Beyond the hype: A simulation study evaluating the predictive performance of machine learning models in psychology.

Authors

Florian Scharf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1659-4774)
Kristin Jankowsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4847-0760)
Ulrich Schroeders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5225-1122)
Kim-Laura Speck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9918-4679)

Institutions

University of Kassel (DE)

Publication Details

Journal: Psychological Methods
Published: 2026-04-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000832
Primary Topic: Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

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Beyond the hype: A simulation study evaluating the predictive performance of machine learning models in psychology.

Florian Scharf, Kristin Jankowsky, Ulrich Schroeders, Kim-Laura Speck

Apr 30, 2026

Psychological Methods

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)

article

Beyond the hype: A simulation study evaluating the predictive performance of machine learning models in psychology.

Florian Scharf, Kristin Jankowsky, Ulrich Schroeders, Kim-Laura Speck

April 30, 2026article en

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Psychological Methods

University of Kassel (DE)

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