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The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk. Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

 

LTT: Nora Hangel

Tuesday, February 4th @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST 

 

Title: Navigating Publication Bias: Reflections on Knowledge Practices in Judgment and Decision Making

Abstract:

Since the replication crisis impacted experimentally driven psychological and other sciences in 2010, pre-registration and registered reports have become more established practices. The talk examines the effects of these developments on knowledge making processes and on efforts to counteract publication bias from the perspective of scientists in Judgment and Decision Making (JDM). One notable consequences of these changes are that scientists reflect on the different goals publications have, the standards they expect from each other as epistemic agents, and the value and confidence levels associated with different types of knowledge.

I will present preliminary findings on how scientists reflect on various outlets for communicating valuable contributions to the field, including openly available resources (e.g., OSF platforms) and peer-reviewed publications, while advocating for a procedural understanding of knowledge.

The empirical data comes from my current project: The role of scientific judgment in generating knowledge (JUKNOW, GRF: #500479165, 09/2022-2025) where I study the practice of scientific inquiry, rational dimensions of knowledge-making practices, and processes of scientific reasoning in JDM. This social epistemological philosophy of science project adapts sociological qualitative methods for the use of cognitive ethnography to answer philosophical questions. The main research questions in JUKNOW concern how scientists conceptualize situations of epistemic trust and dependence when uncertainties occur during the processes of experimenting. How scientists reflect on the conflicting priorities between producing reliable contributions, accountability in the face of the conditionality of scientific results, and the need for recognition to survive academically. In addition, I study the self-correction of science by analyzing how scientists reflect on the peer-review system and other forms of self-correction on the individual, the group, and the community level of science.

 

This talk will also be available live streamed on:

Zoom:  https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96604412617

YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

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