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Researchers overwhelmingly endorse Mertonian norms for science but perceive that other researchers act on counternorms

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q2 i? Over 95% of surveyed researchers agreed that science should proceed with collective possession of scientific goods, yet a widespread sense exists that others act on counternorms of secrecy, dogmatism, and valuing quantity over quality. → Mellor 2021

Evidence

Mellor 2021

Mellor, D. (2021). Improving norms in research culture to incentivize transparency and rigor. Educational Psychologist, 56(2). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3125-5888

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The article reports, citing Anderson et al. (2007), a national survey of U.S. scientists in which "over 95% of researchers surveyed agreed" with Mertonian norms, while perceptions of others' behavior reflected counternorms. Percentage only; no effect size is printed.

"Anderson and her colleagues found that over 95% of researchers surveyed agreed with this sentiment (2007), that science should proceed according to this and other "Mertonian Norms:" universalism, disinterestedness, and organized skepticism"

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type claim
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title Researchers overwhelmingly endorse Mertonian norms for science but perceive that other researchers act on counternorms
description Researchers overwhelmingly endorse Mertonian norms for science but perceive that other researchers act on counternorms
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 2021
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-22
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sources 1 — mellor-2021

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