Christopher J. Ferguson
Christopher J. Ferguson is a professor of psychology at Stetson University.
Stories by this Author
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The Review | OpinionBias-Response Teams Are a Bad Idea
A system that encourages anonymous snitching is intrinsically abusive. -
The Review | Opinion
Ideological Signaling Has No Role in Research
Journals have begun asking for “positionality statements.” That’s a mistake. -
The Chronicle Review
Climate Scientists Should Embrace Public Debate
Ducking the skeptics only fuels conspiracy theories and increases the credibility of outlandish views. -
The Review
Video-Game Heroines Can Kick Sexism’s Butt
But don’t distort research results in a quest to tame the misogyny of gaming. -
The Chronicle Review
The Case Against Scholarly Consensus
It’s a way to bully skeptics and allow professional organizations to cozy up to political allies and potential funders. -
The Conversation
Don’t Blame Video Games for Real-World Violence
Research shows no correlation, despite some scholars’ claims to the contrary, writes Christopher J. Ferguson. -
The Chronicle Review
Seeing Past the Blame Game
Mass homicides like the shootings in Tucson are so extreme that they test our ability to be patient, to let fact-finding run its course. There are no simple answers. -
The Chronicle Review
Narcissism Run Rampant? Let’s Not Flatter Ourselves
The self-esteem movement may be silly, but social scientists should exercise caution in diagnosing a so-called epidemic among young people. -
The Chronicle Review
Put Video Games to Good Use
Don’t ban them—even the shoot-'em-ups. Instead, take advantage of their attraction for students. -
The Review
Not Every Child Is Secretly a Genius
The idea of intelligence —that human beings possess, to varying degrees, an innate and universal ability to learn—has taken a beating in recent decades. Ever since Stephen J. Gould’s Mismeasurement of Man (Norton, 1981) and Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences…
