The author aims to survey briefly the origin and history of this method in psychology and to review critically recent resolutions and laboratory attitudes adopted in connection with the method

Ruckmick, Christian A.

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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science Volume 36 Annual Issue Article 104 1929 The Uses and Abuses of the Questionary Method Christian A. Ruckmick State University of Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits you Copyright ©1929 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias Recommended Citation Ruckmick, Christian A. (1929) "The Uses and Abuses of the Questionary Method," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 36(1), 343-343. Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol36/iss1/104 This Research is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa Academy of Science at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by an authorized editor of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@uni.edu. A STUDY OF ANTAGONISTIC HABITS MARTIN F. FRITZ A single rat given 6000 trials ( 50 trials per day) for a period of four months on a dual choke apparatus, showed no ability to reduce the time in turning from one learned stimulus (a light) to the opposite stimulus (no light). No evidence of insight was found but merely rote or mechanical learning. A human being would probably solve such a problem quickly by means of verbal cues. A possible interpretation that the old habit is not "torn down" but only inhibited or suppressed. Same results found with three other rats given 2000 trials each. IowA STATE COLLEGE, AMES, IowA. THE USES AND ABUSES OF THE QUESTIONARY METHOD CHRISTIAN A. RucKMICK The author aims to survey briefly the origin and history of this method in psychology and to review critically-recent resolutions and laboratory attitudes adopted in connection with the method. The weaknesses of the method are briefly summarized under five captions: 1. Categorical nature of reptiles. 2. Uncontrolled method of answering. 3. Scientific value of interpretation of results. 4. Illusory character of statistical treatment. 5. The meaning of unreturned replies. Four advantages are described: 1. Large number of cases treated in the establishment of norms. 2. Indices obtained for further investigation. 3. Gathering of data not otherwise acceptable. 4. Formulation and crystallization of problems. TI'he author's experience in sending out questionaires and 111 answering them is briefly set forth. STATE UNIVERSITY oF IowA, Iow A CITY, Iow A. 343 1Ruckmick: The Uses and Abuses of the Questionary MethodPublished by UNI ScholarWorks, 1929

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