{"id":12338,"date":"2019-10-07T11:10:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T02:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/?p=12338"},"modified":"2019-10-07T11:12:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T02:12:39","slug":"how-to-solve-the-reproducibility-crisis-in-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2019\/10\/07\/how-to-solve-the-reproducibility-crisis-in-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"How to solve the reproducibility crisis in Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"

The “reproducibility\u00a0crisis” (or “replicability crisis”) is the term used to describe the recent discovery in psychology that many classic studies are failing to have their results reproduced. In fact, the whole of psychology, especially social psychology research, seems to be in a crisis regarding its credibility as a source of knowledge. Other fields like economics and the sciences are facing the same problem. But I think I have a simple solution.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Problem<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In psychology, studies are our key source of knowledge. But not every study is created equally and there are many ways to assess the credibility of a study. One important way we can determine the reliability of a study is by\u00a0test-retest reliability, <\/strong>or replicability –\u00a0<\/strong>the extent to which other researchers have copied the studies methodology and have gotten the same or similar results.<\/p>\n

A famous real-life example of a study lacking replicability is Cuddy’s study on the effects of power posing<\/a>. This was a revolutionary and hugely popular study, sparking a book and lecture tours and made Cuddy a celebrity (with the help of the widely popular TED Talk). Because of that study, psychologists thought they “knew” that power posing could increase confidence. But the study has failed many replications – other psychologists just can’t get the same results (Read more: Science Daily<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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