Psychological Research: A Largely Reliable Discipline
The author challenges the widespread idea that psychology is a discredited science due to the replication crisis. He asserts that this crisis primarily affected a very specific subfield: social psychology, and more particularly research on social priming.
He emphasizes that psychology is a vast field of study comprising numerous robust and useful sub-disciplines, ranging from psychophysics to neuropsychology, psychometrics, and clinical psychology. Introductory psychology textbooks reflect this diversity and do not focus on controversial studies. The author acknowledges that imperfect research exists in all scientific fields, but insists that psychology, as a whole, is a solid and trustworthy discipline, whose flaws should not obscure the entirety of its contributions.
🔮 Synthèse prospectiveProspective synthesis
This article highlights the importance of scientific rigor and the distinction between sub-domains of a discipline. For an investor, this means evaluating the practical applications of psychology with a nuanced understanding of their scientific foundation, favoring approaches based on robust and replicable research.
Critères de sourcingSourcing criteria
- Solutions based on psychological principles from robust sub-domains (cognitive, developmental, clinical, industrial, psychometrics).
- Products or services that avoid non-replicable 'spectacular effects' or highly controversial areas (e.g., social priming).
- Companies integrating rigorous research and evaluation methodologies to validate the effectiveness of their solutions.
- Platforms or tools that improve the replicability and transparency of psychological research or its applications.
Sociétés à évaluerCompanies to evaluate
Évaluez-les contre votre thèse (corpdev ou prospection).Evaluate them against your thesis (corpdev or prospecting).
Uses cognitive psychology and data science for early detection and monitoring of mental health disorders via passive digital markers.
Develops therapeutic chatbots based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a clinically validated approach.
Skill assessment platform for recruitment, relying on psychometrics and industrial psychology for scientifically validated tests.
Although not a for-profit startup, it is an essential infrastructure for the transparency and replicability of scientific research, including in psychology. Startups could draw inspiration from its model or develop complementary services.
Applies behavioral psychology and AI to improve customer/agent interactions in call centers, based on validated vocal and emotional signals.
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