Przemysław Zdybek
Institute of Psychology, Opole University
Radosław Walczak
Institute of Psychology, Opole University
Marta Zdybek
Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw
Abstract:
The commentary to Klebaniuk’s paper ‘Professor Stapel on dope. On the beautifying of social psychology’ shows the search for explanations for the scientiÞc misconduct in psychology. With the help of Polish psychology students survey, the authors present the dissonance between declared values and dishonest practices. More than 50% of subjects admit to witnessing some kind of fraudulent behaviour in psychological research. Some historical and cultural reasons for fraudulent behaviour are presented and discussed.
Keywords: fraud, Stapel, plagiarism, students misconduct, survey, data falsiÞcation, HARKing
Cite this article as:
Zdybek, P., Walczak, R., Zdybek, M. (2012). A story of a common fraud. Scientific misconduct as seen through Polish psychology students’ eyes. Psychologia Społeczna, 22, 234–244.