Thanks for drawing that to our attention Paul - and for a link to
Lynn's website Anne.
I agree a response would be useful and would be happy to back it. I
wonder if one way might be either via Lynn's website and some of his
publications to look at them in terms of 'science', method, ethics
etc - if we can critique on those levels as well as on a more general
moral level about Lynn's assertions then we'd have a stronger case.
I'm happy to work on that but would like some volunteers to join me!!
I think the BJP needs to be holding to account as to why they want to
publish this - and if Lynn is a BPS member perhaps to look at those
guidelines and where he breaches them - holding BPS to account too.
bw
PB
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Subject: Re: Doing It Differently - Social Perspectives and Research
in Mental Health
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:44:00 +0800
>Dear Paul and everyone on both lists
>
>Firstly, apologies for cross posting to both lists but hopefully you
>agree
>that the subject matter warrants it.
>
>I would like to endorse Paul's call for a statement or series of
>statements
>challenging Richard Lynn's work and would be happy for my name to
>included.
>Following Paul's email I visited Richard Lynn's homepage at
>http://www.rlynn.co.uk/ to find out more about his assertions and am
>horrified at what I read. This home page provides a summary of his
>work and
>beliefs and a list of his publications.
>I believe we have an obligation to publicly challenge this type of
>misuse of
>psychology - especially as the "sensational" nature of his claims
>ensures
>that he attracts the attention of the daily press.
>Once the forthcoming paper is published perhaps individuals and/or
>the group
>could submit responses to British Journal of Psychology, challenging
>the
>"science" he uses and challenging the inclusion of his work in the
>Journal.
>In addition, responses could be made to the wider public reporting of
>his
>work.
>
>Cheers
>Anne
>
>
>
>I am a Western Australian
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul@home" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 3:53 AM
>Subject: Re: Doing It Differently - Social Perspectives and Research
>in
>Mental Health
>
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> In case you hadn't heard, Richard Lynn is up to his old tricks
>again. He
>is
>> now claiming that men are cleverer than women (click on link below
>to see
>> the story) in an article to be published in the British Journal of
>> Psychology - the only good thing to say about this is that at
>least it
>> distracts him from making his claims that poor countries are poor
>because
>> poor people are stupid.
>>
>>
>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,1638788
>2%255E2
>> 702,00.html
>>
>> Aside from the fact that his willingness to make such claims
>disproves his
>> own theory (he must be a pretty stupid fellow), do we, as a
>network, wish
>> for a means of issuing press releases to counter such absurd,
>purile and
>> punitive uses of psychology?
>>
>> p
>>
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