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You See What You Believe
- lutusp 13y agoAh, yes, "psychological science". * The "science" whose interesting published results are forgotten in a fortnight. * The "science" that won't create testable, falsifiable theories, then abandon those that are falsified. * The "science" that was recently described this way: "... three investigative panels today collectively find fault with the field itself. They paint an image of a "sloppy" research culture in which some scientists don't understand the essentials of statistics, journal-selected article reviewers encourage researchers to leave unwelcome data out of their papers, and even the most prestigious journals print results that are obviously too good to be true." (http://news.sciencemag.org/people-events/2012/11/final-report-stapel-affair-points-bigger-problems-social-psychology http://news.sciencemag.org/people-events/2012/11/final-repor...) * The "science" that is science in name only.