The Chump Effect: "if even a smidgen of skepticism were summoned ... Most such claims of social science, we would soon find, fall into one of three categories: the trivial, the dubious, or the flatly untrue." (Claims have anti-male bias)

2012-01-08T20:58:30+00:00

Yeesh. Psychologists and sociologists had enough problems being thought of as biased wankers talking out their asses before this guy.

He's just turned it up to 11.

Chrys7 · 2012-01-08T22:48:35+00:00

People are surprised Social Scientists and Psychologists talk out of their ass?

Lawtonfogle · 2012-01-09T04:40:18+00:00

The behavior of a statistically insignificant, self-selected number of college students or high schoolers filling out questionnaires and role-playing in a psych lab can reveal scientifically valid truths about human behavior.

I wonder who I trust more to judge what's statistically significant or scientifically valid: A family of academic fields using centuries of research, or a journalist wielding the awesome power of common sense.

Lawtonfogle · 2012-01-09T06:00:03+00:00

Most of psychology is a joke. What got me hooked on it was how insane the serious 1% is.

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