The benefits of preregistration and Registered Reports
Practices that introduce systematic bias are common in most scientific disciplines, including
toxicology. Selective reporting of results and publication bias are two of the most prevalent …
toxicology. Selective reporting of results and publication bias are two of the most prevalent …
Gender differences in empathy, compassion, and prosocial donations, but not theory of mind in a naturalistic social task
B McDonald, P Kanske - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Despite broad interest, experimental evidence for gender differences in social abilities
remains inconclusive. Two important factors may have limited previous results:(i) a lack of …
remains inconclusive. Two important factors may have limited previous results:(i) a lack of …
People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories—but not often
Recent research has produced a significant body of knowledge about the antecedents and
consequences of individual differences in belief in conspiracy theories. What is less clear …
consequences of individual differences in belief in conspiracy theories. What is less clear …
Means to valuable exploration II: How to explore data to modify existing claims and create new ones
Transparent exploration in science invites novel discoveries by stimulating new or modified
claims about hypotheses, models, and theories. In this second article of two consecutive …
claims about hypotheses, models, and theories. In this second article of two consecutive …
[HTML][HTML] The landscape of open science in behavioral addiction research: Current practices and future directions
Open science refers to a set of practices that aim to make scientific research more
transparent, accessible, and reproducible, including pre-registration of study protocols …
transparent, accessible, and reproducible, including pre-registration of study protocols …
A template and tutorial for preregistering studies using passive smartphone measures
Passive smartphone measures hold significant potential and are increasingly employed in
psychological and biomedical research to capture an individual's behavior. These measures …
psychological and biomedical research to capture an individual's behavior. These measures …
Comparing self–other distinction across motor, cognitive and affective domains
E Pronizius, H Bukowski… - Royal Society Open …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The self–other distinction (SOD) is a process by which humans disentangle self from other-
related mental representations. This online study investigated two unresolved questions:(i) …
related mental representations. This online study investigated two unresolved questions:(i) …
Position Paper: Rethinking Empirical Research in Machine Learning: Addressing Epistemic and Methodological Challenges of Experimentation
M Herrmann, FJD Lange, K Eggensperger… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We warn against a common but incomplete understanding of empirical research in machine
learning (ML) that leads to non-replicable results, makes findings unreliable, and threatens …
learning (ML) that leads to non-replicable results, makes findings unreliable, and threatens …
Avoidance of causality outside experiments: Hypotheses from cognitive dissonance reduction
M Höfler, A Giesche - Science Progress, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The avoidance of causality in the design, analysis and interpretation of non-experimental
studies has often been criticised as an untenable scientific stance, because theories are …
studies has often been criticised as an untenable scientific stance, because theories are …
To what extent do beliefs in conspiracy theories change over time?
Psychological research has produced a significant body of knowledge about the
antecedents and consequences of inter-individual belief in conspiracy theories. What is less …
antecedents and consequences of inter-individual belief in conspiracy theories. What is less …