Hi Beth,
Do you have the article and questions that were posed for the Scientific American article about Harlow??
jim
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: "Beth Benoit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>Reply-To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>Subject: Harlow article >Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 17:20:14 -0500 > >Thanks to Stephen for pointing out the Harlow article which I enjoyed this morning in the Boston Globe. Clicking on the URL Stephen was given however, doesn't bring up the wonderful photos included in the story. A couple of them are the classics we've probably all seen, but two, including the color photo, were new to me. If you click on this URL today (Sunday, 3/21) or tomorrow, you can pull up the photos, and perhaps use them in class: > >http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2004/03/21/monkey_love/ > >After tomorrow you'll have to pay for the privilege. (Or contact me. I'll be saving them.) > >Sorry to have missed sending this to TIPS (Stephen is right - the Boston Globe is usually my beat), but I've spent way too much time fighting to retrieve my crashed email file. (Please note my new email address.) > >Beth Benoit >University System of New Hampshire >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Stephen Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 4:49 PM >Subject: Slater's book > > > > Given the critical comments in this thread concerning the veracity of > > Laura Slater's book _Opening Skinner's Box_, I thought people might like > > to read a sample of her work. The Boston Globe has reprinted an adapted > > version of her essay on Harry Harlow at: > > http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/081/focus/Monkey_love+.shtml > > > > (The Boston Globe is usually Beth's beat, and I hope I'm not stepping on > > her toes by posting this or, even worse, repeating what she's already > > said. Actually, the url comes from a posting from Ben Harris on Chris > > Green's Cheiron list.) > > > > From what I know of Harlow, her essay seems accurate, and it is written in > > a lively style. I've also received a note from a correspondent who tells > > me he does book reviews for _New Scientist_ (our TIPS posts really get > > around, it seems), and he says Slater didn't describe the story about > > Deborah in a Skinner box as true. He says Slater prefaced it with the > > phrase "what we presume to know", and she ended by saying "It all seems, > > without a doubt, good intentioned, if not downright noble, and sets > > Skinner firmly in humane waters". He speculates that perhaps Deborah > > didn't actually read Slater's book (and, of course, we didn't either, > > shame on us). > > > > Of course that still leaves the accusations of misquotes and > > misrepresentations in her book made by people who should know about such > > things. On the other hand, another Deborah (Blum, this time) has recently > > come out with a well-received biography of Harlow, handy for basic facts, > > and perhaps Slater allowed the Globe to publish her Harlow chapter as one > > of the safer choices, unlikely to attract unfavourable criticism. And, of > > course, Harlow is dead, and can't complain, unlike some of the others > > quoted in her book (but I do recognize her Harlow quotes as accurate, > > outrageous though they may be). > > > > BTW, our _New Scientist_ also expressed wonderment at our lack of concern > > for libel laws, and he may have a point, if our posts are readily > > available to the teeming Googlized millions. And it seems they are. I had > > another private post yesterday from a Dr. Capozzoli who somehow noticed > > that I cited his 1995 paper on crossed laterality in a post not too long > > ago. He told me he still thinks he's right. > > > > Stephen > > > > Stephen Black > > Department of Psychology > > Bishop's University when we're not on strike > > Lennoxville, Quebec > > J1M 1Z7 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
