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| − | + | '''Academic dishonesty''' is academic misconduct which violates the principles of [[academic integrity]]. For students, this primarily means cheating on a test - pretending you've learned more than you really have. For researchers, this generally refers to [[intellectual dishonesty]], such as knowingly presenting an unsound argument in favor of a proposition for ideological reasons. | |
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| − | + | Scientists unknowing drift academic dishonesty by incorrectly assuming that a small sample represents the whole (see [[statistical sampling]]). The pressures of the "[[publish or perish]]" mindset may drive some scientists to such deliberate acts as: | |
| − | [[Category: | + | * faking research to support a theory (see "[[fudging]]") |
| + | * discarding data which contradict a theory | ||
| + | * [[character assassination]] of scientists who advance competing theories | ||
| + | * refusing to make data available for review by interested parties (See [[Richard Lenski]] for an example) | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | [[Evolution syndrome]] | ||
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| + | [[category:Education]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Liberal Traits]] | ||
Revision as of 04:02, September 6, 2011
Academic dishonesty is academic misconduct which violates the principles of academic integrity. For students, this primarily means cheating on a test - pretending you've learned more than you really have. For researchers, this generally refers to intellectual dishonesty, such as knowingly presenting an unsound argument in favor of a proposition for ideological reasons.
Scientists unknowing drift academic dishonesty by incorrectly assuming that a small sample represents the whole (see statistical sampling). The pressures of the "publish or perish" mindset may drive some scientists to such deliberate acts as:
- faking research to support a theory (see "fudging")
- discarding data which contradict a theory
- character assassination of scientists who advance competing theories
- refusing to make data available for review by interested parties (See Richard Lenski for an example)