Re: Independent and Dependent Variables

[Christopher D. Green]

Scott Lilienfeld wrote: A great paper that addresses this question, as well as the question of "types" of causality in psychology and other social sciences (including the Mackie "INUS" condition discussed earlier),  is: Meehl, P. E. (1997) Specific etiology and other forms of  strong inference: Some quantitative meanings.  Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 2, 33-53. Thanks Scott. The year for this article is, however, 1977, not 1997 (no wonder you couldn't find it on the web!). Regards, -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164 fax: 416-736-5814 http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ============================ . --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]