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Article retracted, but the message lives on.
1University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria, tobias.greitemeyer@uibk.ac.at.
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
|August 27, 2013
Summary
Even after learning an article
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Scientific Communication
Background:
- Scientific retractions aim to inform readers about untrustworthy findings.
- Belief perseverance can occur even when presented with evidence of data fabrication.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effectiveness of retraction notices in altering belief in scientific findings.
- To understand the psychological mechanisms behind belief perseverance despite retractions.
Main Methods:
- Participants were exposed to a scientific finding.
- One group received a debriefing about article retraction due to fabricated data; another did not.
- A control group did not learn about the finding.
Main Results:
- Debriefed participants showed reduced belief compared to non-debriefed participants.
Conclusions:
- Retraction notices are insufficient to fully correct belief in retracted scientific findings.
- Belief in scientific findings persists due to the generation of supporting causal arguments.