Good one Miguel. Nice smile on a Friday afternoon... Have a good weekend,
Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt On May 18, 2012, at 12:11 PM, MiguelRoig wrote: > 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=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=17888 > or send a blank email to > leave-17888-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@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=17889 or send a blank email to leave-17889-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
