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Background:

  • Metastudies offer an efficient alternative to traditional replications and meta-analyses.
  • They enhance generalizability and moderator effect analysis by synthesizing numerous microstudies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and define metastudies.
  • To demonstrate metastudy methodology using the risky-choice framing effect.
  • To assess the generalizability of the framing effect.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted three metastudies with a total of 2,338 participants (N = 2,338).
  • Examined the risky-choice framing effect across various potential moderators.
  • Compared findings with predictions from prospect theory and fuzzy-trace theory.

Main Results:

  • The framing effect demonstrated broad generalizability across most tested moderators.
  • A surprising finding revealed the effect was twice as large when a certain option was replaced by a slightly risky one.
  • This result contradicted predictions from prospect theory and fuzzy-trace theory.

Conclusions:

  • Metastudies provide a rapid and effective method for assessing effect generalizability.
  • The study encourages the adoption of metastudies over traditional designs in individual labs and networks.
  • Findings challenge existing theories regarding risky-choice framing effects.