Challenge Questions:

• Research rarely publishes negative findings. How do you think this impacts the development of our understanding of the world and human behavior?
• Social Psychology has been leading in its focus on open and available data for multiple research groups to use and analyze. Do you think this is a good idea for other areas of psychology to follow? Why?
• Often when researchers 'fudge' their data little to nothing by way of punishment or consequences happens. What do you think the consequences should be for someone found falsifying or misrepresenting their research outcomes? Do you think the same consequences should hold for individuals found to be plagiarizing other's research? Why or why not?
• Finally, we've talked a lot about Ethics in research this semester. Please end/include in your post what you think the 'take-home' message about the connection between research and ethics. Do you think ethics should always be part of the research conversation? What does a focus on ethics bring to our understanding of the world and how we interpret our science?