> On 13 Mar 2004, Allen Esterson wrote:
> > 
> > A new book has rekindled old rumours that renowned psychologist BF
> > Skinner used his baby daughter in his experiments. Stop this rubbish
> > about me and my dad, says Deborah Skinner Buzan.
> > 
> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1167653,00.html
>

And I said:
 
> I'm  dismayed to receive this news. The description for the Slater 
> book (_Opening Skinner's Box_) sounded interesting so I ordered a 
> copy for our university library. Now I'm not sure I should have.
> <snip>
>> 
> So if Slater could miss that one, how much truth can there be in her 
> other essays on the likes of Harry Harlow, Elizabeth Loftus, etc? 
> 
 
Thanks to further postings by Allen Esterson and Jeff Nagelbush, we have
an answer to my question.  Not much, I'm afraid. I think I'd better cancel
my book order.

Stephen
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