The Replication Crisis in Psychology

When an exact replication does not find the same results as the original research, what does it mean?

It is difficult to determine because there are several potential causes of non-replication.

What do reviewers primarily focus on in order to determine whether a study should be published?

They look for reasonable methodology and statistical evidence.

How does the media contribute to the general public having inaccurate ideas about the results of scientific research?

The media tend to disseminate stories of novel, interesting findings even if these findings have not yet been successfully replicated.

What would a researcher attempting to conduct a conceptual replication of a past study do?

The researcher would read the published article about the original research and create new procedures and materials that test the same hypothesis in a somewhat different way.

A student conducts an exact replication of a published study for a research project for a class. Because he only has a few weeks to conduct the research, he is only able to get 10 participants. His research does not find the same results as the original study. What is the most likely explanation of why?

The student researcher's sample size was too small.