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    Type of resources
    Primary Source, Reading, Paper
    Education level(s)
    College / Upper Division (Undergraduates)
    Primary user(s)
    Student
    Subject area(s)
    Applied Science, Social Science
    Language(s)
    English
    Cluster
    Replication Crisis and Credibility Revolution
    Last updated
    29 October 2026
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    False-Positive Citations

    By Joseph P. Simmons, Leif D. Nelson, Uri Simonsohn

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    Level College / Upper Division (Undergraduates) · For Student · Language English

    Abstract

    We describe why we wrote “False-Positive Psychology,” analyze how it has been cited, and explain why the integrity of experimental psychology hinges on the full disclosure of methods, the sharing of materials and data, and, especially, the preregistration of analyses.

    Keywords Reproducibility Crisis and Credibility Revolution