Remember, this assignment is optional, you are not required to do the assignment or get a passing grade for it, in order to complete this course!

1. Which of the six principles listed below do you feel Stapel violated?

--empirical testability

--replicability

--objectivity

--transparency

--falsifiability

--logical consistency

2. Which violation do you think is most important and why?


First, name all the principles you think he violated. Second, choose the principle that you find most important, and briefly explain how Stapel violated this principle. You can use just a few sentences. See the example answer below to get an idea of what your submission should look like. (This is actually not a very good answer, the reasoning is vague and no example or reference to Stapel's specific behavior is included!)


Example

1. Stapel violated: empirical testability and logical consistency.

2. He violated logical consistency because the expectations (predictions) he formulated did not follow logically from his hypothesis. He overgeneralized his predictions or made them up without having a supporting hypothesis.