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KEY FEATURES: A student-friendly writing style makes the content more approachable for readers to retain. Personal stories from fellows of the Association of Psychological Science (APS) convey to readers that even the most distinguished experts make mistakes that can be avoided through examination. Critical thinking questions give students the opportunity to reflect on preceding essays. Stories from all areas of psychology appeal to learners beyond subfields of psychology.
The Danger of Superficial Success
The Danger of Superficial Success
When I was asked to write about my biggest research mistake, my first thought was to consider some type of methods or statistical error. Indeed, I have many to draw from—but what I ultimately settled on was something entirely different. My biggest research mistake was pursuing a line of inquiry early in my career because it was superficially rewarding and easy, regardless of its purpose.
In graduate school, I became intrigued with the historiometric technique pioneered by Simonton (2009), in which you comb through biographies or other existing data as a way of studying eminent creators. As an aspiring creative writer, I began entering all sorts of information about eminent writers ...
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