# Tetris, Methods

**URL:** <http://discourse.iapct.org/t/tetris-methods/11182>\
**Category:** CSG1997\
**Created:** [May 12, 1997, 5:01pm UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/tetris-methods/11182 "1997-05-12T17:01:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Richard\_Marken1](http://discourse.iapct.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Richard\_Marken1](http://discourse.iapct.org/u/Richard_Marken1)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 1997, 5:01pm UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/tetris-methods/11182/1 "1997-05-12T17:01:06Z")

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[From Rick Marken (970512.1000 PDT)]

Stefan Balke (970512.1415 CET) --

> there was not that big problem with Rick's accusation, because he  
> was right with his arguments. I was happy that I got that point  
> already a time ago and disengaged from conventional psychology  
> and engaged to PCT.

Thank you for being so cool (in every \_good\_ sense of that word) in  
this very hot medium.

I would like to note that my paper on PCT methodology has been  
accepted for publication in \_Psychological Methods\_. The road to  
publication was surprisingly smooth -- especially considering what  
the paper says about conventional methods. All the reviews were fair  
and positive (especially those of Reviewer A -- thanks Gary) and  
the editor (Mark Appelbaum) was very helpful and encouraging.

I would like to thank everyone who helped me with the paper. I got  
a lot of good suggestions from people who read it at last year's CSG  
meeting (Bill Powers, Kent McClelland, Tom Bourbon, Gary Cziko, and Phil  
Runkel among others). I would also like to thank Bruce Abbott  
for the reference to the great "flyball catching" Science article  
that I used as an example of Testing for Controlled Variables.

If Bruce A. or anyone else has some more references to published  
examples of Testing for Controlled Variables I would sure like to  
have a look at them.

Thanks

Rick

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Gregory9](http://discourse.iapct.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@Bruce\_Gregory9](http://discourse.iapct.org/u/Bruce_Gregory9)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 1997, 5:40pm UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/tetris-methods/11182/2 "1997-05-12T17:40:31Z")

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[From Bruce Gregory (970512.1340 EST)]

Rick Marken (970512.1000 PDT)

> I would like to note that my paper on PCT methodology has been  
> accepted for publication in \_Psychological Methods\_. The road to  
> publication was surprisingly smooth -- especially considering what  
> the paper says about conventional methods. All the reviews were fair  
> and positive (especially those of Reviewer A -- thanks Gary) and  
> the editor (Mark Appelbaum) was very helpful and encouraging.

Hear, hear!

Bruce