Eric-Jan Wagenmakers
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers | |
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Born | |
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
[edit]- ^ "Eric-Jan Wagenmakers Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ Amsterdam, Universiteit van (2012-05-15). "Dr E.J. Wagenmakers". www.uva.nl. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ Engber, Daniel (2017-05-17). "Daryl Bem Proved ESP Is Real. Which Means Science Is Broken". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ Carey, Benedict (2011). "Journal's Article on ESP Is Expected to Prompt Outrage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ Shea, Christopher (2011-11-13). "As Dutch Research Scandal Unfolds, Social Psychologists Question Themselves". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ Yong, Ed (2012-05-16). "Replication studies: Bad copy". Nature. 485 (7398): 298–300. Bibcode:2012Natur.485..298Y. doi:10.1038/485298a. PMID 22596136. S2CID 4321991.
- ^ Skibba, Ramin (2016-11-03). "Psychologists argue about whether smiling makes cartoons funnier". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20929. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Eric-Jan Wagenmakers publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Dutch psychologists
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam
- People from Borsele
- University of Groningen alumni
- University of Amsterdam alumni
- Bayesian statisticians
- Fellows of the Association for Psychological Science
- Dutch statisticians
- Dutch mathematicians
- Experimental psychologists
- Quantitative psychologists
- Dutch academic biography stubs