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The fine article begins with this rather humble aim that; > The goal of this article is to promote clear thinking and clear writing among students and teache
by nonrandomstring 4y ago
The fine article begins with this rather humble aim that;
> The goal of this article is to promote clear thinking and clear
writing among students and teachers of psychological science
How many published papers, or even undergraduate essays contain such
simplifications and misunderstandings?
I rather think the piece is aimed elsewhere, to the press, science
jornalists, politicians, mid-ranking deciders, mass media, and pundits
whose language is awash with this stuff.
- lofatdairy 4y agoSome of these terms are indeed likely to be aimed at researchers, though I agree that journalism and politicians and charlatans seem to love pulling from shoddy psychology and making it even worse with their poor understandings of the field. For example, they give a number of papers that cite a p=0.0000 number, which is clearly absurd. p-hacking and dubious misuse of statistical testing aside, it shows a clear lack of understanding of what the p-value even is, and what it tells you, and this is obviously more relevant to researchers than reporters. I can also speak towards personal experience regarding "comorbidity", for a while I knew a grad student who accidentally attached a completely new, incorrect definition to the term by assuming it mean risk-factor. It's certainly a blend of really subtle, interesting mistakes that I can easily see a researcher unfamiliar with the history and philosophy of science making, and some pretty common tropes that are probably more often just stereotypes from the "science" section of popular magazines.
- karencarits 4y agoIt would probably be difficult publish in a scientific journal if it was not aimed at other academics - and if it was not published in a scientific journal, the authors would not get citations