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Interview with Daniël Lakens and Smriti Mehta on the state of Psychology

Decoding the Gurus

CHAPTER

The Importance of a Historical Perspective and Research Degrees of Freedom

The speakers discuss the importance of a historical perspective in psychology research and how sharing data has become easier. They delve into the issue of research degrees of freedom leading to false positives and the lack of awareness among researchers. They also mention the role of criticism in pushing psychologists to reflect on their methods and briefly touch on the concept of flexible analysis.

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