Being smart isn’t enough

Even expert researchers suffer from the human foibles that undermine scientific thinking.

This is why the open science revolution occurring in psychology is so important: when researchers make their methods and hypotheses transparent, and they pre-register their studies, it makes it less likely that they will be diverted by confirmation bias (seeking out evidence to support their existing beliefs).

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