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1. WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

Author

FRIEND, TAD

Subjects
*COMEDY clubs, *MEMBERSHIP, *STAND-up comedy
Published
2024

3. Dept. of Humor: What’s So Funny?

Subjects
Comedians, Wit and humor, General interest
Abstract

Tad Friend Comedians and comedy writers believe that comedy is more art than science. (ILLUSTRATION BY JULES FEIFFER) One Saturday evening in late June, the master of ceremonies at the [...]

Published
2024

4. Wiseman, Richard: THE AS IF PRINCIPLE

Subjects
The As If Principle: The Radically New Approach to Changing Your Life (Nonfiction work) -- Wiseman, Richard, Books -- Book reviews, Business, Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Wiseman, Richard THE AS IF PRINCIPLE Free Press (Adult Nonfiction) $25.00 1, 8 ISBN: 978-1-4516-7505-4 'The most-followed psychologist on Twitter' re-examines the process of creating personal change and growth. Rather [...]

Published
2012

15. How to spot a politician is lying - by someone who should know

Subjects
General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Sarah Knapton SCIENCE EDITOR CYNICS will quip that you can tell when a politician is lying, because their lips are moving. But experts say there are clear 'tells' that [...]

Published
2024

16. The Discoverie of Magic

Author

Ainsworth, Michelle

Subjects
David Copperfield's History of Magic (Nonfiction work) -- Copperfield, David -- Wiseman, Richard -- Britland, David, Books -- Book reviews, Philosophy and religion, Psychology and mental health
Abstract

Review of David Copperfield's History of Magic by David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman, and David Britland David Copperfield's History of Magic is a concise and lavishly illustrated history of stage magic [...]

Published
2022

19. Wiseman, Richard. 59 Seconds: The New Science of Changing Your Life in Under a Minute

Author

Bigelow, Deborah

Subjects
59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot (Book) -- Wiseman, Richard, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Wiseman, Richard. 59 Seconds: The New Science of Changing Your Life in Under a Minute. Knopf. 2009. c.304p. ISBN 978-0-307-35811-0. $23.95. SELF-HELP Psychologist and best-selling author Wiseman (Quirkolog),) draws on [...]

Published
2010

21. THE BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGHS OF THE CENTURY.

Author

Miodownik, Mark, Cronin, Lee, Wiseman, Richard, McGuire, Bill, Rossman, Jeremy, Spiegelhalter, David, Pilcher, Helen, MichaelWooldridge, Heymans, Catherine, Al-Khalili, Jim, Lawrence, Pete, Rees, Lord Martin, Burnett, Dean, Daviesi, Dame Kay, Brusatte, Steve, and Clark, Stuart

Published
2024

22. ACHIEVING THE Impossible

Author

Wiseman, Richard

Subjects
College faculty -- Research, Psychologists, Psychology, Occult fiction, Psychological research, News, opinion and commentary, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

British psychologist, speaker, and author Richard Wiseman is known around the world for his innovative research into the psychology of luck, self-help, persuasion, and illusion. Wiseman started out as a [...]

Published
2019

23. Deconstructing Ghosts

Author

Sykes, Jonathan, Wiseman, Richard, Tan, Desney, Editor-in-Chief, Vanderdonckt, Jean, Editor-in-Chief, Blythe, Mark, editor, and Monk, Andrew, editor

Published
2018
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27. Development of a Scale for the Student Assessment of Academic Advisors.

Author

Sanders, Judith A. and Wiseman, Richard L.

Abstract

This study reports the development of an index for the student assessment of academic advisors. A total of 197 undergraduate students at 2 large universities volunteered to participate in a survey focusing on their advisors' skills and competencies. Drawing from a literature review, researchers had developed a 33-item scale that was pilot-tested with 75 undergraduates. After refinement, a 27-item scale was administered to the participants. Psychometric analyses demonstrated that the instrument was both reliable and valid, but the analyses suggested that a 15-item form of the instrument would be preferable, because the inter-item reliability for these 15 items was very high. The 15-item instrument is a potentially valuable tool for improving advising and rewarding excellent advisors. (Contains 3 tables and 30 references.) (SLD)

Published
2000

28. Stroke of Luck

Subjects
Wiseman, Richard
Abstract

Features / INSPIRATION Stroke of Luck Is it possible to change our fortune? Here’s what the science says. BY Galadriel Watson FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ILLUSTRATION BY SPENCER ASHLEY SOMETIMES, [...]

Published
2022

29. Can You Change Your Luck?

Subjects
Wiseman, Richard
Abstract

BY Galadriel Watson FROM THE WASHINGTON POST Sometimes, everything seems to go wrong. You’re passed over for a job. Your back aches. Your zipper breaks. Your cat keeps throwing up. [...]

Published
2022

30. The Partners Program: The Effects of a Cultural Sensitivity Experience on Attitudes toward Others.

Author

Bideshi, Davison and Wiseman, Richard L.

Abstract

A study investigated the relationship between a cultural sensitivity experience (the Partners Program, in which American students and foreign students meet on a weekly basis through a 15-week semester) and participants' attitudes toward members of other cultures. The 383 subjects (students from a western university) were assigned to one of three conditions: (1) those participating in the program in group settings; (2) those participating in the program in dyadic settings; and (3) those in a control group. Two variables were operationalized through a factor analysis of attitudinal items focusing on members of other cultures: cultural pluralism, and responsibility toward people from other cultures. Data analysis revealed that participation in the cultural sensitivity experience produced significant changes for both dependent variables. Also, the impact of the two experiential settings (group versus dyadic) was not significantly different, although there was a tendency for group interaction to increase overall satisfaction and willingness to continue participation in the program. (Two tables of data are included and 18 references are attached.) (Author/SR)

Published
1992

32. Royal Society David Attenborough Award presented to Herts psychology professor

Subjects
Societies, Psychology, College teachers -- Achievements and awards, Associations, institutions, etc., Business, international, University of Hertfordshire
Abstract

London: University of Huddersfield has issued the following news release: Professor Richard Wiseman, Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, has been awarded the David [...]

Published
2023

33. EDITORIAL.

Author

BRAUDE, STEPHEN

Subjects
*SKEPTICISM, *FALSE memory syndrome, *IATROGENIC diseases
Abstract

In this article, the author discusses manifestation of skeptical intransigence. Topics discussed include false memory syndrome, writings and public pronouncements of Richard Wiseman, and parapsychologist Rupert Sheldrake's Skeptical Investigations website, located at http://www.skepticalaboutskeptics.org/.

Published
2014

34. VERY SUPERSTITIOUS

Subjects
General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

If you are of a superstitious bent, then today is really not the day for you. Friday the 13th has always traditionally been associated with bad luck and misfortune, and [...]

Published
2023

38. The world's funniest joke

Subjects
Wit and humor, Business, international
Abstract

Dr. Richard Wiseman holds Britain's only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. In 2001, he teamed up with the British Science Association to carry [...]

Published
2022

39. The assessment of psychic claimants : an application of schema theory to the evaluation of strong psychic claims

Author

Wiseman, Richard

Subjects
150.724
Abstract

This thesis aims to construct, evaluate and apply a cognitive proto-model which accounts for the trickery involved in the fabrication of just one type of psychic ability namely; macro-PK. This cognitive proto-model describes how an observer analyses a demonstration of ostensible macro-PK. The model accounts for how an observer: construes such phenomena as either a magic trick or a display of genuine psychic ability, develops counter-explanations which account for how the phenomen may be fabricated, enforces measures designed to counter such trickery, and assesses the outcome of the demonstration. The proto-model is then used to categorise the strategems employed by magicians, and pseudo-psychics, to fabricate macro-PK. The thesis discusses how an observer may be deceived into: misconstruing a magic trick as genuine macro-PK, developing incorrect counter-explanations, employing ineffective safeguards against trickery, and incorrectly assessing the outcome of the demonstration. One small part of the model is then experimentally tested via one pilot study and two formal experiments, all concerned with the effect that observers' belief in psi has on the observation, and recall, of pseudo-psychic demonstrations. The proto-model is then used to produce recommendations for researchers wishing to investigate individuals claiming macro-PK ability. These recommendations are designed to help researchers: maximise the development of their counter-explanations, construct counter-deception measures, and accurately assess and report the outcome of a study. Two case studies are presented to explore the application of this model and its recommendations.

Published
1992

43. Just My Luck.

Author

Teague, Matthew

Subjects
*FORTUNE, *PSYCHOLOGISTS, *SUCCESS, *CHANCE
Abstract

Deals with improving a person's luck according to British psychologist Richard Wiseman. Seize random opportunities; Establishment of a luck network; Significance of varying the routine every day; Effect of positive thinking.

Published
2005

44. Little house of horrors.

Author

Coghlan, Andy

Subjects
*PSYCHOLOGISTS, *HAUNTED houses
Abstract

Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire, England, the psychologist wants to build the world's first haunted house. He believes that sensations felt by people who have ghostly encounters result from a heady blend of psychology, hard-wired fear of dangerous situations and weird environmental effects such as subtle air movements. In the perfect haunted house he would have control over lighting effects, the shapes and sizes of rooms and the features within rooms. He could play with more subtle effects at will, introducing slight changes in temperature, alterations in local electromagnetic fields, perhaps wisps of a draught here and there, plus the bizarre effects of infrasound low-frequency rumblings just below the limit of human hearing .

Published
2003

46. Deconstructing Ghosts

Author

Sykes, Jonathan, Wiseman, Richard, Karat, John, editor, Vanderdonckt, Jean, editor, Abowd, Gregory, editor, Calvary, Gaälle, editor, Carroll, John, editor, Cockton, Gilbert, editor, Czerwinski, Mary, editor, Feiner, Steve, editor, Furtado, Elizabeth, editor, Höök, Kristiana, editor, Jacob, Robert, editor, Jeffries, Robin, editor, Johnson, Peter, editor, Nakakoji, Kumiyo, editor, Palanque, Philippe, editor, Pastor, Oscar, editor, Paternò, Fabio, editor, Pribeanu, Costin, editor, Salzman, Marilyn, editor, Schmandt, Chris, editor, Stolze, Markus, editor, Szwillus, Gerd, editor, Tscheligi, Manfred, editor, van der Veer, Gerrit, editor, Zhai, Shumin, editor, Blythe, Mark A., editor, Overbeeke, Kees, editor, Monk, Andrew F., editor, and Wright, Peter C., editor

Published
2004
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50. Site Supervisors' and Students' Perceptions of Quality Indicators of Cooperative Learning.

Author

Wiseman, Richard L. and Page, Norman

Abstract

Quality of learning in cooperative education sites was assessed in a survey of 383 site supervisors and 97 students. Indicators identified by both groups were as follows: student professional development, challenging experiences, constructive climate, academic integrity, student professionalism, and occupational skills. Supervisors added problem solving and independence; students added academic approach and critical thinking. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)

Published
2001

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