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Advancing Science Through Critical Discussion
Recent initiatives in psychological science — such as facilitating replication and ensuring sound methodologies — have sparked a lively dialogue among researchers, publishers, and the general public. The July 2013 issue of Perspectives on Psychological
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Putting a Little Personality Into Social Psychology (and Vice-Versa)
The personal and the social intertwine inextricably. In a 2011 paper published in the European Journal of Personality, a group of psychological scientists note that when we talk about an individual’s personality, part of what
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The Prevalence of Declining Effect Sizes in Educational Research
Effect sizes are the statistic generated by meta-analyses, a commonly used statistic in education research. This project uses a methodological framework similar to that of Jennions and Moller (2001) to determine whether declining effect sizes
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Psychology uses 'registered replication reports' to improve reliability
The Guardian: On Tuesday a group of scientists published a protocol, a set of instructions for running an experiment, which represents the culmination of a year’s discussion on the problems inherent in academic publishing. The
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APS Journal Seeks Labs to Participate in First Registered Replication Report Project
Updated June 5, 2013: Perspectives on Psychological Science has received a wonderful response to the call for proposals to participate in its first Registered Replication Report Project. The deadline for proposals to participate in the
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Sabina Cehajic-Clancy
Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Bosnia and Herzegovina www.ssst.edu.ba What does your research focus on? In my research, I am examining socio-psychological processes of sustainable intergroup reconciliation with a particular focus on a post-conflict
