In 2015, a shocking paper was published in the US scientific journal Science, saying, "When I retested past psychology papers, less than 40% could statistically reproduce the results." It had a great impact on society.In response to the fact that research fraud has been scattered in the psychological world, Professor Masaki Tomonaga of the Institute of Psychology, Kyoto University, Professor Asako Miura of the Faculty of Letters, Kansai Gakuin University, etc. In the special issue "Reproducibility of Psychology", various articles on research fraud were published.
According to Kyoto University, Professors Tomonaga and Miura, as well as Professor Etsuko Hariu of the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Education, serve as editorial committee members for the special issue, and domestic psychologists write their ideas. rice field.As a result, it was shown that there is a temperature difference in the sense of crisis regarding the research fraud problem depending on the research area, there is a limit in the conventional research method, and the research activity that is being carried out unconsciously may impair the reproducibility. ..
Professor Tomonaga and his colleagues plan to publish the book so that researchers can exchange opinions on the current situation and prospects for the research fraud problem and let them know about the self-help efforts within the society. "It may be necessary to reform the system to some extent (to prevent research misconduct). I would like to use the publication of a special issue as an opportunity to take positive action, including system reform," he said.
reference:[Psychological Review] Vol. 59, No. 1 "Psychology Reproducibility"
