(非) 可复制的社会科学语言
Michal Herzenstein1, Sanjana Rosario2, Shin Oblander3
1Lerner College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware.
Psychological science
|August 14, 2024
概括
研究语言预测了社会科学研究的可复制性. 可复制的研究使用透明,自信的语言,而不可复制的研究使用模糊和说服策略.
科学领域:
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 复制科学是复制的科学.
背景情况:
- 评估科学发现的可靠性至关重要.
- 复制研究对于验证研究至关重要.
- 了解影响研究可复制性的因素是一个持续的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 调查科学文章中使用的语言是否预测了研究可复制性.
- 为了确定可复制和不可复制研究之间的语言差异.
主要方法:
- 来自299个预先注册的社会科学复制的文字数据的分析.
- 统计建模控制文章特征,研究设计,结果,作者信息和复制力度.
- 可复制与不可复制研究的比较语言分析.
主要成果:
- 研究语言显著预测可复制性,独立于其他研究特征.
- 可复制的研究表现出透明,自信,详细和复杂的语言.
- 无法复制的研究往往使用模糊的语言和说服技术 (积极性,影响力).
结论:
- 科学写作中的语言标记可以作为研究可复制性的指标.
- 透明和自信的语言可能反映出真正的研究信心.
- 在不可复制的研究中,说服性的语言可能试图弥补较弱的发现.
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