Could the Psychological Studies We Base Mental Health Decisions On Be Faulty?
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Could the Psychological Studies We Base Mental Health Decisions On Be Faulty?

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 3 minutes

Apparently, yes they could. The past several years have been bruising ones for the credibility of the social sciences. A star social psychologist was caught fabricating data, leading to more than 50 retracted papers. A top journal published a study supporting the existence of ESP that was widely criticized. The journal Science pulled a political…

Abusers and the Halo Effect – Jared Fogle Seemed Like Such a Good Guy
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Abusers and the Halo Effect – Jared Fogle Seemed Like Such a Good Guy

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 3 minutes

As we know now, Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle is going to plead guilty to a plethora of charges involving child pornography and sexual crimes against minors. I don’t want to spend a lot of time talking about him, there’s been enough written about the case itself, but I was reminded of something earlier today that…