"In this book, the term subject is retained and used interchangeably with the other terms (participant, client, patients). The term subjects is important because it has been adopted in key topics related to methodology (e.g., subject selection, subject artifacts). Also, participants in research include investigators (who design the study) and experimenters (who administer the conditions) and, in an important sense, consumers of research (other professionals, the public at large). These distinctions are elaborated later. It will be important to be clear at all times about who provides the data (the subjects)."
Kazdin, A.E. (2003). Research design in clinical psychology (4th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. (p. 4) Kazdin has engaged his brain on this more than APA. ************************************************* Michael T. Scoles, Ph.D. Director, Arkansas Charter School Resource Center Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035 voice: (501) 450-5418 fax: (501) 450-5424 ************************************************* > Other pet peeve: students who forget to engage their brain when > writing and use "subjects" when they really mean "participants." > Aaargh! > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
