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Measuring the Prevalence of Questionable Research Practices with Incentives for Truth-TellingLeslie K. JohnHarvard Business School George LoewensteinCarnegie Mellon University - Department of Social and Decision Sciences Drazen PrelecMIT Sloan; MIT Department of Economics; MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences January 31, 2012 Psychological Science, Forthcoming Abstract: Cases of clear scientific misconduct have received significant media attention recently, but less flagrantly questionable research practices may be more prevalent and, ultimately, more damaging to the academic enterprise. Using an anonymous elicitation format supplemented by incentives for honest reporting, we surveyed over 2,000 psychologists about their involvement in questionable research practices. The impact of truth-telling incentives on self-admissions of questionable research practices was positive, and this impact was greater for practices that respondents judged to be less defensible. Combining three different estimation methods, we found that the percentage of respondents who have engaged in questionable practices was surprisingly high. This finding suggests that some questionable practices may constitute the prevailing research norm.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 52 Keywords: Judgment, Professional standards, Research methods JEL Classification: A00 Date posted: February 1, 2012 ; Last revised: July 21, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
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