Summary
Key Takeaways
- The replication of findings is an important hallmark of science.
- Replication projects in psychology have had mixed results, with many studies not being replicated. There are multiple reasons why study results might not be replicable.
Acknowledgements
This chapter is adapted from the following sources:
The chapter “From the “Replicability Crisis” to Open Science Practices” in Research Methods in Psychology – 2nd Canadian Edition by Chiang et al. (2015), via BCcampus, is adapted under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
The chapter “2.3 Analyzing Findings” in Psychology 2e by Spielman et al. (2020), via OpenStax, is used under a CC BY license.
