What is the Replication Crisis a Crisis Of?

authored by

Uljana Feest

Abstract

In recent debates about the replication crisis, two positions have been dominant: one that focuses on methodological reforms and one that focuses on theory building. This paper takes up the suggestion that there might be a deeper difference in play, concerning the ways the very subject matter of psychology is construed by opposing camps, i.e., in terms of stable effects versus in terms of complexity. I argue that each gets something right, but neither is sufficient. My analysis suggests that the context sensitivity of the psychological subject matter needs to be front and center of methodological and theoretical efforts.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Philosophy

Type

Article

Journal

Philosophy of science

Volume

91

Pages

1361-1371

No. of pages

11

ISSN

0031-8248

Publication date

12.2024

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

History, Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1017/psa.2024.2 (Access: Open)