Looks like a really interesting book. Only $2.00 - bought it! Thanks Scott,
Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt On Mar 28, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Lilienfeld, Scott O wrote: > The now (regrettably) out of print book, Rival Hypotheses, featured a number > of excellent examples of hypothetical psychology studies that were flawed on > the grounds of one or more alternative explanations, along with brief and > user-friendly descriptions of the flaws in these studies. > > Fortunately, it's still available on Amazon: > > http://www.amazon.com/Rival-Hypotheses-Alternative-Interpretations-Conclusions/dp/0060429755 > > > > Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. > Professor > Department of Psychology, Room 473 > Emory University > 36 Eagle Row > Atlanta, Georgia 30322 > [email protected]; 404-727-1125 > > The Master in the Art of Living makes little distinction between his work and > his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and > his recreation, his love and his intellectual passions. He hardly knows > which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he > does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him - he > is always doing both. > > - Zen Buddhist text > (slightly modified) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Helweg-Larsen, Marie [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:37 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: RE: [tips] Examples of poorly designed studies? > > One strategy is to bring in old issues from the Psi Chi Journal of > Undergraduate research (perhaps your library has a subscription if no one in > your dept has old issues). Have the students work in groups in picking an > article and have them critique it (you can also pick the articles and copy > them beforehand so that everyone can be reading it at the same time). A lot > of these articles have serious limitations that can usually be detected by > students (as opposed to lots of flawed studies in professional journals that > typically look fine to students). One benefit of this exercise is that > students often point out other problems such as issues with writing clarity > or just that it is a "dumb" or insignificant question that is being > addressed. That can lead into an interesting discussion of ethics (if you're > covering ethics at the end as it often seems to be) as to whether it is > unethical to collect data on small questions or conduct methodologically > flawed studies (that is, how much should those things count in the > cost-benefit analysis). > Marie > > Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. > Associate Professor l Department of Psychology Kaufman 168 l Dickinson > College Phone 717.245.1562 l Fax 717.245.1971 Office Hours: Mondays and > Tuesdays 2:00-3:30 http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Clark [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 5:37 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Examples of poorly designed studies? > > Hi > > I've been asked to cover the last few classes in Research Methods, which I > have never taught (or at least not in living memory). I wonder if people > have examples of poorly designed studies that lend themselves to brief > descriptions? > > Thanks > Jim > > > James M. 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