Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Memory. 2024 Sep;32(8):1115-1127. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2024.2387108. Epub 2024 Aug 5.
In response to the replication crisis in psychology, the scientific community has advocated open science practices to promote transparency and reproducibility. Although existing reviews indicate inconsistent and generally low adoption of open science in psychology, a current-day, detailed analysis is lacking. Recognising the significant impact of false memory research in legal contexts, we conducted a preregistered systematic review to assess the integration of open science practices within this field, analysing 388 publications from 2015 to 2023 (including 15 replications and 3 meta-analyses). Our findings indicated a significant yet varied adoption of open science practices. Most studies (86.86%) adhered to at least one measure, with publication accessibility being the most consistently adopted practice at 73.97%. While data sharing demonstrated the most substantial growth, reaching about 75% by 2023, preregistration and analysis script sharing lagged, with 20-25% adoption in 2023. This review highlights a promising trend towards enhanced research quality, transparency, and reproducibility in false memory research. However, the inconsistent implementation of open science practices may still challenge the verification, replication, and interpretation of research findings. Our study underscores the need for a comprehensive adoption of open science to improve research reliability and validity substantially, fostering trust and credibility in psychology.
针对心理学领域的复制危机，科学界倡导采用开放科学实践，以提高透明度和可重复性。尽管现有研究表明心理学领域对开放科学的采用程度不一致且普遍较低，但目前缺乏详细的分析。鉴于虚假记忆研究在法律环境中的重大影响，我们进行了一项预先注册的系统评价，以评估该领域内开放科学实践的整合情况，分析了 2015 年至 2023 年的 388 篇出版物（包括 15 项复制研究和 3 项荟萃分析）。我们的研究结果表明，开放科学实践的采用程度虽然显著，但存在差异。大多数研究（86.86%）至少采用了一项措施，其中出版物可获取性是最一致采用的实践，达到了 73.97%。虽然数据共享的增长最为显著，到 2023 年达到了约 75%，但预注册和分析脚本共享的采用程度滞后，2023 年仅为 20-25%。这项综述突显了虚假记忆研究在提高研究质量、透明度和可重复性方面的积极趋势。然而，开放科学实践的不一致实施仍可能对研究结果的验证、复制和解释构成挑战。我们的研究强调了全面采用开放科学以大幅提高研究可靠性和有效性的必要性，从而增强心理学领域的信任和可信度。
