The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology

In this unflinchingly candid manifesto, Chris Chambers draws on his own experiences as a working scientist to reveal a dark side to psychology that few of us ever see. Using the seven deadly sins as a metaphor, he shows how practitioners are vulnerable to powerful biases that undercut the scientific method, how they routinely torture data until it produces outcomes that can be published in prestigious journals, and how studies are much less reliable than advertised. He reveals how a culture of secrecy denies the public and other researchers access to the results of psychology experiments, how fraudulent academics can operate with impunity, and how an obsession with bean counting creates perverse incentives for academics. Left unchecked, these problems threaten the very future of psychology as a science - but help is here.

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Chris Chambers

Summary

Why psychology is in peril as a scientific discipline--and how to save it Psychological science has made extraordinary discoveries about the human mind, but can we trust everything its practitioners are telling us? In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent that a lot of research in psychology is based on weak evidence, questionable prac

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"This is something to be proud of."---C. D. Chambers, Bayesian Spectacles

Report

"This book could change how science is done. The issues Chambers raises are starting to be taken very seriously, especially by major funders in the United States and beyond, because of concerns that current practices are wasting resources by fostering irreproducible research. This is the only book I know of that is addressing these issues head-on." - Dorothy Bishop, University of Oxford

Product details

• Authors: Chris Chambers, Chambers Chris
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9780691158907
• ISBN: 978-0-691-15890-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 243 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology, SCIENCE / Research & Methodology, Philosophy of Science, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psychological methodology, Impact of science and technology on society, Scientific Standards, Scientific research, Cognitivism, cognitive theory