Introduction

In this module, we discuss the state of transparency practices in social science research today and compare it to how the scientific community generally believes science should be conducted.

Trailer for BITSS MOOC: Transparent and Open Social Science Research

Course Overview

What are Merton's norms?

How closely do we conform to Merton's norms?

Violations of the scientific ethos in social psychology

Articulating the problem and possible ways forward