Psychology needs to get tired of winning

被引:16
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作者
Haeffel, Gerald J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Notre Dame, Dept Psychol, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
来源
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE | 2022年 / 9卷 / 06期
关键词
falsification; theory; predictions; philosophy of science; registered reports; MENTAL-HEALTH; SUICIDAL IDEATION; DEPRESSION; PROGRESS; FALSIFIABILITY; RESILIENCE; ANXIETY;
D O I
10.1098/rsos.220099
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Psychological science is on an extraordinary winning streak. A review of the published literature shows that nearly all study hypotheses are supported. This means that either all the theories are correct, or the literature is biased towards positive findings. Results from large-scale replication projects and the prevalence of questionable research practices indicate the latter. This is a problem because science progresses from being wrong. For decades, there have been calls for better theories and the adoption of a strong inference approach to science. However, there is little reason to believe that psychological science is ready to change. Although recent developments like the open science movement have improved transparency and replicability, they have not addressed psychological science's method-oriented (rather than problem-oriented) mindset. Psychological science still does not embrace the scientific method of developing theories, conducting critical tests of those theories, detecting contradictory results, and revising (or disposing of) the theories accordingly. In this article, I review why psychologists must embrace being wrong and how the Registered Report format might be one strategy for stopping psychology's winning streak.
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