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Not all effects are indispensable: psychological science requires verifiable lines of reasoning for whether an effect matters.

Abstract:: To help move researchers away from heuristically dismissing "small" effects as unimportant, recent articles have revisited arguments to defend why seemingly small effect sizes in psychological science matter. One argument is based on the idea that an observed effect size may increase in impact when generalized to a new context because of processes of accumulation over time or application to large populations. However, the field is now in danger of heuristically accepting all effects as potent...
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Anvari, F., Kievit, R., Lakens, D., Pennington, C. R., Przybylski, A. K., Tiokhin, L., Wiernik, B. M., & Orben, A. (2022). Not all effects are indispensable: psychological science requires verifiable lines of reasoning for whether an effect matters. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(2), 503–507.

MLA Style

Anvari, F., et al. “Not All Effects Are Indispensable: Psychological Science Requires Verifiable Lines of Reasoning for Whether an Effect Matters.” Perspectives on Psychological Science, vol. 18, no. 2, SAGE Publications, 2022, pp. 503–07.

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Anvari, F, R Kievit, D Lakens, CR Pennington, AK Przybylski, L Tiokhin, BM Wiernik, and A Orben. 2022. “Not All Effects Are Indispensable: Psychological Science Requires Verifiable Lines of Reasoning for Whether an Effect Matters.” Perspectives on Psychological Science 18 (2): 503–7.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1177/17456916221091565

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+ Anvari, F More by this author

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0000-0002-5806-5654

+ Kievit, R More by this author

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+ Lakens, D More by this author

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0000-0002-0247-239X

+ Pennington, CR More by this author

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+ Przybylski, AK More by this author

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University of Oxford

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SSD

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Oxford Internet Institute

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0000-0001-5547-2185

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+ Dutch Research Council (NWO) More from this funder

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452-17-013

+ Economic and Social Research Council More from this funder

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ES/T008709/1

Bibliographic Details

Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Journal:: Perspectives on Psychological Science More from this journal
Volume:: 18
Issue:: 2
Pages:: 503-507
Place of publication:: United States
Publication date:: 2022-08-22
DOI:: 10.1177/17456916221091565
EISSN:: 1745-6924
ISSN:: 1745-6916
Pmid:: 35994751

Item Description

Language:: English
Keywords:: benchmarks

small effects

effect size

FFR

practical significance

methodology: behavioral

methodology: scientific
Pubs id:: 1276502
Local pid:: pubs:1276502
Deposit date:: 2023-12-01

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Copyright holder:: Anvari et al
Copyright date:: 2022
Rights statement:: © The Author(s) 2022.

Licence:: Terms and Conditions of Use for Oxford University Research Archive

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