And who wishes he wasn't. It's the lead author of this early controversial work with the eminent behavior modifier Ivor Lovaas:
Rekers GA, Lovaas OI (1974). Behavioral treatment of deviant sex-role behaviors in a male child. Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis, 7, 173-90. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1311956/ Nowadays, such work would be considered to have grave ethical problems. But that was then, and we've come a long way. (Wikipedia has an interesting short paragraph on the issue under "Professional practice of behaviour analysis"; see "Historical controversies: homosexuality). And here's why Dr. Rekers is now in the news: http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=8093 ...which has attracted the attention of news commentator Stephen Colbert (See video at http://tinyurl.com/Rekers-Colbert-USA ) In Canada: http://tinyurl.com/Rekers-Colbert-Canada Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2505 or send a blank email to leave-2505-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
