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by AlexCoventry 3029 days ago
In fairness, you can find psychologists seriously asking that question too, going back decades.
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I guess I meant in regards to studies that suggest psychology studies are underpowered (there have been quite a few in recent years), reporting often says that the studies have been disproved, which most of the time isn't statistically correct.
Not just that.

> Of course, psychologists often use their research findings to speak about how psychological processes function. But, such inferences represent a basic misinterpretation of our analyses.

> Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology... at the American University of Paris

https://blog.oup.com/2017/08/psychology-silent-crisis/