| Abstract: | Replies to P. E. Van Hemel (see record 1974-27246-001) who charged that the present author used "inadequate logic and questionable interpretation" of some experimental findings in suggesting that the rat's mouse-killing response is predatory. The present author states that the criteria used in making the classification were taxonomic devices, not syllogistic premises; as such, their use in classifying the mouse-killing response as predatory is not illogical. It is also noted that a predatory interpretation of the response does not limit research--it generates testable hypotheses concerning the phenomenon. (22 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
