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Direct linkWood, James M.; Nezworski, M. Teresa – American Psychologist, 2005
This paper presents comments on the article by D. Westen and J. Weinberger, which stated that '...science can be viewed as the history of confirmatory biases" (p. 609). This comment's authors prefer an alternative formulation: The history of science can be viewed as a constant and largely successful struggle to overcome confirmatory biases.…
Descriptors: Science History, Meta Analysis, Interviews, Bias
