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An argument for how (and why) to incentivise replication.
1School of Psychological Sciences,University of Melbourne,VIC 3010,Australia.pdhowe@unimelb.edu.auamy.perfors@unimelb.edu.auhttps://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person340666http://psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/research/chdh/ccs.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|May 9, 2019
Summary
Direct replication studies are crucial but underperformed. This study proposes a novel incentive method to encourage more replication attempts in scientific research.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Scientific Methodology
Background:
- Direct replication studies are essential for verifying research findings.
- Current incentives do not adequately encourage replication attempts, leading to a deficit in this critical research practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a novel method for incentivizing direct replication attempts.
- To discuss the practical implementation challenges of the proposed incentive method.
Main Methods:
- Conceptualization of a new incentive framework for scientific replication.
- Discussion of potential issues and solutions for implementation.
Main Results:
- A novel incentive mechanism for scientific replication is proposed.
- Key implementation challenges and considerations are identified.
Conclusions:
- Encouraging direct replication requires innovative incentive structures.
- Addressing implementation challenges is vital for the successful adoption of new incentive models.
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