Topic XVII. Pathological Science
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LEARNING GOALS
- B. CONCEPT ACQUISITION
- Good science:
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LEARNING GOALS
- B. CONCEPT ACQUISITION
- Good science:
- a. Will get the wrong answer some of the time, e.g., via statistical flukes.
- b. Entails good faith engagement with the alternative hypotheses through a search for evidence that you are wrong.
- C. CONCEPT APPLICATION
- Identify cases of good science that gets the wrong answer, fraudulent science, pathological science, poorly-done science, and pseudo-science based on the above characteristics.