Ark, Robert, van (2022) Exploring Social Psychologists’ Local Perspectives on Direct and Conceptual Replication and their Contribution to Research Quality. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
While psychology as a whole is said to be in a replication crisis, in particular social psychology has endured heavy criticisms. Calls are being made for conducting more direct replications so as to estimate the reliability of research across psychological fields. However, recently it has been argued that the applicability and value of replication (types) should be assessed locally per (sub)field. This study examines the local role and value of direct and conceptual replication in social psychology. 77 social psychologists from Dutch universities participated in a pilot survey. The survey yielded quantitative and qualitative descriptive data as to the importance of direct and conceptual replication and their relation to research quality. The majority of participants believed both replication types to be important, though more so for conceptual replication. These results contrast the calls for more direct replications across all of psychology, and thus provide initial information that a local assessment of the role and value of replication is warranted in social psychology and beyond. Replication’s relation to research quality was found to be distinctly different for both replication types. Hence, awareness of these distinct contributions can help optimize utilization of direct and conceptual replication in social psychology. Notably, nearly half of the sample consisted of PhD students, misrepresenting the overall population. Moreover, using a convenience sample might have biased our sample to strong views on replication. Therefore, caution is required when considering our results as descriptive of the population of social psychologists in the Netherlands.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Hoek, J.M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Other [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2022 09:35 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2022 09:35 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/229 |
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