Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
A Vast Graveyard of Undead Theories: Publication Bias and Psychological Science's Aversion to the Null
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
A Vast Graveyard of Undead Theories: Publication Bias and Psychological Science's Aversion to the Null
Do you wish to request the book?
A Vast Graveyard of Undead Theories: Publication Bias and Psychological Science's Aversion to the Null
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
Journal Article
A Vast Graveyard of Undead Theories: Publication Bias and Psychological Science's Aversion to the Null
2012
Overview
Publication bias remains a controversial issue in psychological science. The tendency of psychological science to avoid publishing null results produces a situation that limits the replicability assumption of science, as replication cannot be meaningful without the potential acknowledgment of failed replications. We argue that the field often constructs arguments to block the publication and interpretation of null results and that null results may be further extinguished through questionable researcher practices. Given that science is dependent on the process of falsification, we argue that these problems reduce psychological science's capability to have a proper mechanism for theory falsification, thus resulting in the promulgation of numerous \"undead\" theories that are ideologically popular but have little basis in fact.
Publisher
Sage Publications,SAGE Publications
