Dear all,
We are thrilled to announce the first CRAM (Cognitive Research at McGill) session of this term on Friday, January 31st. We will kick off the term with Dr. Jessica Flake who will be speaking on measurement practices in psychology.
The talk will span from 12pm-1pm in room 1552 of 2001 McGill College Avenue. Coffee and snacks will be provided. Please BYOM (bring your own mug). All are welcome!
Please see below for more details.
The CRAM Team
---- Title: Measurement Schmeasurement: Questionable Measurement Practices and How to Avoid Them Dr. Jessica Flake, McGill University ---- Abstract:
Questionable measurement practices (QMPs) are undisclosed decisions researchers make that leave questions about the measures in a study unanswered. They make it impossible to evaluate a wide range of potential validity threats to the study’s conclusions. I will demonstrate that psychology is plagued by a measurement schmeasurement attitude: QMPs are common, offer a stunning source of researcher degrees of freedom, pose a serious threat to cumulative psychological science, but are largely ignored. I will review a list of questions researchers and consumers of scientific research can consider to identify and avoid QMPs. Transparent answers to these measurement questions promote rigorous research, allow for thorough evaluations of a study’s inferences, and are necessary for meaningful replication studies.
Hello Everyone,
This is a friendly reminder that the first CRAM session of the semester will be held TODAY in room 1552 at 12 PM. We will have the pleasure of hearing about the research of Dr. Jessica Flake. See below for title and abstract.
There will coffee and snacks. Please BYOM (bring your own mug). All are welcome!
Best Regards, The CRAM Team
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Dear all,
We are thrilled to announce the first CRAM (Cognitive Research at McGill) session of this term on Friday, January 31st. We will kick off the term with Dr. Jessica Flake who will be speaking on measurement practices in psychology.
The talk will span from 12pm-1pm in room 1552 of 2001 McGill College Avenue. Coffee and snacks will be provided. Please BYOM (bring your own mug). All are welcome!
Please see below for more details.
The CRAM Team
---- Title: Measurement Schmeasurement: Questionable Measurement Practices and How to Avoid Them Dr. Jessica Flake, McGill University ---- Abstract:
Questionable measurement practices (QMPs) are undisclosed decisions researchers make that leave questions about the measures in a study unanswered. They make it impossible to evaluate a wide range of potential validity threats to the study’s conclusions. I will demonstrate that psychology is plagued by a measurement schmeasurement attitude: QMPs are common, offer a stunning source of researcher degrees of freedom, pose a serious threat to cumulative psychological science, but are largely ignored. I will review a list of questions researchers and consumers of scientific research can consider to identify and avoid QMPs. Transparent answers to these measurement questions promote rigorous research, allow for thorough evaluations of a study’s inferences, and are necessary for meaningful replication studies. ------- End of Forwarded Message -------
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