Publications by authors named "Aline Claesen"
Article Synopsis
- This study examined the effectiveness and reliability of study preregistration in psychology by analyzing 300 research studies to see how closely they followed their preregistered plans.
- The findings revealed that many preregistrations lacked essential methodological details and frequently deviated from their original plans, which suggests that research biases are still possible.
- To enhance the accuracy and utility of preregistration, the authors recommend improved training for researchers, more detailed registration templates, and better transparency in reporting deviations.
Sharing research data allows the scientific community to verify and build upon published work. However, data sharing is not common practice yet. The reasons for not sharing data are myriad: Some are practical, others are more fear-related.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPreregistration is a method to increase research transparency by documenting research decisions on a public, third-party repository prior to any influence by data. It is becoming increasingly popular in all subfields of psychology and beyond. Adherence to the preregistration plan may not always be feasible and even is not necessarily desirable, but without disclosure of deviations, readers who do not carefully consult the preregistration plan might get the incorrect impression that the study was exactly conducted and reported as planned.
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