Herding, social influences and behavioural bias in scientific research: Simple awareness of the hidden pressures and beliefs that influence our thinking can help to preserve objectivity

EMBO Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 902-905

  Baddeley, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; HEURISTICS; PERSONNEL; PUBLISHING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THINKING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HEURISTICS; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THINKING;

EID: 84938565597     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15252/embr.201540637     Document Type: Article

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