Problematic Research Practices and Inertia in Scientific Psychology: History, Sources, and Recommended Solutions

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Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of contents
Contributors
Series Foreword
1 Introduction
	A condensed preview of the topical chapters
		On the systemic misuse of statistical methods within mainstream psychology
		Psychology’s inertia: Epistemological and ethical implications
		Intransigence in mainstream thinking about psychological measurement
		Persistent disregard for the inadequacies of null hypothesis significance testing and the viable alternative of ...
		On the interpretive nature of quantitative methods and psychology’s resistance to qualitative methods
		Is there a waning appetite for critical methodology in psychology?
		Psychology’s struggle with understanding persons
	A call for critical responsiveness
2 On the systemic misuse of statistical methods within mainstream psychology
	The influx and proliferation of aggregate statistical methods in psychology: A brief review of some key historical ...
	Banicki: “Is the conceptual gap really so unbridgeable?”
	On the ‘practical utility’ defense of traditional mainstream interpretive practices
	From psychological science to psycho-demography and … back again?
	Notes
	References
3 Psychology’s inertia: Epistemological and ethical implications
	Psychology’s defective concepts of method and evidence
	False scientific claims
	A failure at self-correction
	Unethical conduct
	Solutions to the problem?
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
4 Intransigence in mainstream thinking about psychological measurement
	Misstep 1: The early psychophysicists
	Misstep 2: Practicalism and mental testing
	Misstep 3: Redefining measurement
	Misstep 4: “A revolution that never happened”
	Misstep 5: Disregard of recent measurement debates
		Michell: Psychometrics as a pathology of science
		Continuing the measurement debate: Responses to Michell
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
5 Persistent disregard for the inadequacies of null hypothesis significance testing and the viable alternative of observation
	Effect size
	Causality
	Measurement
	Inference
	References
6 On the interpretative nature of quantitative methods and psychology’s resistance to qualitative methods
	Interpretation in qualitative research
	Interpretation in the activities of quantitative researchers
		Psychological measurement
		Descriptive statistics
		Statistical inference
	The “quality” in quantitative research
		Welcoming interpretation into quantitative research
	References
7 Is there a waning appetite for critical methodology in psychology?
	Crisis in psychology
	A history of critical methodology within psychology
		Some things are broke but just need a tune-up
		Many things are broke and an overhaul is needed
		It’s a write-off and should be scrapped
	Is the appetite really waning? Two important considerations
		Restitutive versus radical methodological critique
		A disconnect between methodologists and researchers
	Concluding remarks
	Notes
	References
8 Psychology’s struggle with understanding persons
	The general and the particular
	The social and the personal
	A personal reflection
	Biography and life writing
		A final personal note
	References
9 Summary and commentary on Scientific Psychology’s Troubling Inertia
	Summary of chapter contributions
	Similarities and differences across chapters
	Observations and comments
	References
Index