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> he has been credibly accused of fabricating data in at least four separate studies (Ten Commandments, delta dental, Hartford car insurance, and the study whic
by kevinmchugh 3y ago
> he has been credibly accused of fabricating data in at least four separate studies (Ten Commandments, delta dental, Hartford car insurance, and the study which he claimed Rossi ran for him which is discussed at the link)
Minor point here, the article says Rossi ran the Ten Commandments study. Not sure if there's a different study you mean?
- hwbehrens 3y agoIf you read the linked email exchange with Rossi, it appears that while she may have collected some data for him, the method and process used does not conform with the details included in the paper. It seems no one can provide receipts (which is bad! due to reproducibility), and since Ariely's name is on the paper and Rossi's is not, the onus is on him to have kept that documentation. He asked that Rossi at least corroborate the details described in the paper, and she refused to do so saying that it didn't align with her memory or her standard procedure at that time.
- chmod600 3y ago“He asked that Rossi at least corroborate… she refused to do so saying that it didn't align with her memory” Maybe the whole scandal is an elaborate memory priming experiment?
- huitzitziltzin 3y agoA fair point: there may be three unique articles referred to in my list there, rather than four. An additional fake paper on which I could have added to that list revolves around an apparently-modified paper shredder. However (!) there are a bunch of other Ariely articles which are extremely suspicious and which are suspected of being fake. At this point I would say everything he has ever written should be assumed to be faked. I expect a broader investigation will reveal more fraud. Apparently Duke doesn't care enough but hopefully some renewed attention to the case will force them to take action.