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Explore your experimental designs and theories before you exploit them!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2024

Marina Dubova Open the ORCID record for Marina Dubova [Opens in a new window] ,
Sabina J. Sloman ,
Ben Andrew ,
Matthew R. Nassar  and
Sebastian Musslick
Marina Dubova*
Affiliation:
Cognitive Science Program, Indiana University Bloomington, IN, USA mdubova@iu.edu https://www.mdubova.com/
Sabina J. Sloman
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK sabina.sloman@manchester.ac.uk
Ben Andrew
Affiliation:
Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA benjamin_andrew@brown.edu matthew_nassar@brown.edu musslick@brown.edu www.smusslick.com Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Matthew R. Nassar
Affiliation:
Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA benjamin_andrew@brown.edu matthew_nassar@brown.edu musslick@brown.edu www.smusslick.com Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Sebastian Musslick
Affiliation:
Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA benjamin_andrew@brown.edu matthew_nassar@brown.edu musslick@brown.edu www.smusslick.com Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Institute of Cognitive Science, Osnabrück University, Osnabrück, Germany
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Abstract

In many areas of the social and behavioral sciences, the nature of the experiments and theories that best capture the underlying constructs are themselves areas of active inquiry. Integrative experiment design risks being prematurely exploitative, hindering exploration of experimental paradigms and of diverse theoretical accounts for target phenomena.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e40
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