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meegbear

(25,438 posts)
Thu Aug 14, 2014, 12:27 PM Aug 2014

The Rude Pundit: Late Post Today, But, Hey, Take a Survey - For Science!

The Rude Pundit is making sure that this much-abused body is in fine working order. He'll be back later with more therapeutic rudeness.

But while you're waiting: The Rude Pundit was contacted by a researcher at Stony Brook who asked him to reach out to rude readers to take a survey about one's beliefs. She flattered him about his bloggery and teased him by saying, "We recently had an onslaught of conservatives complete the survey and are looking for liberals to round out the sample."

Well, fuck those conservatives. This is for science, motherfuckers:

"My name is Julie Wronski and my colleagues and I are conducting an online survey about people’s personal characteristics and beliefs, and how people are able to read emotions in other peoples’ eyes. The study is brief and interesting, and should help us understand how individuals think about other people and American society more generally. In our current political climate, I think developing an understanding of how people relate to one another is critical for America to thrive. I hope you will take a few minutes to participate.

"The survey can be accessed by using the following link. We ask you to please do not discuss your participation in the study for the next few weeks, as to not influence other participants: https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0VQZPHEYplprmv3

"The research team is based at Stony Brook University. Questions about participation or results of the study can be directed to Julie Wronski at julie.wronski@stonybrook.edu."

http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2014/08/late-post-today-but-hey-take-survey-for.html

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The Rude Pundit: Late Post Today, But, Hey, Take a Survey - For Science! (Original Post) meegbear Aug 2014 OP
I just finished the survey ... meegbear Aug 2014 #1
Self-selected online surveys are not science. longship Aug 2014 #2
done intaglio Aug 2014 #3
Done. peabody Aug 2014 #4

longship

(40,416 posts)
2. Self-selected online surveys are not science.
Thu Aug 14, 2014, 12:54 PM
Aug 2014

Julie Wronski is Wrongski.

The evidence for this is the attempt here to DU this survey. Or maybe PZ Myers may chime in on it. Either way, it takes it out of the realm of science and into the realm of popular opinion. We all know what that gets us.

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