Re: Bloody Johnny Foreigner

Robert Henderson wrote:
In message <fb8igd$bv6$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Timbo <timbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Robert Henderson wrote:
In message <fb5ttr$9mv$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Timbo <timbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

All they are complaining about there is that she interfered with their natural behaviour. Nothing to do with controls. RH

Ah, so their natural behaviour is to be numbered then, is it? I think this comment demonstrates that you don't fully understand the purpose of controls.
Ye Gods, don't try to deal with material which is beyond you. The point is there is no control by definition when studying animals in the wild. The complaint is that she altered their natural behaviour. RH

How did she alter their natural behaviour by naming them instead of numbering them? In what would they have behaved naturally if she gave them a number?


Giving them names might have affected her judgement in recording what they did through anthropomorphising the context. RH

Exactly! Thereby *controlling* that variable in the measurement.
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    ... In message, Timbo writes ... Ah, so their natural behaviour is to be numbered then, is it? ... I think this comment demonstrates that you don't fully understand the purpose of controls. ... Blair Scandal website: http://www.geocities.com/ blairscandal/ ...
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    ... Robert Henderson wrote: ... Ah, so their natural behaviour is to be numbered then, is it? ... I think this comment demonstrates that you don't fully understand the purpose of controls. ... How did she alter their natural behaviour by naming them instead of numbering them? ...
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