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What happened to Diederik Stapel?

What happened to Diederik Stapel?

In 2011 Tilburg University suspended Stapel for fabricating and manipulating data for his research publications. As of 2019, Stapel has had 58 of these publications retracted and is by some regarded as “the biggest con man in academic science”.

What did Diederik Stapel research?

Some of his research was featured on news sites, such as his Science paper that found that people discriminate more in messy environments or another (unpublished) study that thinking about meat made people less social. Interestingly, Stapel never appeared to share raw data with his students or collaborators.

Why were Diederik Stapel papers retracted?

Social psychologist Diederik Stapel has notched his 58th retraction, after admitting he fabricated data in yet another article. The effects of prime awareness on social judgments,” published in the European Journal of Social Psychology. As usual for Stapel, this paper has been retracted because he fabricated data.

When was Diederik Stapel caught?

2011
Diederik Stapel, a former social psychology professor, conducted scientific fraud and fabricated his data at least 50 times. Many of his published works were with leading journals such as Science. He worked for Tilburg University in the Netherlands and was caught in 2011 for fraud.

What falsified data?

Data falsification: Manipulating research data with the intention of giving a false impression. This includes manipulating images (e.g. micrographs, gels, radiological images), removing outliers or “inconvenient” results, changing, adding or omitting data points, etc.

Why is there a Replication crisis in psychology?

The replication crisis in psychology refers to concerns about the credibility of findings in psychological science. For this reason, many scientists question the accuracy of published findings and now call for increased scrutiny of research practices in psychology.

What is the most common form of research misconduct?

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is, perhaps, the most common form of research misconduct. Researchers must be aware to cite all sources and take careful notes. Using or representing the work of others as your own work constitutes plagiarism, even if committed unintentionally.

Why is the rat always right?

“The rat is always right” is a classic Skinner saying that alllll ABA people should have stitched onto a pillow somewhere in their home. What Skinner meant with this statement is that if something is not going right with your experiment, the rat is not to blame. The rat isn’t being lazy, stupid, or stubborn.

Why is replication a requirement for life?

Without the copying of the DNA life would not continue as existing organisms would not be able to reproduce and replace themselves. Life is dependent on the information stored on the DNA. Without replication of the DNA the information would not be passed on and life would cease to exist.