To the Editors of the Crimson:

In his intermittently accurate account of my article on I.Q., David Caploe relies extensively on direct quotation. Since he seemed to be taking only a few pages of notes during an hour-long interview, this might suggest an extraordinary feat of memory. But, in fact, virtually nothing in his article was literally direct quotation (at least of me), and much of it was not even passable paraphrase. Sincerely,   R.J. Herrnstein   Professor of Psychology

(Since Professor Herrnstein didn't mention anything specific, I cannot reply other than to say that the tone of the article and the quotes used were entirely fair and accurate. If Professor Herrnstein would like to be specific I would be glad to answer him in detail. But I stand by the article and all the information contained in it.   David Caploe