-
Brain-Training Claims Not Backed by Science, PSPI Report Shows
A scientific review puts the claims behind brain-training games and apps to the test.
-
Improving Research Practices, From Beginning to End
Efforts to promote replication, preregistration, and new analytic approaches now represent just some of the advances psychological scientists have been making toward improving research practices in the field. With the recognition that long-accepted research practices
-
Effect of Commitment on Forgiveness Investigated in Large-Scale Replication Project
After a betrayal of trust, what motivates an aggrieved partner to try and resolve the problem instead of walking away or seeking revenge? Many studies have indicated that how people respond to a partner’s betrayal
-
A Call to Change Science’s Culture of Shaming
In a guest column, APS Past President Susan T. Fiske calls on psychological scientists to tone down the ad hominem research critiques that are spreading across social media.
-
New Government Reports Showcase Behavioral Science
Evidence-based behavioral strategies are being used to combat everything from tax delinquency to unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions. Reports from the US Social and Behavioral Sciences Team and the UK’s Behavioural Insights Team showcase the latest applications of behavioral science in public policymaking.
-
Seven Selfish Reasons for Preregistration
Psychological scientists Eric-Jan Wagenmakers and Gilles Dutilh present an illustrated guide to the career benefits of submitting your research plans before beginning your data collection.
