The seven deadly sins of psychology a manifesto for reforming the culture of scientific practice / Chris Chambers.
"Chris Chambers draws on his own experiences as a working scientist to reveal a dark side to psychology that few of us ever see. Using the seven deadly sins as a metaphor, he shows how practitioners are vulnerable to powerful biases that undercut the scientific method, how they routinely tortur...
| Main Author: | Chambers, Chris, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey ; Woodstock, Oxfordshire :
Princeton University Press,
[2017].
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 274 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Summary: |
"Chris Chambers draws on his own experiences as a working scientist to reveal a dark side to psychology that few of us ever see. Using the seven deadly sins as a metaphor, he shows how practitioners are vulnerable to powerful biases that undercut the scientific method, how they routinely torture data until it produces outcomes that can be published in prestigious journals, and how studies are much less reliable than advertised. He reveals how a culture of secrecy denies the public and other researchers access to the results of psychology experiments, how fraudulent academics can operate with impunity, and how an obsession with bean counting creates perverse incentives for academics ... Outlining a core set of best practices that can be applied across the sciences, Chambers demonstrates how all these sins can be corrected by embracing open science, an emerging philosophy that seeks to make research and its outcomes as transparent as possible."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. "Chris Chambers draws on his own experiences as a working scientist to reveal a dark side to psychology that few of us ever see. Using the seven deadly sins as a metaphor, he shows how practitioners are vulnerable to powerful biases that undercut the scientific method, how they routinely torture data until it produces outcomes that can be published in prestigious journals, and how studies are much less reliable than advertised. He reveals how a culture of secrecy denies the public and other researchers access to the results of psychology experiments, how fraudulent academics can operate with impunity, and how an obsession with bean counting creates perverse incentives for academics ... Outlining a core set of best practices that can be applied across the sciences, Chambers demonstrates how all these sins can be corrected by embracing open science, an emerging philosophy that seeks to make research and its outcomes as transparent as possible."--Provided by publisher. The sin of bias -- The sin of hidden flexibility -- The sin of unreliability -- The sin of data hoarding -- The sin of corruptibility -- The sin of internment -- The sin of bean counting -- Redemption. |
| Physical Description: |
xii, 274 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780691158907 0691158908 |