Researchers at the University of Chicago have successfully replicated an experiment. “We honestly couldn’t believe it,” said social psychologist Dr. Barbara Sherman. “I mean, I was double-checking all the numbers, making sure we hadn’t omitted anything from the original study. But it’s there, it’s all there, so I think we’re safe. We even used P<0.001. […]
Evolutionary psychology has always been a controversial discipline. But a new rigorous study coming out of Cornell University may further establish its reputation as a respectable science. Over the course of five years, Dr. Franz Miller recruited 1000 male and 1000 female undergraduates at Yale and measured the size of their testicles. Testicle size was […]
The Milgram experiment was replicated at the University of British Columbia last month. One of the most influential psychology studies of all time, the experiment involves a participant who (incorrectly) believes they are delivering harmful electric shocks to a confederate behind a wall, but who continues to do so under the pressure of authority. The […]
Experimental psychologists at the University of Melbourne have just published a controversial paper in which they provide evidence for a counterintuitive claim. While scientists previously assumed that the 12-inch extended version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax” was a relaxing song, Ph.D. candidate Declan Dawson and his team may have proven them wrong. “We brought […]
Last week, the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment was replicated at the University of Iceland. The Stanford Experiment, conducted in 1971 by social psychologist Dr. Philip Zimbardo, involved the creation of a mock prison in the basement of Stanford University. Participants were divided into prisoners and guards and were tasked with adopting the persona assigned to […]
The replication crisis in social psychology has been ongoing for several years now. The crisis was brought on by the attempted replication of 100 social psychology studies of which only 1/3 replicated. This sent the field into a panic and caused social psychologists to reevaluate their scientific methodology and incentive structures. Unfortunately, that may have […]
Social Psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania recently completed a meta-analysis of hundreds of studies about the sexual activity of millennials and baby boomers. The compiled data showed that on average, millennials have 33% less sex than their baby boomer parents did at their age, except for Justin who is consensually laying with many local […]
Psychology researchers at Oakland University have conducted a groundbreaking study, the results of which challenge the longhand statistical assumption that correlation does not equal causation. “Our team was genuinely shocked by the outcome of this study,” said Dr. Susie Red, a tenured professor and head of graduate research. “What started as an experiment designed to […]