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Study: More Than Half of Psychological Results Can't Be Reproduced

Posted by samzenpus on from the your-guess-is-a-good-as-mine dept.

Bruce66423 writes: A new study trying to replicate results reported in allegedly high quality journals failed to do so in over 50% of cases. Those of us from a hard science background always had our doubts about this sort of stuff — it's interesting to see it demonstrated — or rather, as the man says: 'Psychology has nothing to be proud of when it comes to replication,' Charles Gallistel, president of the Association for Psychological Science. Back in June a crowd-sourced effort to replicate 100 psychology studies had a 39% success rate.

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  1. About as hard as environmental "science" by NotDrWho · · Score: 1, Troll

    Can't be reproduced, data has to be doctored and cooked to within an inch of its life to stay consistent, ideological agenda overrides any pretense of scientific method.

    Yep, that's modern science alright!

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  2. Re:Comparison? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    People has seen the spectacular success Climate Science has had procuring government grants using un-reproducible studies with made up data and failed predictions. So why not?

  3. An ANTI-SCIENCE attack paid for by Koch brothers! by mi · · Score: 1, Troll

    A new study trying to replicate results reported in allegedly high quality journals failed to do so in over 50% of cases.

    I denounce this propaganda attack piece paid for by Koch brothers seeking to destroy the planet and drown the poor for profit!!!!

    Oh, this is not about Climate science? Never mind...

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  4. Re: Comparison? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Take your xkcd comics and stuff them up your arse. Morons