In the Yoo Ess Eh, are you allowed to say this this about a research article published in a respected medical journal?
"This may be the first time in history that all three authors of a randomized, controlled study have been found guilty of fraud, deception, and/or plagiarism." The answer is in, and it's yes. The research in question concerned whether prayer could increase fertilization rate (the authors concluded that it could), and it was published in the _Journal of Reproductive Medicine_ in 2001. It was Bruce L. Flamm who provided the evaluation which implied that the study belonged in the Guinness Book of Records. It was the disgruntled author of that maligned work, Kwang Y. Cha, who sued Dr. Flamm for saying so. He lost. See: Cha KY, Wirth DP (2001). Does prayer influence the success of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer? Report of a masked, randomized trial. J Reprod Med. [R.A. Lobo retroactively withdrew his name from the study] Monastersky, R. (2008). California Court Protects a Professor's Right to Criticize Research. _Chronicle of Higher Education_, April 23. Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
