Three Suggestions to Support Ongoing Replication Efforts: A Checklist, Visual Comparison, and Rating Scale. (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fortier, Paz; Schmidt, Louis A.
• Is Part Of: Methods in psychology. Volume 4(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: Direct and conceptual replication -- Methodological fidelity -- Methodology checklist -- Methodological visual side-by-side comparison -- Methodological rating scale; Psychology -- Periodicals; 150.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.metip.2021.100045
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2590-2601

Abstract

Abstract: We propose three practical suggestions that might be used in tandem to help address enduring replication challenges: (1) a methodology checklist to increase awareness of potentially overlooked variables and scaffold the design of replication attempts, (2) a means of facilitating visual side-by-side comparisons of reference and replication methodologies to increase replication fidelity, and (3) a broader methodology fidelity rating system to capture the nuance associated with direct replication. Incorporating these suggestions into replication efforts could facilitate improved coordination of multi-site replication attempts and offer a standardized means of assessing methodological fidelity for replication submissions and data review. Graphical abstract: Image 1