Abstract
The business of scientists is collecting, interpreting, and disseminating data. A difficult business it is, but honorable. Or is it? A look at the historical record might suggest otherwise, for it appears that unethical conduct in the name of science, including the falsification of data, is by no means rare. In fact, myriad cases of apparent fraud are evident in the history of science (Broad & Wade, 1982).
Preparation of this manuscript was partially supported by National Institutes of Health Grant 1 RO1 NS20216-01.
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Blakely, E., Poling, A., Cross, J. (1986). Fraud, Fakery, and Fudging. In: Poling, A., Fuqua, R.W. (eds) Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8786-2_15
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