182: What practices should the behavioural sciences borrow (and ignore) from other research fields?

Dan and James answer a listener question on what practices should the behavioural sciences borrow (and ignore) from other research fields.

Here are the main takeaways:

• Keeping laboratory records and using electronic lab management software is beneficial practices biology that would benefit the behavioral sciences
• The rate of pre-registration of meta-analysis in psychology is low, unlike other fields, which have a higher pre-registration rate. Here is the preprint on pre-registration of psychology meta-analyses that was mentioned: https://doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/627a4
• Case studies (somewhat common in medicine) can provide valuable insights, especially when there is aggressive sampling and oversampling of single points
• Double-blinded should not be adopted. as these can be challenging to implement effectively and may not always work as intended
• Philosophers often (but not always) have a clear writing style and structure their arguments well, which can be enjoyable to read and should be more widely adopted
• The publishing industry needs more innovation, particularly in the areas of peer review and editorial processes

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Citation

Quintana, D. S., & Heathers, J. (2024, July 2). 182: What practices should the behavioural sciences borrow (and ignore) from other research fields? Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/XN8DT