Hi Jim- Here's a link to one of my favourites:
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.1999.5.367?2 If you just read the abstract it says that Therapeutic Touch positively affects mood and also affects nitric oxide levels. The authors state that this "treatment" would be very useful for people undergoing chemotherapy. Once you actually read the paper you realize that it is hopelessly flawed. The Ss receiving TT also got to lie down for the 1/2 hour session, take their shoes off, listen to relaxing music, talk with the "therapist", etc. The control group did none of these things. I found that students could quickly spot the flaws in the design and it helped them understand why reading the abstract alone was insufficient when trying to judge the worth of a paper. In addition, almost anything by Craig Anderson on the effects of violent media are full of EE bias. Hope that helps, -Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Clark <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:37 pm Subject: [tips] Examples of poorly designed studies? To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > 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. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > [email protected] > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=16968or > send a blank email to > leave-16968-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=16987 or send a blank email to leave-16987-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
