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Psychological Science Under Scrutiny
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Description| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc (US) |
| Author(s) | Scott O. Lilienfeld / Irwin D. Waldman |
| Subtitle | Recent Challenges and Proposed Solutions |
| Edition | 1 |
| Published | 24th February 2017 |
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Recent Challenges and Proposed Solutions
Psychological Science Under Scrutiny explores a range of contemporary challenges to the assumptions and methodologies of psychology, in order to encourage debate and ground the discipline in solid science.- Discusses the pointed challenges posed by critics to the field of psychological research, which have given pause to psychological researchers across a broad spectrum of sub-fields
- Argues that those conducting psychological research need to fundamentally change the way they think about data and results, in order to ensure that psychology has a firm basis in empirical science
- Places the recent challenges discussed into a broad historical and conceptual perspective, and considers their implications for the future of psychological methodology and research
- Challenges discussed include confirmation bias, the effects of grant pressure, false-positive findings, overestimating the efficacy of medications, and high correlations in functional brain imaging
- Chapters are authored by internationally recognized experts in their fields, and are written with a minimum of specialized terminology to ensure accessibility to students and lay readers
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