The replication (replicability, reproducibility) crisis in social psychology and clinical medicine
arises from the fact that many apparently well-confirmed experimental results are …

One of the central goals in any scientific endeavor is to understand causality. Experiments
that seek to demonstrate a cause/effect relation most often manipulate the postulated causal …

In science, replication is the process of repeating research to determine the extent to which
findings generalize across time and across situations. Recently, the science of psychology …

The issue of publication bias in psychological science is one that has remained difficult to
address despite decades of discussion and debate. The current article examines a sample …

Replication—an important, uncommon, and misunderstood practice—is gaining
appreciation in psychology. Achieving replicability is important for making research …

We discuss three arguments voiced by scientists who view the current outpouring of concern
about replicability as overblown. The first idea is that the adoption of a low alpha level (eg …

Meta-analysis is a popular approach in the psychological sciences for synthesizing data
across studies. However, the credibility of meta-analysis outcomes depends on the …

We have empirically assessed the distribution of published effect sizes and estimated power
by analyzing 26,841 statistical records from 3,801 cognitive neuroscience and psychology …

Replication is the scientific gold standard that enables the confirmation of research findings.
Concerns related to publication bias, flexibility in data analysis, and high-profile cases of …

Psychology is undergoing a replication crisis. The discussion surrounding this crisis has
centered on mistrust of previous findings. Researchers planning replication studies often …