications:
Staddon, J. E. R., & Simmelhag, V. (1971). The "superstition"
experiment: A reexamination of its implications for the principles of adaptive
behavior. Psychological Review, 78, 3-43.
Staddon, J. E. R. (1983). Adaptive behavior and learning. New York:
Cambridge University Press. Pp. xiii, 1-555. Revised
2003 Edition
Staddon, J. E. R., & Higa, J. J. (1999) Time and memory: Towards
a pacemaker-free theory of interval timing. Journal of the Experimental
Analysis of Behavior, 71, 215-251. http://www.envmed.rochester.edu/wwwvgl/jeab/contents/jeabmar99.htm
Staddon, J. (2001) The New Behaviorism: Mind, Mechanism and Society.
Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.
Staddon, J. E. R. (2001) Adaptive dynamics: The theoretical analysis
of behavior. Cambridge, MA: MIT/Bradford. Pp. xiv, 1-423.
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Luncheon with Dr. John Staddon
Following his research presentationi, Dr. Staddon will have lunch with
an invited group of students. If you are interested
in being invited to lunch with Dr. Staddon, then e-mail
Dr. Pittman to be considered for selection. |
March 30
Wednesday
4 PM
Parking lot between the soccer stadium and baseball field |
Social
Tailgate Party at the Wofford / High Point Baseball Game |
Take me out to the ball game - PIZZA PARTY!
Free pizza, chips, sodas, and fun. Find us in parking lot at the
baseball stadium. Come cheer for the Terriers as they take on High
Point. We will have the pizza party tailgate beginning at 4 PM so
come join us for dinner and a game! |
| April TBA |
Academic
Field Trip to Psychology Graduate |
ROAD TRIP
This spring travel with Dr. Reid to visit psychology graduate schools in
the region. This is a great opportunity to see first hand what different
potential gruadate schools have to offer and to begin networking and making
a positive impression on the faculty at each school. If you are interested,
contact Dr. Reid. |
April 30
Saturday
Set-up at 11:30 AM
Noon - 4 PM
Lawn of Old Main |
Social
Terrier Play Day
Service Event |
The Psychology Kingdom is Sponsoring a
Booth for Terrier Play Day
RAT RACE was a success last year so we will
do it again in '05!
Sign up to volunteer for a 30 minute slot!
The sign-up sheet is in the main psychology office (Katie Sheorn's desk).
Come help the Psychology Kingdom make Terrier Play Day a success for the
children of Spartanburg.
Contact
Hayley
O'Connor to volunteer to help plan and organize this event.. |
| May 2-5 |
Organizational
Position nominations due by Monday, May 2 at noon.
E-mail ballot to be distributed by Monday, May 2 at 5 PM.
Voting concludes by Thursday, May 5 at noon. |
Election of 2005-2005 Psychology Kingdom Officers
The positions of President, Chair of Social Events, and Chair of Public
Relations are available to be filled. Here is a description of the
job duties for each position:
PRESIDENT - Responsibilities include working
with Dr. Pittman and the chairpersons for events and public relations to
coordinate the planning and implementation of events.
CHAIRPERSON FOR EVENTS - Responsibilities
include planning and coordinating events during the year including delegating
specific events to other members.
CHAIRPERSON FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS - Responsibilities
include promoting and publicizing events during the year as well as being
the liaison between the psychology kingdom and Wofford College student
affairs.
E-mail
Dr. Pittman to be placed on the ballot for a position. |
May 12
THURSDAY
5:30 PM - ???
Pittman
Residence |
Social
End of the Year Cook Out honoring our senior psychology majors. |
Come to the Pittman Residence for a Cook Out honoring our SENIORS!
We will be serving Dinner, Side Dishes, Sodas, and Desserts. There
will be room for playing football, horse shoes, and hanging out.
Come relax before exams and say farewell to our senior students. Click
here for a map and directions to the Pittman residence. |
May 13
Friday
3 PM
Olin Theater |
Academic
Student Research Presentations |
Student Research Colloquium
Students in the Spring 2005 PSY452 classes will present their senior research
thesis projects. Come support your senior psychology majors and learn
about the different options you have available for conducting your senior
research thesis. |
May 16
Monday |
Honor Member Designation |
Spring Psychology Kingdom Honor members notified.
The designation of "Honor Member of the Psychology Kingdom" is determined
by participation in both academic and social events sponsored by the Psychology
Kingdom. The psychology faculty determine the participation criteria
and award the designations via campus mail.
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