Harry Avis asked if we "Remember sEr=sHr x V x D + K ?." As I prepare to
retire in two weeks, I remember it all too well. As a U. of Iowa and
Kenneth Spence Ph.D., I received it in daily doses. Actually, I agree with
Harry--It sounded very scientific but it led us down quite a few blind
alleys.
Adios to all my TIPSter friends and thanks for all the gems that you've
shared over the past few years.
Warmest Regards,
Hank
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"You can always spot a well-informed person; her/his views are the
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Ilka Chase [paraphrased]
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On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Harry Avis wrote:
> Actually, even though he was being ironi (which many activists cannot
> understand), taken at face value, I think he was right. Most experiments
> done when he was editor were not worth doing and the results were
> meaningless. Remember sEr=sHr x V x D + K ?. Publish or perish leads to
> many trivial studies, whether with humans or animals. My theory is that if
> we emphasized teaching as an alternative to research, nearly all of the
> really important research would still get done and there would be less
> waste.
>
> Harry Avis
>
>
> >From: Stephen Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: TIPS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Harlow's folly
> >Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 12:57:40 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> >On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Harry Avis wrote:
> > >
> > > >Back in the dim past when I went to graduate school we were all
> >required to
> > > >read Harry Halow (remember him?)'s article on how to write for
> >publication.
> > > >He describes the reason for this cliche, it has been reproduced in
> >Doing
> > > >Psychological Experiments, an experimetal text that I use from time to
> >time
> > > >but do not have in my office. It is classic satire and ends with Harlow
> > > >mentioned that only the end of his tenure as editor of JCPP stopped him
> > > >from using a stamp he had ordered for submitted articles the stamps
> >reads
> > > >"not read but rejected"
> >
> >I dunno. Harlow, writing at a time when the animal rights
> >movement was less visible, also rashly said this in his piece:
> >
> >"Most experiments are not worth doing and the data obtained
> >are not worth publishing".
> >
> >Now this is taken out of context, and _we_ know he was joking.
> >But the animal rightists have had great success quoting these
> >words. They don't fail to note that they're from the eminent
> >editor of the foremost journal of animal research in psychology,
> >the past president of the American Psychological Association, and
> >a leading researcher with monkeys.
> >
> >I think those lighthearted remarks have severely harmed the cause
> >of animal research.
> >
> >-Stephen
> >
> >Harlow, H. (1962). Fundamental principles for preparing
> > psychology journal articles. Journal of comparative and
> > physiological psychology, 55, 893-896.
> >
> >
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