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The "Joy of Giving Our Science Away" symposium took place at SPSP's 16th Annual Convention in Long Beach, California. This presentation, by Eli Finkel of Northwestern University, is titled "The Ethics of Giving Psychology Away: Scientists' Contributions to the Marketplace of Ideas."
Social/personality psychologists study topics that interest the general public. This interest creates robust demand for information, which a wide range of public figures seek to meet. How can scientists navigate the ethical complexities of contributing to this marketplace of ideas despite its foreign communication norms of certitude, volume, and bluntness?
The "Joy of Giving Our Science Away" symposium took place at SPSP's 16th Annual Convention in Long Beach, California. This presentation, by Eli Finkel of Northwestern University, is titled "The Ethics of Giving Psychology Away: Scientists' Contributions to the Marketplace of Ideas."
Social/personality psychologists study topics that interest the general public. This interest creates robust demand for information, which a wide range of public figures seek to meet. How can scientists navigate the ethical complexities of contributing to this marketplace of ideas despite its foreign communication norms of certitude, volume, and bluntness?
