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If we accept that poor replication rates are mainstream

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2018

David M. Alexander  and
Pieter Moors
David M. Alexander
Affiliation:
Brain and Cognition, KU Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium. david.alexander@kuleuven.bepieter.moors@kuleuven.behttp://www.perceptualdynamics.bewww.gestaltrevision.be
Pieter Moors
Affiliation:
Brain and Cognition, KU Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium. david.alexander@kuleuven.bepieter.moors@kuleuven.behttp://www.perceptualdynamics.bewww.gestaltrevision.be
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Abstract

We agree with the authors' arguments to make replication mainstream but contend that the poor replication record is symptomatic of a pre-paradigmatic science. Reliable replication in psychology requires abandoning group-level p-value testing in favor of real-time predictions of behaviors, mental and brain events. We argue for an approach based on analysis of boundary conditions where measurement is closely motivated by theory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e121
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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