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Why validation needs a community

Why validation needs a community

Flow chart of how a psychological finding moves from a finished study to reporting, peer review, publication, replication, meta-analysis and theory development

Psychology does not treat a single study as established knowledge just because it sounds convincing. New claims become more trustworthy when other psychologists can inspect the method, question the interpretation, and try to repeat the work.

The role of the scientific community in validating new knowledge Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /The role of the scientific community in validating new knowledge

Step-by-step lessons on Eduqas A Level Psychology The role of the scientific community in validating new knowledge. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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