So much has been published on this matter that it's getting hard to remember what's been posted here and what hasn't. But there's an article in the New York Times today (Monday, April 12th) which must be new.
It's at:http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/12/books/12SLAT.html ("Book's Critique of Psychology Ignites a Torrent of Criticism") It contains more detail about the charges against Laura Slater and the response of Slater and her supporters to them. One interesting tidbit is that Slater has produced a print-out of an e-mail exchange with Jerome Kagan in which he apparently approves her saying he ducked under a desk during their interview. The NY Times piece also says that the Daily Telegraph published an apology on March 27th for a review which repeated some of Slater's false stories. I found it on March 30th (speaking of accuracy!). It said: "Deborah Skinner Buzan (Filed: 30/03/2004) In a review of Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the 20th Century (February 14) we repeated a story in the book that BF Skinner's daughter Deborah was psychotic, had sued her father unsuccessfully and had later shot herself. In fact Deborah Skinner Buzan has never been psychotic, nor has she shot herself, nor sued her father, with whom she had a close, loving relationship. We apologise unreservedly to Ms Skinner Buzan for the distress and embarrassment caused." Stephen ___________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm _______________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
