Recent and Upcoming Publications and Presentations
Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)
Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology
Barney Beins
Professor of Psychology
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Recent and Upcoming Publications and Presentations Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2) Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology |
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Barney Beins
Email: Beins@ithaca.edu
Office: 119 Williams
Phone: 607-274-3512 or 607-274-3304 (Psych Dept.)
Email: beins@ithaca.edu
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My teaching interests include Statistics, Research Methods, and the History of Psychology. In all of these areas, I try to integrate elements of psychology within the social and cultural context of the times. In the quantitative courses, this involves having students write about the impact of research on society and on the way that our culture influences the research we do.
In the History course, we learn about the social pressures that led to the development of various ideas and on the role of psychology on cultural, social, and political issues. I encourage students to draw parallels among the ideas that have developed in the various eras in psychology's history. They research the way psychology was approached at approximately thirty year intervals, as represented in books and journals; the end products are two papers that compare and contrast the nature of psychology at different times.
Publications
Beins, B. C. (2009). Research methods: A tool for life. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Beins,
B. C., & Beins, A. M. (2008). Effective writing in psychology: Papers,
posters, and presentations. Boston: Blackwell.
Wimer, D. J., & Beins, B. C. (2008). Expectations and perceived humor. Humor: International Journal of Humor Studies, 21(3),347-363.
Beins, B. C. (2008). Equilibrium in Psychology. In W. A. Darity, Jr. Gale International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed.) (pp. 621-623). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA.
Beins, B. C. (2008). Gestalt Therapy. In W. A. Darity, Jr. Gale International
Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed.) (pp. 310-311). Detroit: Macmillan
Reference USA.
Beins, B. C. (2008). Seligman, Martin. In W. A. Darity, Jr. Gale International
Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed.) (pp. 431-432). Detroit: Macmillan
Reference USA.
Beins, B. C. (2008). Statistics in the Social Sciences. In W. A. Darity, Jr.
Gale International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed.) (pp. 123-126).
Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA.
Beins, B. C. (2008). Period Effects. In W. A. Darity, Jr. Gale International
Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed.) (pp. 209-210). Detroit: Macmillan
Reference USA.
Beins, B. C. (2008). Teachers. In W. A. Darity, Jr. Gale International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed.) (pp. 293-295). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA.
Miller,
R. L., Rycek, R. F., Balcetis, E., Barney, S., Beins, B., Burns, S., Smith,
R. & Ware, M. E. (2008). Developing, promoting, and sustaining the undergraduate
research experience in psychology. Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
Available at http://teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/ur2008/3-4%20Beins.pdf
Beins, B. C. (2008). The interaction of taste and smell to create flavor. In L. T. Benjamin, Jr., Activities handbook for the Teaching of Psychology, Vol. 5. Washington: APA.
Beins, B. C. (In Press). Why We Believe: Fostering Critical Thought and Scientific Literacy in Research Methods. In Dunn, D. S., Smith, R. A., & Halonen, J. (Eds.).Teaching critical thinking in psychology: A handbook of best practices. Boston: Wiley-Blackwell.
Beins, B. C. (2008). Creating Research Groups in an Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum. In Miller, R., Beins, B. C., Rycek, R., Ware, M., Balcetis, E., Smith, R., & Burns, S. (Eds.) (pp. 111-115), Promoting the Undergraduate Research Experience in Psychology. Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Available at http://teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/ur2008/3-4%20Beins.pdf
Dunn, D. S., Smith, R.A. and Beins, B. C. (Eds.) (2007). Best Practices
for Teaching Statistics and Research Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Beins, B. C. (In press). Overview: Past, present, and future. In K. Whitlock, AP psychology teacher’s guide.
Benson, T. A., Burke, C., Amstadter, A., Siney, R., Hevern, V., Beins, B., & Buskist, B. (Eds.) (2005). The teaching of psychology in autobiography: Perspectives from exemplary psychology teachers. Syracuse, NY: Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
Beins, B. C. (2005). Teaching statistics: Sources. Encyclopedia of Behavioral Statistics (pp. 1997-1999). New York: Wiley.
Beins, B. C. (2004, June). Research Team: A Curriculum Structured for Student Research. CUR Quarterly: Creating Time for Research Vignettes. Online: http://www.cur.org/pdf/TimeVignettes.pdf.
Buskist, W. F., Beins, B. C. & Hevern, V. W. (Eds.) (2004). Preparing the new psychology professoriate: Helping graduate students become competent teachers. Published by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
Beins, B. C. (2004). Research Methods: A Tool for Life. Boston: Allyn
& Bacon.
Beins, B. C. (2004). Instructor’s Manual for Research Methods: A Tool for Life. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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Presentations
Beins, B. C. (2008, October). Technology in teaching: Where are we and how did we get here? Invited keynote presentation at the seventh annual Best Practices in Psychology conference, Atlanta, GA.
Beins, B. C. (2008, September). Planning for the future. Presentation at the 2008 Education Leadership Conference: Internationalizing Psychology Education, Washington, DC.
Beins, B. C. (2008, August). Changing perspectives in parallel worlds: The academy and the disciplinary organization. In W. Addison (Chair), Changing Perspectives: Transitioning from Faculty Member to Administrator (and Back). Symposium presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Beins, B. C. (2008, August). Electronic publications: Broadening opportunities in the scholarship of teaching. In B. C. Beins (Chair), Scholarly publications in the 21st century: Expanding outlets for dissemination. Symposium presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA
Keith, K. D., & Beins, B. C. (2008, August). My students believe what? Psychological myths and sound science in the undergraduate classroom. Invited presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Beins, B. C. (2008, July). Developing critical thinking in research methods: Class exercises. Presentation at the International Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Beins, B. C. (2008, July). Developing critical thinking in research methods: Class exercises. Presentation at the International Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Beins, B. C. (2008, April). Psychology, Psychology Students, and Scientific Thinking. Invited presentation at the annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA.
Beins, B. C. (2007, October). Writing in APA style: An exercise with common errors. Poster session at the annual Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Danbury, CT.
Bosack, T., & Beins, B. C. (2007, October). AP Psychology: Enhancing Your Professional Development and Benefitting Your Students. Participant Idea Exchange at the annual Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Danbury, CT.
Beins, B. C., McCarthy, C., Rigge, M., Rigoli, B., & Sawyer, S. (2007, October). Expectations about humor affect ratings: A generalizable effect with social implications. Poster session at the annual convention of the New England Psychological Association, Danbury, CT.
Benfante, L., & Beins, B. C. (2007, October). Self-reflection and sense of humor: The big five personality characteristics and humor. Poster session at the annual convention of the New England Psychological Association, Danbury, CT.
Beins, B. C., & Beins, A. B. (2007, August). Mentoring across disciplines on book-length Projects. In B. C. Beins (Chair), Mentoring close to home–Implications for general principles of mentoring. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Beins, B. C. (2007, August). Personal dream interpretation: Teaching that it’s not just Freud. In B. Schwartz (Chair), Using stories from our personal lives to teach psychological theories and concepts. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Beins, B. C., Schira, C., & Sarabando, M. (2007, July). Meet the Development Committee: Psychology. Presented at the Advanced Placement Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
Schira, C., Beins, B. C., & Sarabando, M. (2007, July). Learning Psychology Through Applications to Everyday Life. Presented at the Advanced Placement Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
Beins, B. C. (2007, June). Developing Critical Thinking Through Stealth Teaching: Exercises for Introductory Psychology in Advanced Placement and College Courses. Presentation at the Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology. Staunton, VA.
Holmes, J., Beins, B. C., & Lynn, A. (2007, June). Student Views of Psychology as a Science: Findings and Implications. Presentation at the Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology. Staunton, VA.
Beins, B. C. (2007, March). Raising Questions and Generating Discussion with Data in Research Methods. Invited presentation at the Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology. Atlanta, GA.
Beins, B. C. (2007, March). Stuttering: A Compelling Example of Ethics, Theory, and Research. Invited presentation at the Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology. Atlanta, GA.
Beins, B. C. (2006, October). Psychology and Scientific Thinking. Invited presentation at the Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology. Manchester, NH.
Beins, B. C. (2006, August). Psychological concepts: richness through the liberal arts. In B. C. Beins (Chair), Symposium presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. New Orleans, LA.
Beins, B. C. (2006, August). What's in a question?: Pitfalls in survey wording. In R. A. Smith (Chair), Symposium presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. New Orleans, LA.
Beins, B. C. (2006, May). Psychology and Scientific Thinking: A Tool for Social Discussion. Invited presentation at the American Psychological Society/Society for the Teaching of Psychology Teaching Institute, New York.
Beins, B. C. (2006, April). The Promises of Psychology. Invited presentation at the Hudson Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference. Orangeburg, NY.
Beins, B. C. (2006, January). Writing in APA-Style: An Exercise with Common Errors. Poster presented at the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology. St. Petersburg Beach, FL.
Beins, B. C. (2005, October). Online psychological laboratory: A free resource for experiments and demonstrations. Poster presentation at the Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology. New Haven, CT.
Beins, B. C., Agnitti, J., Baldwin, V., Yarmosky, S., Bubel, A., MacNaughton, K., & Pashka, N. (2005, October). How Expectations Affect Perceptions of Offensive Humor. Poster presented at the annual convention of the New England Psychological Association. New Haven, CT.
Beins, B. C. (2005, September). Why We Believe: Fostering Critical Thought and Scientific Literacy in Research Methods. Presented at Engaging Minds: Best Practices in Teaching Critical Thinking Across the Psychology Curriculum. Kennesaw, GA.
Beins, B. C. (2005, August). STP: Roots in the past, a view of the future. In B. C. Beins (Chair), From division to society: Historical analysis of STP’s evolution. Symposium presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Beins, B. C. (2005, August). Students writing research papers: A process approach. In B. C. Beins (Chair), Developing the craft of student writing. Symposium presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Beins, B. C. (2005, March).Comments on undergraduate psychology curricula. In F. Craig (Chair). Assessment of undergraduate psychology curriculum: The practices and experiences of three psychology departments. Symposium presented at the annual convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
McCarthy, M., & Beins, B. C. (2005, January). Sharing the commitment to learning: Working toward a common goal. Presented at the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology. St. Petersburg, FL.
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Freedner, E., Wright, F., & Beins, B. C. (2007 April). How expectation affects humor appreciation. Presentation at the University of Scranton Psychology Conference, Scranton, PA.
Laport, M., Donkor, K., Hull, J., O’Connor, A., Nagengast, K., & Beins, B. C. (2006, April). The Role of Context in Violent Humor. Presentation at the Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Donkor, K., Hull, J., Laport, M., Nagengast, K., O’Connor, A., & Beins, B. C. (2006, April). The effects of priming on humor responses. Presentation at the Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Hull, J., Donkor, K., Laport, M., Beins, B. C. (2006, April). Personality Dimensions and Perceived Sense of Humor. Presentation at the Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Bernardi, S., Boynton, J., & Kragh, D. (2006, April). Perceptions of Offensive Humor. Presented at the University of Scranton Psychology Conference, Scranton, PA.
Boynton, J., Kragh, D., & Bernardi, S. (2006, April). Personality Characteristics and Humor. Presented at the University of Scranton Psychology Conference, Scranton, PA.
Agnitti, G. (2006, April). Conformity and humor appreciation. Presentation at the Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca, NY.
Nagengast, K., Yarmosky, S., Donkor, K., Hull, J., & Laport, M. (2006, April). Appreciation and recall of offensive humor. Presentation at the Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca, NY.
Pashka, N. J., Grossman, D. B., Gildner, L. M., Agnitti, J. Y., Baldwin, V. C., Bubel, A., MacNaughton, K. B., Snyder, M. E., & Waajid, M. S. (2005, April). How expectations affect perceptions of offensive humor. Presentation at the Eastern Colleges Science Conference, New Britain, CT.
Pashka, N. J., Agnitti, J. Y., Bubel, A., MacNaughton, K. B., & Beins, B. C. (2005, April). Humor in groups: Appreciated but not remembered. Presented at the Eastern Colleges Science Conference, New Britain, CT.
Pashka, N., & Agnitti, J. (2005, April). Offensive Humor: Can We Insult You While We Make You Laugh? Poster presentation at the Eastern Colleges Science Conference, New Britain, CT.
Agnitti, J., Baldwin, V., Lapham, H., Yarmosky, S., Bubel, A., MacNaughton, K., Pashka, N. (2005, April). How Expectations Affect Perceptions of Offensive Humor. Poster presentation at the University of Scranton Psychology Conference, Scranton, PA.
My activities include work within Division 2 of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. This division address issues relevant to the teaching of psychology and offers support and services to teachers of psychology at all levels.
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My other work in this area involved the editorship of the "Computers in Teaching" Section of the journal Teaching of Psychology, the quarterly publication of the Society. I was editor of that section from its inception in 1987 until 1996, when David Pittenger succeeded me. I am currently Associate Editor of the journal.
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I initiated the Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology, an annual conference designed to provide a forum in which psychologists can discuss issues important to teaching. Numerous sessions and invited presentations will allow dedicated teachers to discuss techniques in teaching and to share experiences and concerns. The social aspects of the conference are designed to facilitate personal communication and to let psychology teachers develop contacts with others who have similar interests.
The Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology now takes place in conjunction with the annual convention of the New England Psychological Association. I serve on the Steering Committee for the teaching conference.
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