Yeah, even if the hypothesis is refuted, why is this humiliating? This isn't kindergarten, its not like having your hypothesis refuted gives you cooties. No moral culpability accrues to you.
What's humiliating is what's happening in Psychology right now. Humiliating is having to retract your paper because you made up the results. Humiliating is losing your career because you are a big fat fraud.
What's humiliating is what's happening in Psychology right now. Humiliating is having to retract your paper because you made up the results. Humiliating is losing your career because you are a big fat fraud.