Debunking and Discovery in Social Psychology
Most reported social-psych findings fail replication. Debunking false claims is not second-class science; it clears a path when originals bury nulls.
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academia
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Is social psychology self-correcting?
Social psychology has not self-corrected political bias. No hiring or journal fixes exist; “science is self-correcting” assumes machinery never built.
Read Article →Are minorities throttling their efforts?
Do diversity primes lead minorities to ease off before tests and promotions? Chronic strategic effort cuts could widen skill gaps; it needs experiments.
Read Article →Needless suffering / call a Mexican
Untrained faculty mentors inflict needless graduate-student suffering. Global “you suck” judgments are not pedagogy. The author offers to listen.
Read Article →Envy, social comparison, non-envy
Hostility to outspoken idealists often sounds like “she thinks she’s better than us.” That comparison sting resembles malicious envy and is understudied.
Read Article →On prestige of universities vs. graduate programs
University brand is not graduate-program quality. ASU social psychology is elite; public-ivy prestige tracks undergrad selectivity, not the PhD shop.
Read Article →I was denied admission to a PhD program because of my perceived political views: reflections of a sellout; how diversity would strengthen social science (Updated)
A PhD program rejected the author after a Jimmy Carter critique. Viewpoint discrimination harms validity; social science needs heterodox voices.
Read Article →What’s going on with Paul Krugman?
Krugman invents a one-for-one GDP claim Pielke never made, then savages him. Disagreement is not stupidity; scholars should not revel in malice.
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