I don't see why the two need be mutually exclusive. -----Original Message----- From: Ken Steele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 3:42 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: Echoes of Leon Kamin -- The Reverse Question
Mike Scoles wrote: > > My thoughts are somewhat similar to Stephen's, although not directly > related to Kamin's knowledge of statistics. I have wondered how a > rat-runner interested in basic conditioning phenomena can pass himself > off as an expert in these other areas! (Maybe the same way a > rat-runner becomes involved in education reform.) > Perhaps as fascinating is the reverse question: Why was a politically active Marxist involved with basic lab studies of conditioning (i.e., Solomon, Kamin, & Wynne, 1953)? Kamin's PhD was granted in 1954. I took an undergraduate honors class with Dick Solomon and I remember him reminiscing one day about Kamin's strong political views at that time. Ken --------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
