Scientists tried to replicate 100 psychology studies but succeeded barely one-third of the time, Tabitha M. Powledge writes in discussing a paper published last week. What does it mean for science? "On its face the finding sounds like a disaster, not just for psychology but for the already-battered image of science and the validity of the scientific method," she says. "But so far much of the commentary on the psychology paper is determinedly looking on the bright side."
August 29, 2015
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