No Replication, No Trust? How Low Replicability Influences Trust in Psychology
Tobias Wingen; Jana Berkessel; Birte Englich · 2019 · Social Psychological and Personality Science
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Abstract
In the current psychological debate, low replicability of psychological findings is a central topic. While the discussion about the replication crisis has a huge impact on psychological research, we know less about how it impacts public trust in psychology. In this article, we examine whether low replicability damages public trust and how this damage can be repaired. Studies 1–3 provide correlational and experimental evidence that low replicability reduces public trust in psychology. Additionally, Studies 3–5 evaluate the effectiveness of commonly used trust-repair strategies such as informati
Abstract by Tobias Wingen; Jana Berkessel; Birte Englich, Social Psychological and Personality Science (2019) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1177/1948550619877412