Understanding The Replication Crisis

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 13 March 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Ever heard of the marshmallow experiment? The 10,000 hour rule? How about the Dunning-Kruger effect, the Stanford prison experiment, or willpower fatigue? These are some of the most well-known pieces of research from the social sciences. And they all share one problem: they're wrong. Or, at least, they're really misunderstood. On this episode of "10 Good Minutes," Forrest explores social science's Replicability Crisis, and asks whether you can actually trust the research that goes into Being Well. If you'd like to watch this episode rather than listen to it, Forrest has a new YouTube channel! Subscribe to the channel, and watch the video over there. From Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need. Cited Research: Kruger, J.; Dunning, D. (1999) "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments.” Nuhfer, Edward; Cogan, Christopher; Fleischer, Steven; Gaze, Eric; Wirth, Karl. (2016) "Random Number Simulations Reveal How Random Noise Affects the Measurements and Graphical Portrayals of Self-Assessed Competency.” Shoda, Y., Mischel, W., & Peake, P. K. (1990). Predicting adolescent cognitive and self-regulatory competencies from preschool delay of gratification: Identifying diagnostic conditions. Tyler W. Watts, Greg J. Duncan, Haonan Quan. (2018) Revisiting the Marshmallow Test: A Conceptual Replication Investigating Links Between Early Delay of Gratification and Later Outcomes. B. Nyhan , J. Reifler. (2010) “When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions.” Wood, T., Porter, E. (2018) “The Elusive Backfire Effect: Mass Attitudes' Steadfast Factual Adherence.” Brown NJ, Sokal AD, Friedman HL. (2013). The complex dynamics of wishful thinking: the critical positivity ratio. Haney, C., Banks, C., & Zimbardo, P. (1973). Study of Prisoners and Guards in a Simulated Prison. Baumeister, R.F. (2002) Ego Depletion and Self-Control Failure: An Energy Model of the Self's Executive Function. Carter E.C., Kofler L.M., Forster D.E., McCullough M.E. (2015) A series of meta-analytic tests of the depletion effect: Self-control does not seem to rely on a limited resource. Brown N.J., Sokal A.D., Friedman H.L. (2013). The complex dynamics of wishful thinking: the critical positivity ratio. Ericsson, A. K. (2008) Deliberate Practice and Acquisition of Expert Performance: A General Overview. Life After COVID Summit: Join Dr. Rick Hanson, Forrest Hanson, and a roster of world-class experts during this FREE three-day online event to explore our life after COVID. Click here to learn more about the Summit and register now. Connect with the show: Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson, and welcome to another edition of
0:12.6	10 Good Minutes.
0:14.2	On these short, explainer type episodes I dive into some specific content related to
0:19.4	the ideas that we explore on the podcast.
0:22.6	And particularly, research tends to come up a lot.
0:26.0	In psychology and the social sciences, and broadly, what we can do to be a happier and
0:31.6	healthier person over time.
0:34.2	Some pieces of research become really famous.
0:37.2	For instance, you might have heard about the Marshmallow experiment, or the 10,000 hour
0:41.0	rule, or the Dunning Kruger effect, the Stanford Prison Experiment, or maybe Willpower Fatigue.
0:47.8	These are some of the most well-known pieces of research from the social sciences.
0:51.9	They've spawned thousands of books, and TED Talks, and Think pieces, and mentions from
0:58.0	your favorite pop psychology creators, whether that be podcasts, or YouTube, or whatever else.
1:04.5	There's just one problem with all of those pieces of research that I just mentioned.
1:09.7	None of them are accurate, or at the very least, they're not quite as simple as the one
1:14.9	sentence summary that you may have heard online makes them appear.
1:19.6	And this is actually a symptom of a larger problem that's facing the social sciences.
1:24.4	It's shockingly common for all kinds of holes to be found in research that becomes really
1:29.0	popular, but popular belief in the theories behind that research are rarely updated.
1:36.0	So in today's podcast episode, I'm going to be going through some of that research and
1:39.3	explaining the issues with it.
1:41.3	I'm also going to talk a little bit at the end about the broader problem, which is known
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