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Bayesian Analysis and Prior Skepticism in Psychology Research
The use of Bayesian analysis in psychology and social psychology is discussed, with a specific example of a study examining the effect of looking at a picture of Rodin's sculpture, 'The Thinker', on participants' belief in God. The chapter raises questions about the feasibility of the study's findings and the skepticism that should be assigned to research theories in these fields.
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