At 09:47 AM 1/18/2006, you wrote:
Scott Lilienfeld wrote:
Just curious....
Am I the only TIPs member who finds it rather silly to conduct a
study that on attachment that:
No, I thought it was fairly silly too. Though perhaps not so silly (in
light of lots of other published psychological research) that I would have
singled it out for public ridicule. (Though, to be fair, the use of a goat
did make it stand out from the crowd.)
Hands up all those of you who think that treating *real* mental disorders
is ever going to prove to be as simple as having kids watch a farm animal
give birth.
I found it silly and simplistic in its design - but perhaps no more than
other dissertations I have seen. The goat certainly made it stand out -
but I don't think it made it any "worse" per se.
I do thing it is a reasonable hypothesis that meaningful exposure to animal
husbandry will have a positive impact on the mentally ill. Sadly, that
hypothesis was not adequately assessed in the present study.
-- Jim
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