Educational interventions need evidence too. Commentary: a crisis in comparative psychology: where have all the undergraduates gone?

Abstract

Abramson laments that there is a crisis in comparative psychology, measuring success by recruitment to undergraduate courses. By employing such a narrow perspective on how to measure the success of a field, the article offers a narrow viewpoint on the issue and, as such, I am concerned that the solutions it offers may be ineffective. I urge academics to look outwards and work with other groups, such as the students themselves. If we believe our field is ‘in crisis’, isolating ourselves is not a solution.