Improving the Dependability of Research in Personality and Social Psychology

Personality and Social Psychology Review - Tập 18 Số 1 - Trang 3-12 - 2014
David C. Funder1, John M. Levine2, Diane M. Mackie3, Carolyn C. Morf4, Carol Sansone5, Simine Vazire6, Stephen G. West7
1University of California, Riverside, USA
2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;
3University of California, Santa Barbara USA
4University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
5University of Utah, Salt Lake City, (USA)
6Washington University, St Louis, Mo. USA
7Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ USA

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In this article, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Task Force on Publication and Research Practices offers a brief statistical primer and recommendations for improving the dependability of research. Recommendations for research practice include (a) describing and addressing the choice of N (sample size) and consequent issues of statistical power, (b) reporting effect sizes and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), (c) avoiding “questionable research practices” that can inflate the probability of Type I error, (d) making available research materials necessary to replicate reported results, (e) adhering to SPSP’s data sharing policy, (f) encouraging publication of high-quality replication studies, and (g) maintaining flexibility and openness to alternative standards and methods. Recommendations for educational practice include (a) encouraging a culture of “getting it right,” (b) teaching and encouraging transparency of data reporting, (c) improving methodological instruction, and (d) modeling sound science and supporting junior researchers who seek to “get it right.”

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Personality and Social Psychology Review

Tập 18 Số 1

3-12

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