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Emergency Pod: Harvard Fake Data Scandal

Aug 7, 2023
36:42

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  • Francesca Gino's data fraud scandal in behavioral science research highlighted the importance of maintaining integrity and transparency in research practices.
  • The scandal raised doubts about the credibility of key principles in behavioral science like ego depletion and power posing, emphasizing the need for stronger controls in research to ensure data validity.

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Francesca Gino's Data Fraud Scandal Unveiled

Francesca Gino, a renowned Harvard professor, has been exposed for data fraud in her behavioral science research. The scandal involves four studies where data manipulation substantially altered the results. For instance, in a study on honesty pledges, participants showed drastically different levels of honesty based on the location of the pledge on a form. However, suspicious data found by researchers cast doubt on the validity of these results.

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