**Dec 6. Week 15: Upwards and Onwards**
In which we return to the questions of scientific methodology raised at the beginning of the class, and examine what we have learned.
**Readings**
Nosek, B. A., Alter, G., Banks, G. C., Borsboom, D., Bowman, S. D., Breckler, S. J., ... & Contestabile, M. (2015). Promoting an open research culture. *Science, 348*(6242), 1422-1425.
Wagenmakers, E. J., Wetzels, R., Borsboom, D., & Van Der Maas, H. L. (2011). Why psychologists must change the way they analyze their data: the case of psi: comment on Bem (2011).
Ketelaar, T., & Ellis, B. J. (2000). Are evolutionary explanations unfalsifiable? Evolutionary psychology and the Lakatosian philosophy of science. *Psychological Inquiry, 11*(1), 1-21.
From 538.com: [“Science Isn’t Broken” by Christie Aschwanden][1]
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/science-isnt-broken/
For the truly ambitious (optional):
Silberzahn, R., Uhlmann, E. L., Martin, D., Aust, F., Awtrey, E. C., Bahník, Š., ... & Cheung, F. (2017). Many analysts, one dataset: Making transparent how variations in analytical choices affect results.
[1]: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/science-isnt-broken/
