1. Introduction: How I Learned from Mistakes - Robert J. SternbergI. Failure in conceptualizing research2. Grandiosity and over-ambition - Nick Haslam3. Seperating data-based from non-data based evaluations - Harry P. Bahrick4. Too clever by half - Judy S.
Deloache5. Death is not the answer - Barbara Finlay6. Thinking more is more when less is more - E. Tory Higgins7. Manipulation checks can ruin your study - Ying-yi Hong8. Beware of popular premisis - Jerome Kagan9. The need for blind testing - Saul M. Kassin10.
Finding implicit memory in post-hypnotic amnesia - John F. Kihlstrom11. Social coordination in the wild - Joachim I. Krueger and Johannes Ulrich12. Data distress - Barbara C. Malt13. A bif mistake in interpreting cultural differneces - David Matsumoto and Hyisung C. Hwang14.
In praise of pilot studies - Richard McCarty15. Start strong, plan ahead - Nora S. Newcombe16. A mistake in studying the role of sleep in speech - Howard C. Nusbaum17. Short-term gains, long-term impasse - Lisa S. Onken18. Be as careful after your study is run as you are before - Richard E.
Petty19. Lessons learned from a failed experiment - Paul Slovic20. Raging hormones - Laurence Steinberg21. A failure in fidelity of experimental treatments - Robert J. Sternberg22. Stumbling in the dark - Peter Suedfeld23. Pilot, pilot, pilot. - Rebecca Treiman24.
Failure to recognize surface differences doesn''t necessarily imply underlying processing differences - Ovid Tzeng25. Farfel flees from his feast - Bernard WeinerII. Prematurely jumping to conclusions26. Jumping to the wrong conclusion: A lesson about people and learning - Eva L. BakerIII. Following a garden path27. Why didn''t I see it earlier? - Maya Bar-Hillel28. Losing time - Charlotte J.
PattersonIV. Using measures of dubious reliability/validity29. Virginity in mate selection - David M. Buss30. New fields, new errors: Breaking rules every researcher should know - Robert A. Baron31. How do we compare sensory or hedonic intensities across groups? - Linda M. Bartoshuk and Derek J.
Snyder32. Science marches on its measures - Larry E. Beutler and Samaria Lenore33. Reliability is not readiness - C. J. Brainerd34. The importance of being there - Gary P. Latham35.
Failure to conduct a pilot study - Frank WorrellV. Carelessness36. Small change--big mistake: Check and check again - Daniel R. Ilgen37. Losing my dissertation data - Reinhold Kliegl38. Peers, procedures, and panic: A careless error that offered a lifetime of benefits - Mitchell J. Prinstein39. Multiple missteps: The twin study that should have been - Nancy L.
Segal40. Always late: Causes and consequences far and wide - June P. Tangney41. When results are too good to be true, they are probably not true - Thomas S. Wallsten, Gal Zauberman, Dan ArielyVI. Over-relying on others42. Of course our program is error-free--not! - Mary Hegarty43. Hiring a woman to do a man''s job: The perils of equal opportunity employment when running (ruining) social psychological experiments - Julie T.
FitnessVII. Error in statistical analysis44. The case of the enterprising instructor - Regina F. Frey and Mark A. McDaniel45. Self-help can be no help at all: Some unambiguous advice - Donald J. Foss46. A third-variable problem in face recognition - Isabel GauthierVIII.
Generalizability of findings47. Not establishing the cross-cultural validity of measures of key constructs in a high-stakes field experiment - J. Lawrence Aber48. Ecological validity: Mistaking the lab for real life - Karen Adolph49. A major error in the evaluation of psychological treatments for anxiety - David H. BarlowIX. Failure to understand the "system"50. Mistakes were made (but not by me) - Stephen J.
Ceci51. A missed opportunity to improve on credibility analysis in criminal law - Klaus Fiedler52. The importance of professional discourse - Jack M. Fletcher53. "Nem di gelt?" or Can accepting grant awards be a bad thing? - Richard M. Lerner and Jun Wang54. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer: With whom should you share your creative ideas? - David B. Pisoni55.
Walking ethical tightropes in research collaborations - Jonathan A. PluckerX. Societal costs outweigh societal benefits56. The danger of superficial success - James C. Kaufman57. Kinds of research mistakes - Robert J. SternbergEcological Validity: Mistaking the Lab for Real Life - Klaus FiedlerA Missed Opportunity in the Federal High Court of Justice: Second Thoughts on (Halfhearted) Engagement in Applied Work - Klaus FiedlerMistake: Not Establishing the Cross-Cultural Validity of Measures of Key Constructs in a High-Stakes Field ExperimentShort-Term Gains, Long-Term Impasse - Lisa OnkenPilot, pilot, pilot - Rebecca TreimanSmall Change-- Big mistake: Check and Check Again - Daniel IlgenA Major Error in the Evaluation of Psychological Treatments for Anxiety - David BarlowStart Strong, Plan Ahead - Nora NewcombeThe Importance of Being There - Gary LathamRaging Hormones - Laurence SteinbergAlways Late: Causes and Consequences Far and Wide - June TangneyDeath is Not the Answer - Barbara FinlayThe Danger of Superficial Success - James KaufmanData Distress - Barbara Malt(One of) My Biggest Research Mistake(s) - David Matsumoto, Hyisung HwangIntroduction: How I Learned to Learn From Mistakes - Robert SternbergKinds of Research Mistakes - Robert SternbergA Failure in Fidelity of Exprerimental Treatments - Robert SternbergBeware of Popular Premises - Jerome KaganSelf-Help Can Be No Help at All: Some Unambiguous Advice - Donald FossThe Case of the Enterprising InstructorManipulation Check Can Ruin Your Study - Ying-yi HongGrandiosity and Over-Ambition - Nick HaslamWhy Didnt I See It Earlier? - Maya Bar-HillelWhen Results Are Too Good to be True, They Are Probably Not - Thomas Wallsten, Gal Zauberman, Dan Ariely"Nem di gelt" or "Can Accepting Grant /Awards Be a Bad Thing?" - Richard Lerner"Nem gi gelt" or "Can Accepting Grant Awards Be a Bad Thing?" - Jun WangLosing My Dissertation Data - Reinhold KlieglA Third-Variable Problem in Face Recognition - Isabel GauthierSocial Coordination in the Wild - Joachim Krueger, Johannes UllrichMultiple Misstep: The Twin Study That Should Have Been - Nancy SegalPeers, Procedures, and Panic:? A Careless Error That Offered a Lifetime of Benefits - Mitchell PrinsteinSending a Woman to do a Man''s Job - Julie FitnessA Mistake in Studying the Role of Sleep in Speech - Howard NusbaumStumbling in the Dark - Peter SuedfeldVirginity in Mate Selection - David BussLosing Time: A Professional Mistake - Charlotte PattersonNew Fields, New Errors: Breaking Rules - Robert A. BaronLessons Learned from a Failed Experiment - Paul SlovicBe as Careful After Your Study is Run as You Are Before.
- Richard PettyThe Psychophysics of Comparing Sensory/Hedonic Experiences Across Groups - Linda Bartoshuk, Derek SnyderMy Biggest Research Mistake: Failure to Recognize Surface Differences Dont Necessarily Imply Underlying Processing Differences - Ovid TzengThe Importance of Professional Discourse - Jack FletcherOf Course Our Program is Error Free - Not - Mary HegartyKeep Your Friends Close But Keep Your Enemies Closer: Who Should You Share Your Ideas With? - David PisoniReliability is Not Readiness - C. BrainerdThe Need to Blind Experimenter to Condition - Saul M. KassinJumping to the Wrong Conclusion: A Lesson About People and Learning - Eva BakerScience Marches on Its Measures - Larry BeutlerFinding Implicit Memory in Posthypnotic Amnesia - John KihlstromIn Praise of Pilot Studies - Richard McCartyWalking Ethical Tightropes in Research Collaborations - Jonathan PluckerFailure to Conduct a Pilot Study - Frank WorrellSeparating Data-Based From Non-Data-Based Evaluations - Harry Bahrick.