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In this episode, we discuss the barriers to cumulative science, including inconsistent measurement tools, overreliance on single studies, and the large volume of research publications. Can replications, interdisciplinary collaborations, and prospective meta-analyses help us solve this issue? Can AI solve all our problems? And do most scientists treat their theories like toothbrushes?
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Opening quote by George Sarton
Sarton, G. (1927). Introduction to the History of Science (Vol. 376).
Is Science Cumulative? a Physicist Viewpoint: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4020-6279-7_10
Psychological Methods. (2009). Special Issue: Multi-Study Methods for Building a Cumulative Psychological Science.
Walter Mischel, Becoming a Cumulative Science
Dorothy Bishop - Why we need cumulative science (AIMOS)
Watkins, J. W. (1984). Science and Skepticism. Princeton University Press.
In this final episode of the three-part series on the Philosophical Psychology lectures by Paul Meehl, we discuss lectures 6-8, which cover the ten obfuscating factors in "soft areas" of psychology and a host of advice Meehl provides for researchers, reviewers, editors, and educators on how to...
Published 05/31/24
In this episode, we continue the discussion of Meehl's Philosophy of Psychology course, focusing on lectures 3, 4, and 5.
Shownotes
The quote "Don't make a mockery of honest ad-hockery" is probably from Clark Glymour: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Glymour
Good, I. J. (1965). The...
Published 05/17/24