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Re:‘Preapproved Narratives’ Corrupt Science by gustavus on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:26PM (#37757098)
One of the best indicators of what the results of a psychotherapy study/experiment will be is what the scientist doing the research already believes. I doubt this is limited to simply psychotherapy.

https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/28/the-control-group-is-o...

Re:‘Preapproved Narratives’ Corrupt Science by tgv on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:35PM (#37757188)
It's easier to get a desired result in fields like psychology and educational sciences, since it's so hard to control the experimental setting. To add insult to injury, this makes that even when done correctly, studies often don't generalize.