9780691158907-0691158908-The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology: A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice

The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology: A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice

ISBN-13: 9780691158907
ISBN-10: 0691158908
Edition: First Edition
Author: Chris Chambers
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover 288 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780691158907
ISBN-10: 0691158908
Edition: First Edition
Author: Chris Chambers
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover 288 pages

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology: A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice (ISBN-13: 9780691158907 and ISBN-10: 0691158908), written by authors Chris Chambers, was published by Princeton University Press in 2017. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Research (Psychology & Counseling, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, History & Philosophy, Research, Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology: A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Research books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.23.

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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 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.

Outlining a core set of best practices that can be applied across the sciences, Chambers demonstrates how all these sins can be corrected by embracing open science, an emerging philosophy that seeks to make research and its outcomes as transparent as possible.

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