title: How observations on oneself can be scientific.
abstract: The design and interpretation of self-experimentation need to be integrated with existing scientific knowledge. Otherwise observations on oneself cannot make a creative contribution to the advance of empirical understanding.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom d.a.booth@bham.ac.uk http://www.bham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Booth