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10 - The Interpretation and Reporting of Research

from Part III - Charting the Moral Geography of Psychological Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2022

Joshua W. Clegg
Affiliation:
John Jay College, CUNY
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In Chapter 10, I discuss the moral context of research interpretation and reporting. I describe interpretation as the constitution of evidence within an epistemic frame characterized by the totality of (always at least partly moral) commitments underlying analytic choices. These analytic choices include those concerning what is worthy of study, what kinds of methods and forms of evidence are considered acceptable, and what kinds of claims are warrantable. I also emphasize the ways that evidence is not merely gathered nor reported, but constituted within a rhetorical and political context. In the latter half of the chapter, I discuss the moral affordances of research reporting, focusing on questions of fairness, honesty, representation, and other considerations involved in report authoring. I focus specifically on questions of: collaboration and credit; style and representation; venue, availability, and audience; submission, editorial, and revision; and the dissemination and use of research reports.

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Psychological Inquiry as Everyday Moral Practice
, pp. 124 - 136
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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