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State of the nation address: Individual differences research.

State of the nation address: Individual differences research. Tom Booth Tim Bates 2012.03.30. As they say in “Dumb and Dumber”. I’ve had it with this subject . We got no data , we got no methods , our study’s results are falling awa y [ Italics added]. Why the questions?.

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State of the nation address: Individual differences research.

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  1. State of the nation address: Individual differences research. Tom Booth Tim Bates 2012.03.30

  2. As they say in “Dumb and Dumber” I’ve had it with this subject. We got no data, we got no methods, our study’s results are fallingaway [Italics added]

  3. Why the questions? • Undoubtedly this is not a new conversation, but it is important self-reflection for the field. • Are we progressing as fast as we can? • Are we getting closer to answer interesting questions? • If not, how should the rate of progress be increased? • Does the incentive system need to change? • Do standards in journals/the field need to change? • Funding? • What is the most productive way for young researchers to channel their energies?

  4. Propositions • Individual differences has some very interesting questions left to answer. • Data to answer these questions are not being collected. • Resources to analyse these data are either not-adequate or not available Discuss…

  5. 1: Do we have interesting questions? • Is is possible to answer these questions? • Are we researching the right questions? • Day to day, do we askquestions or sweep assumptions under the carpet?

  6. 2: Are our Data Adequate? • Are there data sets in existence which contain the breadth and depth of data needed to answer complex questions? • If yes: Do we all have access to it… • Can patchworks of smaller datasets suffice? • How well do we measure psychological constructs?

  7. Do we have methods to model complexity? • If we had the data, could we analyse it? • Are the requisite methods • Accessible to the bulk of researchers • What should the bulk of researchers do? • Comprehensible by the bulk of researchers • If not whose fault is that? • What about cost and time resources?

  8. Why the questions? • Undoubtedly this is not a new conversation, but it is important self-reflection for the field. • Are we progressing? • Are we getting closer to answer interesting questions? • If not, how should we get there? • Does the incentive system need to change? • Do standards in journals/the field need to change? • What is the most productive way for young researchers to channel their energies?

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