William Bradford Cannon was born in 1871 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the site of Fort Crawford, where William Beaumont conducted classic experiments on digestion . Cannon would distinguish himself as a physiologist of Beaumont's rank . Although he was founder of the gastrointestinal roentgen examination and maintained an interest in gastroenterology throughout his life, Cannon's most produc...

Multiple-choice tests play a large role in determining academic and professional outcomes. Performance on these tests hinges not only on a test-taker’s knowledge of the material but also on his willingness to guess when unsure about the answer. In this paper, we present the results of an experiment that explores whether women skip more questions than men. The experimental test consists of pract...

There is no question that in the last quarter century the work load of the executive has greatly increased. The top management man has new functions that he cannot possibly delegate completely; take, for instance, his new responsibilities in public relations and industrial relations. Businesses have grown in size, in complexity, and in geographical coverage; the duties and problems of the top e...