How can we make sound replication decisions?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Davis-Stober, Clintin P.; Sarafoglou, Alexandra; Aczel, Balazs; Chandramouli, Suyog H.; Errington, Timothy M.; Field, Sarahanne M.; Fishbach, Ayelet; Freire, Juliana; Ioannidis, John P. A.; Oberauer, Klaus; Pestilli, Franco; Ressl, Susanne; Schad, Daniel J.; ter Schure, Judith; Tentori, Katya; van Ravenzwaaij, Don; Vandekerckhove, Joachim; Gundersen, Odd Erik
• 署名单位: University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia; University of Amsterdam; Eotvos Lorand University; Aalto University; Princeton University; University of Groningen; University of Chicago; New York University; New York University Tandon School of Engineering; New York University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; University of Zurich; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; University of Amsterdam; University of Trento; University of Groningen; University of California System; University of California Irvine; University of California System; University of California Irvine; University of California System; University of California Irvine; Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU)
• 刊物名称: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0027-9240
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2401236121
• 发表日期: 2025-02-04
• 关键词: external validity; magical number; reproducibility; science; CRISIS; VALUES; replicability; PSYCHOLOGY; tests; RISK

摘要

Replication and the reported crises impacting many fields of research have become a focal point for the sciences. This has led to reforms in publishing, methodological design and reporting, and increased numbers of experimental replications coordinated across many laboratories. While replication is rightly considered an indispensable tool of science, financial resources and researchers' time are quite limited. In this perspective, we examine different values and attitudes that scientists can consider when deciding whether to replicate a finding and how. We offer a conceptual framework for assessing the usefulness of various replication tools, such as preregistration.