Loki, it was in the news b/c it's being published in a social psychology journal.....
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Loki, it was in the news b/c it's being published in a social psychology journal.....
And as I implied above, some pretty crappy stuff sneaks through peer review process occasionally. I doubt his theory or methods in that article are vastly superior to the ones I read (the latest of which was published in 2007).Quote:
Originally Posted by GGT
But you're asking eveyrone who might read that post to nod their heads and accept your word for it. Not to question your qualifications, but you're a grad student using your friends as concurring opinions and this is a peer-reviewed article from a multiple-published professor. Would you ever accept the word of someone else here under the same circumstances???Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
That's up to academia and peer-review journals then. For all we know, that March issue it will have a critique from those who find flaw in method or analysis, or dissenting 'opinion'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
It's interesting as a discussion about the fuzzy sciences of human behavior, tho. Nothing wrong with that.
Articles using improper or overly simplistic methods, or poor theory shouldn't be getting published in the first place. It undermines the objective of science.Quote:
Originally Posted by GGT
Then move into Big Pharma R & D. Or work for the AMA or CDC or FDA dissecting medical journal studies. Weeding out the flotsam and jetsom there would be more beneficial than poli sci. :bored:
If I wanted to do something boring just to make money, I'd go into finance.
Yes, indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
Finance is the art of creating money without producing anything.