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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 3 Mar 2016

    New Critique (by a team including 3 of my colleagues) Sees Flaws in Claim of Non-Reproducibility of Psych Studieshttp://nyti.ms/1LCgo4z 

    10:17 PM - 3 Mar 2016
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    • Sylvain Chabé-Ferret Rich Luther. EmpressofMultiverse Tamara Tate Tanja $uhinina Wow_ThatsLame Michael Sumner Neotenuous Ape
    11 replies 66 retweets 91 likes
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      2. Tom Chivers‏Verified account @TomChivers 3 Mar 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Tom Chivers Retweeted Andrew Przybylski

        @sapinker a critique of the critique https://twitter.com/shuhbillskee/status/705641854637768704 … (which sounds convincing to me but I'm no statistician)

        Tom Chivers added,

        Andrew Przybylski @ShuhBillSkee
        Replying to @TomChivers
        @TomChivers They haven’t done that, if fact, they cherry picked for their press release, read this https://hardsci.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/evaluating-a-new-critique-of-the-reproducibility-project/ …
        1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes
      3. Andrew Przybylski‏ @ShuhBillSkee 3 Mar 2016
        Replying to @TomChivers

        @TomChivers @sapinker Neither am I (pls don’t tell my students), that understood, the press release is inaccurate

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Andrew Przybylski‏ @ShuhBillSkee 3 Mar 2016
        Replying to @ShuhBillSkee

        @TomChivers @sapinker Seems feelings might be in play e.g. http://www.wired.com/2016/03/psychology-crisis-whether-crisis/ … I suggest a deep dive Tom.pic.twitter.com/cvlW50oXWh

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      5. Andrew Przybylski‏ @ShuhBillSkee 3 Mar 2016
        Replying to @ShuhBillSkee

        @TomChivers @sapinker I promise you science does not “hate” this, this is literally what the scientific method is suited for.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Eduardo Alvarez‏ @EdAlvarezB 4 Mar 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Key "small alterations in design can make the difference". So how can any conclusions be generalized?pic.twitter.com/BhP70auJ0d

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      1. (((CZARKING)))‏ @CZAR__KING 3 Mar 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker in other words, the study of the study on how research fails to replicate, failed to replicate.

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      1. Richard Kunert‏ @rikunert 3 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker It's true that they see flaws. But is their vision biased? https://hardsci.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/evaluating-a-new-critique-of-the-reproducibility-project/ …pic.twitter.com/WHAz2hm4JS

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      1. EmpressofMultiverse‏ @being_nontheist 3 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker The extensive pre-testing by an experimenter to hone wording of questions, for example, to get a hoped for result is problematic.

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      1. franglostein's monster‏ @fmailhot 3 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker @nytimes Will results sections need to specify cultural context in reporting effects going fwd?

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      1. Magnus Westerstrand‏ @MagWes 3 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker @nytimes grasping at straws

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      1. didaclopez‏ @didaclopez 3 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker Maybe, metastudies about psychology are not so reproducible

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      2. Robin Bergshoeff‏ @Studentech 3 Mar 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Psychological self-evident truths about humanity are what by any other name? "Personal truths" whatever those are.

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      3. Pallet Town DSA‏ @neuroliberalism 3 Mar 2016
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        @Studentech @sapinker what are you on about?

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