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The “reign of error” in social psychology: On the real versus imagined consequences of problem-focused research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2004

Justin Kruger*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL61820http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/people/faculty/kruger.html
Kenneth Savitsky*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Williams College, Williamstown, MA01267http://lanfiles.williams.edu/~ksavitsk/savitsky.html

Abstract:

Krueger & Funder (K&F) make the familiar accusation that social psychologists focus too much on what people do wrong, rather than on what they do right. Although there is some truth to their charge, their accusations are overstated and their conclusions are incorrect. The field is far less problem-focused than they suggest, and the proposed consequences of this approach are more imagined than real.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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Notes

1. According to a PsycINFO abstract field search, July 3, 2003.