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Category Archives: Psychology
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) – Separating Verbal and Spatial Cognitive Faculties
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The effects of ego-depletion on belief bias (interim research report)
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Decentralised network systems of trust: Blockchain technology for scientific research
An interesting and innovative proposal is to use blockchain technologies (usually associated with digital crypto currencies like, for instance, Bitcoin or Ethereum) to counteract the replication crisis, to validate empirical findings, and to improve and optimize the scientific procedure on …
Advaita Vedānta, the art and science of yoga, introspection, and the hard problem of consciousness
The great ancient knowledge system of India known as Vedānta has several schools of thought and forms the rational philosophical system which is the foundation of Hinduism. It is based on various Upanishads178, the Brahma Sūtras, and the Bhagavad Gītā. …
The Kochen-Specker theorem and the role of the observer in quantum physics
The Kochen-Specker theorem (see for example Kochen & Specker, 1975) is a “no go” theorem in physics which was mathematically proved by John Bell in 1966 and by Simon Kochen and Ernst Specker in 1967. It conclusively demonstrates that it …
The Möbius Band: A peculiar geometrical figure
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Code for generating an interactive Möbius band in R (using OpenGL)
library(rgl) # (Murdoch, 2001) library(plot3D) # (Soetaert, 2014) # Define parameters R <- 3 u <- seq(0, 2 * pi, length.out = 100) v <- seq(-1, 1,…
The demise of academic values: A quasi-Humboldtian perspective
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Keywords: Taylorism, Neoliberalism, Education as business,…
Valid logical inferences, scientific integrity, ethics, and authenticity in the neoliberal academic climate
The correct adjustment of α-levels is a logical prerequisite for valid inferences and conclusions (that is, in the NHST framework). However, if stringent (appropriate) α-control techniques would be applied, many experiments would not reach statistical significance at the conventional α …