Sunday, September 2, 2018

Guardian Story "Impressed" by PSA

Psychologists face a unique challenge: we use our minds to study the mind. The field is now in a better place to be able to do that robustly.A recent story in the Guardian mentions the Psychological Science Accelerator:
If psychology were a country, much of it would still be stuck in the feudal period – a multitude of laboratories competing like petty fiefdoms for funding and fame by pumping out lots of small, unreliable research studies. This long-standing tradition is now changing, with alternative federalised models emerging. One impressive example is the Psychological Science Accelerator, launched in 2017, in which hundreds of laboratories across 45 countries are collaborating on joint projects. By conducting research on a much larger scale, the hope is to combine limited resources, increase scientific diversity, and produce more robust conclusions.

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