Recomendaciones en el diseño, la ejecución y la publicación de investigaciones en Psicología y ciencias del comportamiento

• Acevedo-Triana, César Andrés ^[1] ; López-López, Wilson ^[1] ; Cárdenas Parra, Luis Fernando ^[2]
  1. [1] Pontífica Universidad Javeriana

     Pontífica Universidad Javeriana

     Colombia

     
  2. [2] Universidad de los Andes
• Localización: Revista Costarricense de Psicología, ISSN 0257-1439, ISSN-e 1659-2913, Vol. 33, Nº. 2, 2014 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Revista Costarricense de Psicología), págs. 155-177
• Idioma: español
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  • Las prácticas inadecuadas en la investigación han repercutido en el estatus científico del conocimiento en Psicología y ciencias del comportamiento en general. Este artículo tiene como propósito mostrar algunos mecanismos que podrían ayudar a mejorar el proceso de investigación y la práctica profesional. El artículo se divide en tres secciones: primero, presentamos la Psicología como disciplina científica diferente a la pseudociencia con el fin de examinar y sugerir acciones para mantener este principio científico; segundo, se sugieren algunas recomendaciones en torno a la ejecución de las investigaciones y el proceso necesario de replicación y, tercero, proponemos el proceso de publicación de las investigaciones como mecanismo de autocorrección metodológica y teórica. A modo general, existe una discusión constante, que más allá de realizar cuestionamientosepistemológicos, se refiere a una revisión profunda de principios y prácticas que sustentan los hallazgos derivados de las investigaciones; además, la visión de integración de herramientas tecnológicas superan barreras de acceso al consumo, producción y difusión del conocimiento.

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