On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Harzem Peter went:
Papers in Psychology journals, shackled by the demand to follow the APA style, are so very, very boring. From none of them would one get the sense of excitement that may arise from and finding.
Hmm, compared to what? I just went to the latest issue of the APA's _Psychological Bulletin_ and checked some titles: "If It Goes Up, Must It Come Down? Chronic Stress and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis in Humans." "The Nature of Procrastination: A Meta-Analytic and Theoretical Review of Quintessential Self-Regulatory Failure." "Comprehending Envy." Those didn't seem as if they'd be boring. I clicked on "Comprehending Envy." Sample text from the body of the article: "Claims for the importance of understanding envy go beyond its being a hostile emotion. Nietzsche (1887/1967) argued that envy is the prime cause for the egalitarian morality inherent in Christianity in which the strong are brought down by the weak using principles of morality sanctified by religion. Rand (1971), the ultra-conservative philosopher, struck a similar chord with an especially vigorous denunciation of envy, which she claimed dominated the latter part of the 20th century. In this 'age of envy,' the impulse to begrudge the advantages and heroic strength of the few led to 'hatred of the good for being good' (Rand, 1971, p. 130). Envy is also a frequent theme of philosophers who focus on the motivation for people's desire for social equality (e.g., de la Mora, 1987; Nozick, 1974; Rawls, 1971), and it is an inscrutable quandary in fictional attempts by novelists to imagine utopian societies free of discord caused by inequalities (e.g., Hartley, 1960; Lowry, 1993)." That seems like articulate, thoughtful writing--not flashy, but also not suggestive of any sort of stylistic shackling. For pleasure reading, I'll choose it over most of the research articles published in _Science_. --David Epstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
