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For those who cannot join my talk on lack of theory in psychology today (2pm CEST, stream pmltalks.nl), here a summary in 6 comics, adapted from the brilliant original by @MrLovenstein.
For those who cannot join my talk on lack of theory in psychology today (2pm CEST, stream pmltalks.nl), here a summary in 6 comics, adapted from the brilliant original by @MrLovenstein.
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Adapted to fit the talk, which is about mismatch between data and theory.
Adapted to fit the talk, which is about mismatch between data and theory.
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With most psychological theories, the most benign situation we can find ourselves in is one where we acknowledge that our data are not actually informative about our theory.
With most psychological theories, the most benign situation we can find ourselves in is one where we acknowledge that our data are not actually informative about our theory.
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Problematic: latent (i.e. unexplicated but implied) theories.
Problematic: latent (i.e. unexplicated but implied) theories.
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Similarly problematic: weak (i.e. ambiguous) theories that allow for adapting theories post-hoc to fit the data.
Similarly problematic: weak (i.e. ambiguous) theories that allow for adapting theories post-hoc to fit the data.
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How it should be—look how happy the researcher is throughout the process!. Theory is rejected with "modify" rather than "no" because all theories are false (it's always no).
How it should be—look how happy the researcher is throughout the process!. Theory is rejected with "modify" rather than "no" because all theories are false (it's always no).
Huge shoutout to the amazing work by @MrLovenstein; just bought a print of this comic. Check out their webstore at mrlovenstore.com.
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