| Abstract: | Discusses the article by B. D. Forman and S. A. Shackar (1981) in which they discuss how psychologists can improve their status so as to be viewed as "real doctors." The current authors point out that a major difficulty with achieving this status lies in state legislative processes. An example is used of how state laws regulate who can receive cadavers for experimental use and how the cadavers can be used. Some states refuse to recognize psychologists as permissible recipients of cadavers and prohibit the inclusion of psychological techniques as permissible procedures that can be performed on cadavers. (1 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
