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Consensus meetings will outperform integrative experiments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2024

Maximilian A. Primbs Open the ORCID record for Maximilian A. Primbs [Opens in a new window] ,
Leonie A. Dudda Open the ORCID record for Leonie A. Dudda [Opens in a new window] ,
Pia K. Andresen Open the ORCID record for Pia K. Andresen [Opens in a new window] ,
Erin M. Buchanan Open the ORCID record for Erin M. Buchanan [Opens in a new window] ,
Hannah K. Peetz Open the ORCID record for Hannah K. Peetz [Opens in a new window] ,
Miguel Silan Open the ORCID record for Miguel Silan [Opens in a new window]  and
Daniël Lakens Open the ORCID record for Daniël Lakens [Opens in a new window]
Maximilian A. Primbs
Affiliation:
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands max.primbs@ru.nl hannah.peetz@ru.nl, https://max-primbs.netlify.app/
Leonie A. Dudda
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands l.a.dudda@umcutrecht.nl University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Pia K. Andresen
Affiliation:
Department of Methodology & Statistics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands p.k.andresen@uu.nl
Erin M. Buchanan
Affiliation:
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA, USA ebuchanan@harrisburgu.edu, https://www.aggieerin.com/
Hannah K. Peetz
Affiliation:
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands max.primbs@ru.nl hannah.peetz@ru.nl, https://max-primbs.netlify.app/
Miguel Silan
Affiliation:
Annecy Behavioral Science Lab, Menthon Saint Bernard, France MiguelSilan@gmail.com Développement, individu, processus, handicap, éducation (DIPHE), Université Lumière Lyon 2, Bron Cedex, France
Daniël Lakens*
Affiliation:
Human–Technology Interaction Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands D.Lakens@tue.nl, https://sites.google.com/site/lakens2
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*Corresponding author.
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Abstract

We expect that consensus meetings, where researchers come together to discuss their theoretical viewpoints, prioritize the factors they agree are important to study, standardize their measures, and determine a smallest effect size of interest, will prove to be a more efficient solution to the lack of coordination and integration of claims in science than integrative experiments.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e56
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