Conformity
Matching opinions and behaviors to group norms
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| 2020 |
Political views of American academics
A study reveals a regression to the mean effect, demonstrating that both left-wing and right-wing students become more moderate during their college experience.
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| 2020 |
Political views of American academics
A research study was conducted examining 194 psychology papers to evaluate the relationship between perceived political slant in research and its scientific qualities. The study found no direct link between political perception and research replicability, impact factor, or design quality, but discovered modest evidence suggesting that research with a more pronounced political slant (from either liberal or conservative perspectives) tends to be less replicable.
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| 2020 |
Stanford prison experiment
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman claimed the experiment was dubious, arguing that guards were deliberately urged to act aggressively towards prisoners.
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| 2019 |
Stanford prison experiment
Le Texier published an article in the APA further discussing his critiques of the Stanford Prison Experiment.
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| 2018 |
Political views of American academics
Mitchell Langbert conducted a study examining political party registration variations among academic faculty, revealing higher concentrations of Democrats in elite liberal arts institutions in the northeast and more Democrats among female faculty.
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| 2018 |
Stanford prison experiment
Thibault Le Texier published a book questioning the scientific validity of the Stanford Prison Experiment, asserting that the experiment's outcomes were largely predetermined by Zimbardo's instructions to participants.
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| 2018 |
Stanford prison experiment
Zimbardo, Reicher, and Haslam issued a joint statement asserting the validity of both the Stanford Prison Experiment and the BBC Prison Study, and urging continued research into toxic behaviors.
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| 2016 |
Political views of American academics
Political scientist Samuel J. Abrams published an opinion column in The New York Times analyzing political faculty ratios, highlighting a 28:1 liberal to conservative ratio in New England compared to 6:1 nationally.
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| 2014 |
Political views of American academics
A study in social psychology found that Democrats outnumbered Republicans by a ratio of 11:1 among academics in the field.
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| 2012 |
Stanford prison experiment
Psychologist Peter Gray critiqued the experiment, arguing that participants in psychological studies are likely to act according to what they believe researchers want them to do.
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| 2010 |
Political views of American academics
Stanley Rothman, April Kelly-Woessner, and Mathew Wossner conduct research showing that students' political attitudes remain relatively stable throughout their college years.
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