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  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Scientific Methodology
  • Statistics

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  • The self-corrective thesis posits that scientific methods eventually lead to truth.
  • Frequentist statistics are commonly used in the behavioral sciences.
  • Experimental replications and meta-analysis are key self-corrective mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine a contemporary interpretation of the self-corrective thesis using frequentist statistics.
  • To investigate how community social structures influence the effectiveness of frequentist statistics in scientific self-correction.
  • To propose an alternative explanation for the replicability crisis in psychology.

Main Methods:

  • A computer simulation study of scientific communities.
  • Modeling the implementation of experimental replications and meta-analysis.
  • Analyzing the convergence of frequentist statistical estimates based on community structure.

Main Results:

  • The effectiveness of frequentist statistics in converging on correct estimates is contingent upon the social structure of the scientific community.
  • Methodological explanations for the replicability crisis are insufficient.
  • Community biases play a significant role in the scientific process.

Conclusions:

  • Scientific self-correction is not solely dependent on inference methods but is an interaction effect between methods and social structures.
  • Understanding community dynamics is crucial for addressing the replicability crisis.
  • Future research should consider the interplay of statistical methods and social factors in scientific progress.