Ghai Sakshi, Thériault Rémi, Forscher Patrick, Shoda Yuichi, Syed Moin, Puthillam Arathy, Peng Hu Chuan, Basnight-Brown Dana, Majid Asifa, Azevedo Flavio, Singh Leher
Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
Commun Psychol. 2025 Jan 29;3(1):16. doi: 10.1038/s44271-024-00179-1.
The field of psychology has rapidly transformed its open science practices in recent years. Yet there has been limited progress in integrating principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. In this Perspective, we raise the spectre of Questionable Generalisability Practices and the issue of MASKing (Making Assumptions based on Skewed Knowledge), calling for more responsible practices in generalising study findings and co-authorship to promote global equity in knowledge production. To drive change, researchers must target all four key components of the research process: design, reporting, generalisation, and evaluation. Additionally, macro-level geopolitical factors must be considered to move towards a robust behavioural science that is truly inclusive, representing the voices and experiences of the majority world (i.e., low-and-middle-income countries).
近年来,心理学领域迅速改变了其开放科学实践。然而,在整合多样性、公平性和包容性原则方面进展有限。在这篇观点文章中,我们提出了“可疑的普遍性实践”这一幽灵以及“MASKing”(基于扭曲知识进行假设)的问题,呼吁在推广研究结果和共同署名方面采取更负责任的做法,以促进知识生产中的全球公平。为推动变革,研究人员必须针对研究过程的所有四个关键组成部分:设计、报告、推广和评估。此外,必须考虑宏观层面的地缘政治因素,以迈向一门真正具有包容性、代表世界大多数(即低收入和中等收入国家)声音和经验的强大行为科学。