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Null hypothesis tests and theory corroboration: Defending NHSTP out of context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1998

Reuven Dar
Reuven Dar
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israelruvidar@freud.tau.ac.il
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Abstract

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Chow's defense of NHSTP ignores the fact that in psychology it is used to test substantive hypotheses in theory-corroborating research. In this role, NHSTP is not only inadequate, but damaging to the progress of psychology as a science. NHSTP does not fulfill the Popperian requirement that theories be tested severely. It also encourages nonspecific predictions and feeble theoretical formulations.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 1998 , pp. 196 - 197
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© 1998 Cambridge University Press