Biography:Eric-Jan Wagenmakers
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers | |
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| Born | May 21, 1972 Baarland, Netherlands |
| Other names | E.J. Wagenmakers |
| Citizenship | Netherlands |
| Education | University of Groningen University of Amsterdam |
| Known for | Bayesian statistics |
| Awards | Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science since 2017 Member of the Psychonomic Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical psychology |
| Institutions | University of Amsterdam (2003–present) |
| Academic advisors | Jeroen Raaijmakers |
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers (born May 21, 1972) is a Dutch mathematical psychologist. He is a professor at the Methodology Unit in the Department of Psychology at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).[1] Since 2012, he has also been Professor of Neurocognitive Modeling: Interdisciplinary Integration at UvA's Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences.[2] A noted expert on research methods in psychology, he has been highly critical of some dubious practices by his fellow psychologists, including Daryl Bem's research purporting to find support for the parapsychological concept of extrasensory perception,[3][4] and the tendency for psychologists in general to favor the publication of studies with surprising, eye-catching results.[5] He has also been actively addressing the replication crisis in psychology by helping to conduct a series of studies aimed at reproducing a 1988 study on the supposed effects of smiling on the perceived funniness of cartoons.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Eric-Jan Wagenmakers Curriculum Vitae". http://www.ejwagenmakers.com/cvEJ.pdf.
- ↑ Amsterdam, Universiteit van (2012-05-15). "Dr E.J. Wagenmakers" (in en). http://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/professor-appointments/2012/05/dr-e-j-wagenmakers.html.
- ↑ Engber, Daniel (2017-05-17). "Daryl Bem Proved ESP Is Real. Which Means Science Is Broken." (in en). https://slate.com/health-and-science/2017/06/daryl-bem-proved-esp-is-real-showed-science-is-broken.html.
- ↑ Carey, Benedict (2011). "Journal's Article on ESP Is Expected to Prompt Outrage" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/science/06esp.html.
- ↑ Shea, Christopher (2011-11-13). "As Dutch Research Scandal Unfolds, Social Psychologists Question Themselves". https://www.chronicle.com/article/As-Dutch-Research-Scandal/129746.
- ↑ Yong, Ed (2012-05-16). "Replication studies: Bad copy" (in en). Nature 485 (7398): 298–300. doi:10.1038/485298a. PMID 22596136. Bibcode: 2012Natur.485..298Y.
- ↑ Skibba, Ramin (2016-11-03). "Psychologists argue about whether smiling makes cartoons funnier" (in en). Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20929. https://www.nature.com/news/psychologists-argue-about-whether-smiling-makes-cartoons-funnier-1.20929.
External links
- Eric-Jan Wagenmakers publications indexed by Google Scholar
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