Improving methodological standards in behavioral interventions for cognitive enhancement
There is substantial interest in the possibility that cognitive skills can be improved by
dedicated behavioral training. Yet despite the large amount of work being conducted in this …
dedicated behavioral training. Yet despite the large amount of work being conducted in this …
Measuring memory is harder than you think: How to avoid problematic measurement practices in memory research
We argue that critical areas of memory research rely on problematic measurement practices
and provide concrete suggestions to improve the situation. In particular, we highlight the …
and provide concrete suggestions to improve the situation. In particular, we highlight the …
Making replication mainstream
Many philosophers of science and methodologists have argued that the ability to repeat
studies and obtain similar results is an essential component of science. A finding is elevated …
studies and obtain similar results is an essential component of science. A finding is elevated …
Gamified inoculation interventions do not improve discrimination between true and fake news: Reanalyzing existing research with receiver operating characteristic …
Gamified inoculation interventions designed to improve the detection of online
misinformation are becoming increasingly prevalent. Two of the most notable interventions …
misinformation are becoming increasingly prevalent. Two of the most notable interventions …
The forgotten history of signal detection theory.
JT Wixted - Journal of experimental psychology: learning, memory …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Signal detection theory is one of psychology's most well-known and influential theoretical
frameworks. However, the conceptual hurdles that had to be overcome before the theory …
frameworks. However, the conceptual hurdles that had to be overcome before the theory …
Theoretically informed generative models can advance the psychological and brain sciences: Lessons from the reliability paradox
Theories of individual differences are foundational to psychological and brain sciences, yet
they are traditionally developed and tested using superficial summaries of data (eg, mean …
they are traditionally developed and tested using superficial summaries of data (eg, mean …
The Misuse of Tobin's q
For several decades, scholars have assessed many of the key concepts in corporate law by
studying empirically how they impact the value of corporations. For example, one central …
studying empirically how they impact the value of corporations. For example, one central …
An overview of scientific reproducibility: Consideration of relevant issues for behavior science/analysis
S Laraway, S Snycerski, S Pradhan… - Perspectives on Behavior …, 2019 - Springer
For over a decade, the failure to reproduce findings in several disciplines, including the
biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences, have led some authors to claim that there is a …
biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences, have led some authors to claim that there is a …
The grammaticality asymmetry in agreement attraction reflects response bias: Experimental and modeling evidence
Memory access mechanisms such as cue-based retrieval have come to dominate theories of
the processing of linguistic dependencies such as subject-verb agreement. One …
the processing of linguistic dependencies such as subject-verb agreement. One …
Multidimensional signals and analytic flexibility: Estimating degrees of freedom in human-speech analyses
Recent empirical studies have highlighted the large degree of analytic flexibility in data
analysis that can lead to substantially different conclusions based on the same data set …
analysis that can lead to substantially different conclusions based on the same data set …