S5 E8: Diederik Stapel

About this episode

The episode discusses the fraudulent research practices of psychologist Diederik Stapel and the implications of his studies on psychology.

Diederik Stapel had come to be known as one of the best researchers in the field of Psychology. His studies made sense, explained cultural behavior and beliefs, and taught people more about how the human mind works. For example, his popular expiriment that somewhat ironically showed that those with power are more likely to be dishonest... Music: Swelling - Night II This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. Sources: Sources Flawed Science: The fraudulent research practices of social psychologist Diederik Stapel Levelt: fraud detected in 55 publications - Univers magazine Interim report regarding the breach of scientific integrity committed by Prof. D.A. Stapel Diederik Stapel now has 58 retractions – Retraction Watch Diederik Stapel’s Audacious Academic Fraud - The New York Times (PDF) Changes in publication culture and the Stapel fraud case Fraud Magazine Article Psychologist admits faking data in dozens of studies | New Scientist Massive Fraud Uncovered in Work by Social…

Topics covered

• Diederik Stapel
• psychology
• research fraud
• cultural behavior

Keywords

• fraud
• scientific integrity
• psychological studies

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Swelling - Night II

Places: Mountain View, CA, USA

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