Jacob Cohen (1994) raised a number of questions about the logic and information value of the null hypothesis statistical test (NHST). Specifically, he suggested that: (a) The NHST does not tell us what we want to know; (b) the null hypothesis is always false; and (c) the NHST lacks logical integrity. It is the author's view that although there may be good reasons to give up the NHST, these particular points made by Cohen are not among those reasons. When addressing these points, the author also attempts to demonstrate the elegance and usefulness of the NHST. ~ n the past 30 years, a series of lively, imaginative articles have chided us for misinterpreting the null hypothesis statistical test (NHST;

This article reviews measures of empathy with a focus on the two most recent and widely used measures, the Hogan Empathy Scale and the Questionnaire Measure of Emotional Empathy (QMEE). The development and validity of each scale is discussed as well as the scales' relation to measures of personality and moral conduct and character. Although both the Hogan Empathy Scale and QMME have adequate validity, they seem to measure different aspects of empathy.

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