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Garrett, Neil 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1440-472X and Sharot, Tali
(2021)
Failure to Replicate Burton, Harris, Shah & Hahn (2021): There is No Belief Update Bias for Neutral Events.
Abstract
We investigate Burton’s et al.’s, recent findings of a belief update bias for neutral events. First, we find that Burton et al. fail to replicate their own findings in three out of the four experiments they conduct. When aggregating their data over their four experiments (500 participants) the results do not support a belief update bias for neutral events. In an attempt to replicate their findings, we collect a new data set employing the original belief update task design, but with neutral events. A belief update bias for neutral events is not observed. Finally, we highlight the wide range of statistical errors and confounds in Burton et al.’s design and analysis and the misleading statements they make.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Social Cognition Research Group |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Nov 2021 01:59 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2024 07:32 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/81999 |
| DOI: | 10.31234/osf.io/hj9p2 |
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