Credibility of results in emotion science
A Z -curve analysis of results in the journals Cognition & Emotion and Emotion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7149914 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria D Soto (0000-0001-6825-3985, University of Toronto Mississauga, corresponding author), Ulrich Schimmack (0000-0001-9456-5536, University of Toronto Mississauga) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1803-1819 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cognition & Emotion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-9931 • E-ISSN: 1464-0600 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02699931.2024.2443016 |
| PMID | 39705167 |
| OpenAlex | W4405656521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
curve estimates, we predict a 15% and 70% success rate in replication studies. Therefore, replication studies should increase sample sizes to avoid type-II errors. The risk of false positives with the traditional alpha level of 5% is between 5% and 33%. Lowering alpha to 1% is sufficient to reduce the false positive risk to less than 5%. In sum, our findings may alleviate concerns about high false positive rates among emotional researchers. However, selection bias and low power remain challenges to be addressed
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Confidence interval · Credibility · False positive paradox · Meta-analysis · Psychiatry · Publication bias · Response bias · Sample size determination · Selection bias · Statistics · Computer Science · Mathematics · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Meta-analysis and systematic reviews · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |