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Article: U.VA. PROF SEEKS FIRM TO MAKE HIS PSYCH-CLASSROOM DEVICE.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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- June 10, 1996
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Byline: ADAM BERNSTEIN, CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- University of Virginia psychology Professor Micahel Kubovy is reinventing Psych 101.
Since inheriting the course in January 1994, Kubovy has been on a hunt, scouting for manufacturers to produce a small, hand-held device he designed that would cement his vision of an interactive classroom.
A bald, sizable man of sandy complexion, Kubovy, 55, has been on leave while he perfects his contraption. Two U.Va. grants support his efforts.
Kubovy's device, an electronic-response system, is best likened to the sort of hand-held gizmo used on game shows by audience members who goad ...