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¹University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America.

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Area of Science:

Social Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Research Methodology

Background:

The Weapons Identification Task (WIT) is a sequential priming paradigm used to study racial priming effects.
Recent concerns about the replicability and statistical power of priming effects necessitate a re-evaluation of WIT research.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically synthesize the existing literature on the WIT.
To assess publication bias and determine appropriate statistical power recommendations for future WIT studies.

Main Methods:

Quantitative synthesis of the WIT literature.
Assessment of publication bias and effect sizes.
A conceptual replication of the WIT paradigm to test power recommendations.

Main Results:

Racial priming effects were detected in the conceptual replication.
The study provides evidence for the reliability of the WIT paradigm.
Recommendations for statistical power in future WIT research were developed.

Conclusions:

The WIT paradigm reliably detects racial priming effects.
The proposed statistical power recommendations enhance the credibility of future WIT research.
This synthesis contributes to more robust investigations of racial bias in object identification.