Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Research byte: What does the Mini-Mental State Exam measure?

Tim Salthouse does top notch psychometric research.  

Correlates of level and change in the Mini-Mental State Examination.
Page 811-818
Soubelet, Andrea; Salthouse, Timothy A.

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Research brief: IRT-based model of structure of criminal thinking test items

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Atkins ID/MR death penalty court decision: Frazier v Bobby (2011, Ohio)

Another recent Atkins decision. Frazier v Bobby (2011, Ohio). Thanks to Kevin Foley for sending me the copy.
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Let the data speak: CHC theory of intelligence tipping point in mainstream intelligence research


From IQs Corner blog.  An indicator that the CHC "tipping point" has moved beyond the applied field of school psychology IQ testing and has occurred in mainstream intelligence research

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Let the data speak. McGrew (2009) CHC intelligence article #6 most cited in journal Intelligence

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 05:03 PM PST


I was just doing some fun web browsing at the journal web site for the most prestigious journal in the field of intelligence (Intelligence) and was pleasantly surprised to see that my 2009 invited editorial is currently among the most cited articles in the journal (#6), and was #12 in the most read articles. Damn....this makes my day. Thanks to all who have read and cited it. This will make my mom and dad proud.

CHC theory and the human cognitive abilities project: Standing on the shoulders of the giants of psychometric intelligence research. Intelligence, Volume 37, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 1-10, McGrew, K.S.

Abstract

During the past decade the Cattell-Horn Gf-Gc and Carroll Three-Stratum models have emerged as the consensus psychometric-based models for understanding the structure of human intelligence. Although the two models differ in a number of ways, the strong correspondence between the two models has resulted in the increased use of a broad umbrella term for a synthesis of the two models (Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory of cognitive abilities-CHC theory). The purpose of this editorial is three-fold. First, I will describe the CHC framework and recommend that intelligence researchers begin using the CHC taxonomy as a common nomenclature for describing research findings and a theoretical framework from which to test hypotheses regarding various aspects of human cognitive abilities. Second, I argue that the emergence of the CHC framework should not be viewed as the capstone to the psychometric era of factor analytic research. Rather, I recommend the CHC framework serve as the stepping stone to reinvigorate the investigation of the structure of human intelligence. Finally, the Woodcock-Muñoz Foundation Human Cognitive Abilities (HCA) project, which is an evolving, free, on-line electronic archive of the majority of datasets analyzed in Carroll's (1993) seminal treatise on factor analysis of human cognitive abilities, is introduced and described. Intelligence scholars are urged to access the Carroll HCA datasets to test and evaluate structural models of human intelligence with contemporary methods (confirmatory factor analysis). In addition, suggestions are offered for linking the analysis of contemporary data sets with the seminal work of Carroll. The emergence of a consensus CHC taxonomy and access to the original datasets analyzed by Carroll provides an unprecedented opportunity to extend and refine our understanding of human intelligence. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

APA guidelines for assessment and intervention with people with disabilities

http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2011-26975-001/


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Book nook: Review of Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry: Do no Harm

http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=main.doiLanding&uid=2011-20013-001


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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads

in criminal law and procedure ejournals are here. The usual disclaimers apply. Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 374 Overcriminalization 2.0: The Symbiotic Relationship Between Plea Bargaining and Overcriminalization Lucian E. Dervan, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Date posted to...





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Thursday, November 17, 2011

The brain and the law: 2011 symposium video (2.5 hours)

Long video, but starting points are provided for the different speakers. An interesting set of talks.

http://thatsbasicscience.blogspot.com/2011/11/your-legal-brain.html


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Vanderbilt law and neuroscience program@TheNeuroScience, 11/17/11 11:25 AM

Neuro Science (@TheNeuroScience)
11/17/11 11:25 AM
Innovative Vanderbilt program combines neuroscience and law sns.mx/qrhCy4


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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Annual Review of Law: Individual differences influence deterrence of legal punishments

http://www.annualreviews.org/toc/lawsocsci/7/1#/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-102510-105404


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Annual Reviews: The laws use of neuroscience

http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-102209-152948


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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

"Review of Martha J. Farah, ed., Neuroethics: An Introduction with Readings"

Review of Martha J. Farah, ed., Neuroethics: An Introduction with Readings Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2010, xv+379 pp. 70US(cloth) 35 US (paper) by Walter Glannon has been published in the most recent issue of Neuroethics.





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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Blogging status: BlogPress on the fritz and IAP's blogs going pro

Regular readers may have noticed a significant decrease in blog posts the past few weeks.  Why? 

I had moved all my blogging to my iPad as I have found it a much more efficient method for posting.  However, a few weeks ago Apple released its new IOS5.0 operating system.  After updating my iPad, my BlogPress app would crash.  I visited the developers web page and they had a note indicating they were aware of the crash and had submitted a fix to Apple for review.  I have been checking daily for the app upate, but it is not showing up.  So, please be patient.  I may go "old school" and do some blogging from my PC.

Also, I am just starting work with a professional web development company to integrate my IAP web page and professional blogs into a single professional looking (andmore efficient) web portal..  I will be spending significant time working with the developer on this new internet portal and migration of materials to the new server.  I have no idea how long this will take.

In the end the work will be worth it......so be patient.  I will do what I can to get back "up" and blogging with more regularity.  As soon as BlogPress gets the new app, you should see an uptick in posts. 

Thanks for your patience

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads

in criminal law and procedure ejournals are here. The usual disclaimers apply. Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 618 Self-Defense Larry Alexander, University of San Diego School of Law, Date posted to database: September 8, 2011 2 360 Overcriminalization 2.0: The...





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