为什么在心理学科学中引用准确性很重要:马库斯等人的评论. (2025) 和呼吁到现场
Cory L Cobb1, Lawrence Watkins1, Seth J Schwartz2
1Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University.
The American psychologist
|October 6, 2025
概括
一项研究发现,美国心理学协会 (APA) 的友好简报中存在重大引用错误. 超过25%的引用误导了研究,影响了心理学科学及其法律应用.
科学领域:
- 心理学科学 心理学科学
- 法律心理学 法律心理学
- 科学沟通科学沟通
背景情况:
- 友情简报是向法院提交的,以提供科学专业知识.
- 美国心理学会 (APA) 提供了这样的简报,以告知法律决策.
- 有关在法律背景下呈现的科学信息的准确性存在担忧.
研究的目的:
- 检查APA友好简报中错误引用的普遍性和性质.
- 讨论心理科学中的错误引用及其应用扩展的含义.
- 倡导准确的引用实践,以防止负面结果.
主要方法:
- 分析了由APA提交的友好案例简报中的引文.
- 对错误陈述和遗漏研究结果的定量评估.
- 对引用错误的更广泛影响进行定性讨论.
主要成果:
- 在审查的友好简报中,7%的引用完全歪曲了先前的研究.
- 另有20%的引用从研究结果中省略了关键的资格.
- 这些发现表明,在法律倡导中,准确的科学代表性存在重大问题.
结论:
- 在友好简报中错误陈述和省略研究是可疑的研究实践.
- 准确的引用对于保持科学完整性和防止心理学的法律应用造成伤害至关重要.
- 心理学科学家和APA必须采取主动措施,以确保可靠的研究报告.
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