可疑的研究实践违反了美国心理学会的道德准则
Joshua D Miller1, Nathaniel L Phillips1, Donald R Lynam2
1Department of Psychology, University of Georgia.
Journal of psychopathology and clinical science
|February 18, 2025
概括
心理学面临着复制危机,这是由于不道德的研究实践 (如p-hacking和HARKing) 而导致的. 这些问题破坏了科学完整性和公众对临床心理学发现的信任.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
- 研究伦理学研究伦理学
背景情况:
- 心理学领域正经历着显著的发展.
- 复制危机.复制危机.
- 这场危机源于长期以来的研究实践,直到最近才认识到它们对科学有效性的不利影响.
研究的目的:
- 识别和批判性地检查导致心理学复制危机的研究实践.
- 认为这些做法,包括低统计能力,p-hacking,出版偏见和在结果已知后提出假设 (HARKing),构成不道德的研究行为.
- 强调在临床心理学中伦理研究实践的关键重要性,因为它对心理健康评估,诊断和治疗有直接影响.
主要方法:
- 这是一篇观点文章,提出了批判性分析和论证,而不是经验数据收集.
- 作者综合了心理学中对研究方法的现有批评.
- 分析的框架是美国心理学会 (APA) 的心理学家伦理原则和行为准则.
主要成果:
- 作者声称,常见的研究实践,如低功耗,p-hacking,出版偏见和HARKing不仅是可疑的,而且不道德的.
- 这些做法对心理学研究的可靠性和有效性产生腐蚀性影响.
- 这些问题的累积效应只有在过去的15年里才得到充分的认识.
结论:
- 心理学中的复制危机,特别是临床心理学中的复制危机,需要重新评估研究标准和伦理行为.
- 遵守APA的道德准则对于确保心理学科学的完整性至关重要.
- 伦理和诚实的科学实践对于公众的信任和心理研究对现实世界心理健康问题的准确应用至关重要.
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