Psychological science under scrutiny : recent challenges and proposed solutions / edited by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Irwin D. Waldman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lilienfeld, Scott O., 1960-2020, editor.

Waldman, Irwin D., editor.

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 371 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In recent years, the prevailing view of psychology as a progressive science characterized by objective and replicable findings has been called into question, with some scholars arguing that the discipline's conclusions may be less trustworthy than had been presumed. Psychological Science Under Scrutiny explores a wide range of these contemporary challenges to psychology's assumptions and methodologies, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of the various proposed solutions. In doing so, it aims to stimulate constructive debate around how the reliability of psychological research can be enhanced in order to ground the discipline more firmly in solid science. 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. The chapters are authored by internationally recognized experts, and written with a minimum of specialized terminology in order to ensure accessibility to students and lay readers. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: psychological science under scrutiny : recent challenges and proposed remedies / Scott O. Lilienfeld and Irwin D. Waldman

Cross-cutting challenges to psychological science

Maximizing the reproducibility of your research / Open Science Collaboration

Powering reproducible research / atherine S. Button and Marcus R. Munaf

Psychological science's aversion to the null and why many of the things you think are true, aren't / Christopher J. Ferguson and Moritz Heene

False negatives / Klaus Fiedler and Malte Schott

Toward transparent reporting of psychological science / Etienne P. LeBel and Leslie K. John

Decline effects : types, mechanisms, and personal reflections / John Protzko and Jonathan W. Schooler

Reverse inference / Joachim I. Krueger

The need for bayesian hypothesis testing in psychological science / Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Josine Verhagen, Alexander Ly, Dora Matzke, Helen Steingroever, Jeff N. Rouder, and Richard Morey

Domain-specific challenges to psychological science

The (partial but) real crisis in social psychology : a social influence analysis of the causes and solutions / Anthony R. Pratkanis

Popularity as a poor proxy for utility : the case of implicit prejudice / Gregory Mitchell and Philip E. Tetlock

Suspiciously high correlations in brain imaging research / Edward Vul and Harold Pashler

Critical issues in genetic association studies / Elizabeth Prom-Wormley, Amy Adkins, Irwin D. Waldman, Danielle Dick

Is the efficacy of ?antidepressant? medications overrated? / Brett J. Deacon and Glen I. Spielmans

Pitfalls in parapsychological research / Ray Hyman

Psychological and institutional obstacles to high quality psychological science

Blind analysis as a correction for confirmatory bias in physics and psychology / Robert J. MacCoun and Saul Perlmutter

Allegiance effects in clinical psychology research and practice / Marcus T. Boccaccini. David Marcus, and Daniel C. Murrie

We can do better than fads / Robert J. Sternberg

Afterword: paul bloom

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version: Psychological science under scrutiny

ISBN:

9781118661048

1118661044

9781119095910

1119095913

9781118661086

1118661087

Publisher Number:

99971260578

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