Hi
Not a specific study, but I think it is important to put these things in
context for our students. Here are a few points.
1. Despite the number, the proportion of fake / flawed studies is actually
quite low given the immense number of papers published. How many new items are
added to PsycInfo every year?
2. If much of scientific research was flawed and without merit, then science
would not have been able to progress as much as it has in understanding the
nature of the world, including our psychological worlds (?).
3. Science is self-correcting, especially with the increased use of
meta-analysis to aggregate together the results of studies.
Not that there isn't room for improvement, of course!
Take care
Jim
James M. Clark
Professor & Chair of Psychology
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>>> Annette Taylor <[email protected]> 04-Oct-12 9:29 AM >>>
I've been dismayed the last few months over the wealth of information presented
here and in other fora about the extensive amounts of research fraud, research
deception, research misconduct as well as simply flawed studies.
It is very difficult in trying to teach students to be good consumers of
research that there really is something out there that they can safely believe
in, when there is so much that is very poor.
I almost feel like a need a dose of "positive research" (as a corollary to
positive psychology) for use in teaching.
So, does anyone have some recent research they can refer to that is nice,
clean, understandable and has some impact (i.e., not fairly trivial).
Annette
Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D.
Professor, Psychological Sciences
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
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