Replicating is difficult but necessary, and methodology can help

Archer advised psychology researchers to reject replication and experimentalism. The present comment counters Archer’s recommendations. Researchers should be more, not less, concerned with methodology to improve the quality of replication attempts and more convincingly test theories.

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Theory & Psychology
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2024-09-30
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https://doi.org/10.1177/09593543241265912
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Behavioral Health and Interventions
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Replicating is difficult but necessary, and methodology can help

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Replicating is difficult but necessary, and methodology can help

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Abstract

Archer advised psychology researchers to reject replication and experimentalism. The present comment counters Archer’s recommendations. Researchers should be more, not less, concerned with methodology to improve the quality of replication attempts and more convincingly test theories.

Theory & PsychologyVol. 34(5)
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