test 1 Ai cards

Question 1

What crisis has psychology and the wider scientific community faced?

Answer 1

Replication crisis

This refers to the difficulty in reproducing results from prior studies, raising concerns about the reliability of research findings.

Question 2

What does ‘HARKing’ stand for?

Answer 2

Hypothesizing after the results are known

This practice involves altering the hypothesis to fit the results obtained, rather than testing a pre-defined hypothesis.

Question 3

What are some questionable research practices revealed by the replication crisis?

Answer 3

• Conducting analyses in multiple ways and choosing the one that best matched the hypothesis
• Altering the hypothesis and presenting it as the original one
• Cherry picking data that is convenient
• Continuous sampling until significance is reached (p hacking)

Question 4

What is ‘p hacking’?

Answer 4

Continuous sampling until significance is reached

This method involves manipulating data collection or analysis to achieve statistically significant results, which can mislead findings.

Question 5

What is data ethics?

Answer 5

A set of principles related to all stages of working with data (design, collection, analyses, interpretation, reporting)

Data ethics ensures responsible and fair use of data throughout the research process.

Question 6

open science

Answer 6

an approach to research that encourages collaboration in research, sharing of research methodology, data, and statistical analyses

Open science allows researchers to question and attempt to recreate findings.

Question 7

What is preregistration in research?

Answer 7

A requirement for clinical trials and growing popularity in other areas of research

It involves publishing a plan before the research starts.

Question 8

What is the purpose of preregistration in research?

Answer 8

To provide a published plan before the research starts

Question 9

List the stages involved in data ethics.

Answer 9

• Design
• Collection
• Analyses
• Interpretation
• Reporting