On Wed, 13 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Michael,
>
> There is much wrong with your reasoning about punishment in your last 3
> posts. Here is just a couple of comments.
>
> 1) The opinions of some random members of other cultural groups (who probably
> volunteered their thoughts) do not make appropriate material for comparison
> with scientific study. I can think of some "third variables" too, like a
> generally stronger orientation to family and collectivistic values that may
> keep some anti-social behaviors in check in other cultures. It simply
> requires less thought to pin it all our current woes on a lack of corporal
> punishment.
>
As Ronald Reagan would say,"there you go again".
But corporal punishment may interact with this third variable to achieve
the desired results.Personally,volunteers may be honest,but even those
who do not volunteer in other cultures perhaps act that way because
of the suspiciousness of the experimenter's intent.
Please note that the rules of scientific study may differ in the
non-Eurocentric world.
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
