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Improving social and behavioral science by making replication mainstream: A response to commentaries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2018

Rolf A. Zwaan ,
Alexander Etz ,
Richard E. Lucas  and
M. Brent Donnellan
Rolf A. Zwaan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Education, and Child Sciences Erasmus University, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected]://www.eur.nl/essb/people/rolf-zwaan
Alexander Etz
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-5100. [email protected]://alexanderetz.com/
Richard E. Lucas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. [email protected]@msu.eduhttps://www.msu.edu/user/lucasri/https://psychology.msu.edu/people/faculty/donnel59
M. Brent Donnellan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. [email protected]@msu.eduhttps://www.msu.edu/user/lucasri/https://psychology.msu.edu/people/faculty/donnel59
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Abstract

The commentaries on our target article are insightful and constructive. There were some critical notes, but many commentaries agreed with, or even amplified our message. The first section of our response addresses comments pertaining to specific parts of the target article. The second section provides a response to the commentaries' suggestions to make replication mainstream. The final section contains concluding remarks.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e157
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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Current address: Department of Psychology, Psychology Building, 316 Physics Road, Room 249A, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.

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