Can Scientific Rigor and Creativity Coexist?
Concerns about replicability and openness of psychological research have led to a transformation in scientific practices and methods in recent… More
Preregistration
Group norms influence individual self-control in children
Those participants who were told their group members were patient ended up waiting almost twice as long for a second marshmallow as the others… More
Preregistration Becoming the Norm in Psychological Science
Psychological researchers are preregistering studies at unprecedented and accelerating rates, setting a model for improving scientific practices… More
Update on AMPPS: APS’s Newest Journal to Feature a Range of Empirical Articles and Topical Issues in Research Methods
The new APS journal devoted to research methods and practices is receiving a steady flow of submissions and has already accepted a number of papers for publication… More
Taking Responsibility for Our Field’s Reputation
To put it bluntly, academic psychology’s public reputation seems to be in free fall. When the press coverage of the… More
Multilab Replication Project Examines Cooperation Under Time Pressure
A large-scale replication effort aimed to reproduce a 2012 study showing that people forced to decide quickly contributed more to a communal pot than did those who had to wait before deciding… More