Splumpers

>>As one of my professors used to say, there are two basic types of psychologists - lumpers and splitters. The lumpers try to find the universal principles that apply to all people. The splitters like to focus on differences between people. My guess is that a balance of both approaches is the best way to go. <<

So would this professor's categorization fall into the "lumping" or "splitting" category?

Labels. What would we do without them?

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re: splumpers, by John Suler, 7/15/98 Do you suppose animals use labels? (And: Memory), by C.Space, 7/18/98 re: animals and labels, by John Suler, 7/19/98

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