Clearly, Gutting had not yet read the latest issue of Perspectives in Psychological Science at the time of writing his blog:
Bones, A. K. (2012). We Knew the Future All Along: Scientific Hypothesizing is Much More Accurate Than Other Forms of Precognition—A Satire in One Part. Perspectives on Psychological Science 7(3) 307–309. In 2011, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology published an article by Bem that reported evidence of precognition. Although the study has been widely criticized, Bones says that for evidence of precognition we need only look to ourselves. How else does one explain that roughly 97% of psychologists' a priori hypotheses are supported? This commentary takes a satirical look at the creation of and support for hypotheses in psychological research. ;-) Miguel From: "Rick Froman" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 10:04:03 AM Subject: [tips] How reliable are the social sciences? http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/how-reliable-are-the-social-sciences/ I found a lot to agree and disagree with in this NY Times blog post but every paragraph left me with the nagging question: “What is the alternative basis on which to make policy decisions?” I have to say that the last sentence, which is supposed to provide the answer, was more than a disappointment; it was quite laughable. Unfortunately, from the context, I guess it wasn’t meant as a joke. One interesting feature of the comments section: many readers, even those who agree with the criticisms, point out psychology as an exception to the weaknesses of the social sciences described in the article. I doubt it really means anything in the larger population but it was an interesting phenomenon in this particular sample. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [email protected] (479)524-7295 http://bit.ly/DrFroman --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce629&n=T&l=tips&o=17882 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-17882-466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- 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=17888 or send a blank email to leave-17888-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
