Test Subjects Who Call the Scientist Mom or Dad – Lukas Neville

Test Subjects Who Call the Scientist Mom or Dad

January 17/lukasneville

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The NYT interviews a handful of psychologists, neurologists and linguists who use their own children as research participants. Cognitive scientist Gedeon Deák apparently describes his kids as a “convenience sample” in his REB submissions. A bit of a misnomer for a participant you have to house, feed and educate for the better part of two decades.