The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice by Chambers Chris 9780691192031 0691192030

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• ISBN 10: 0691192030
• ISBN 13: 9780691192031
• Author:  Chambers Chris

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 practices, and sometimes even fraud. The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology diagnoses the ills besetting the discipline today and proposes sensible, practical solutions to ensure that it remains a legitimate and reliable science in the years ahead. In this unflinchingly candid manifesto, Chris Chambers 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. Left unchecked, these and other problems threaten the very future of psychology as a science—but help is here.

Table contents:

CHAPTER 1. THE SIN OF BIAS

CHAPTER 2. THE SIN OF HIDDEN FLEXIBILITY

CHAPTER 3. THE SIN OF UNRELIABILITY

CHAPTER 4. THE SIN OF DATA HOARDING

CHAPTER 5. THE SIN OF CORRUPTIBILITY

CHAPTER 6. THE SIN OF INTERNMENT

CHAPTER 7. THE SIN OF BEAN COUNTING

CHAPTER 8. REDEMPTION

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