Hi On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, James Guinee wrote:
> I heard the APA wants to retire the term "subjects" > > Is this a good move, or are they just being silly? They are being silly. Subjects is listed in at least one dictionary I found on-line as meaning humans or animals in scientific experiments, and there is certainly no doubt about that meaning in psychology. The fact that it also means national subjects of some ruler is incidental, just as is the fact that it can mean a school subject (and just as we should not ban use of the word "ruler" because it can mean something to measure with). Best wishes Jim ============================================================================ James M. Clark (204) 786-9757 Department of Psychology (204) 774-4134 Fax University of Winnipeg 4L05D Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 [EMAIL PROTECTED] CANADA http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark ============================================================================ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
