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    Reputational risk does not immunize investigators against... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A responsible inquirer cannot afford to dismiss out of hand all cases that seem to defy ordinary naturalistic explanation.

    Reputational risk does not immunize investigators against error; it may instead create psychological pressure to vindicate prior public commitments to the phenomena.

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    • 1.Cognitive dissonance theory shows people unconsciously distort evidence to align with public positions they've staked their credibility on.
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    • 2.Career incentives reward confirming prior claims over admitting error, especially when reputational costs of reversal are professionally damaging.
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    • 3.Historical case studies (cold fusion, facilitated communication) show researchers ignored contradictory data after public commitment to phenomena.
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    • 1.Reputational risk could equally motivate rigorous verification to avoid the greater damage of promoting false claims later exposed.
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    • 2.Many investigators have publicly reversed initial claims (e.g., Bem on ESP) without career destruction, suggesting reputation needn't trap reasoning.
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    • 3.The claim conflates individual psychology with systematic error—peer review and replication exist partly to check motivational biases regardless of stakes.
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