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I agree completely that some people fit that bill; I'd argue however that even for them, the skewed incentives of research success certainly help support that p
by gwerbret 6y ago
I agree completely that some people fit that bill; I'd argue however that even for them, the skewed incentives of research success certainly help support that particular approach to fraud. My premise was that most of the people committing research fraud are probably not sociopaths.
- woofie11 6y agoThe bigger problem is that research fraud leads to research impact which leads to academic hiring. I think most graduate students come in with pretty good integrity. By the time people are promoted for tenure, you've had multiple filters for sociopathic behavior.