This course will examine current controversies and new developments in research methods in psychology. The goal of the course is to learn to think critically about how psychological science is conducted and how conclusions are drawn. We will cover …
Psychological research is in the midst of what has been called the “replication crisis”, in which questions have been raised about the validity of even seminal research findings. How can we tell if the research we’re reading and doing is rigorous and …
This course is designed to be delivered to master and doctoral students at the Universidade Federaldo Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The structure is organized to (1) provide basic skills to enhance overall transparency and methodological …
This course is an introduction to the Open Science approach to psychology. We will investigate if how the field has experienced a “replicability crisis” and explore the potential structural and methodological factors that may be creating false …
In recent years, meta-research methods issues (e.g., reproducibility, open science, etc.) have yielded provocative findings, vigorous discussions, and novel innovations. This course will engage with these issues in ways that are primarily practical, …
Students have an overview about the "historical" developments and debates of the replication movement in the last years, understand questionable research practices (QRPs) and publication bias and how their prevalence distorts the scientific …
Open science has been highlighted as one of the priorities of the Dutch presidency of the European Union in 2016. Matthew Dovey discusses the motivations behind the open science movement and why initiatives to support it are more important than ever. …
This book starts from the premise that there is a lot we can all do to increase the benefits of research.
Let’s consider the main limitations of research that is not carried out and shared in an open, transparent, and reproducible way:
If papers …