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What Turns Some Scholars Into Frauds?

Social science’s incentives are leading us astray.

From climate change to vaccines, science faces a crisis of credibility. Politics plays a part, but in psychology much of the damage is self-inflicted. At the start of the millennium, the field was trusted and popular. Professors offered tips on losing weight, getting jobs, and influencing others, amplified by social media and TED talks. Then came the replication failures — and the scandals.

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Andrew King is a professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.