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What Should They Be Called?

By Henry L. Roediger, III
Observer Vol.17, No.4 April, 2004

“They” refers to the animals – human and infrahuman – in our experiments. It used to be simple: they were subjects, or in certain types of perceptual experiments, observers. In […]... More>

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Writing Textbooks: Why Doesn’t It Count?

By Henry L. Roediger, III
Observer Vol.17, No.5 May, 2004

In 1975 I was an assistant professor at Purdue University and in my third year on the faculty. One day my colleague Barry Kantowitz came to see me with a […]... More>

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What Happened to Behaviorism

By Henry L. Roediger, III
Observer Vol.17, No.3 March, 2004

The year 2004 marks the centenary of B. F. Skinner’s birth. I doubt that most members of the American Psychological Society (and even a smaller proportion of all psychologists) will […]... More>

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The Great Handbook Scam

By Henry L. Roediger, III
Observer Vol.17, No.2 February, 2004

Not long ago, the editor of a publishing company approached me about editing a Handbook of Human Memory that would cover the field. I said that there was no need; […]... More>

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Vita Voyeur

By Henry L. Roediger, III
Observer Vol.17, No.1 January, 2004

I like to look at other people’s vitas. There. My little secret is out in the open. Vitas are so delicious, so much fun to read. They tell so much […]... More>

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