Final Assignment Research Methods 1 Year 1.1 Psychology

Investigating the Replication Crisis 1




Investigating the Replication Crisis

Mandy Roosendaal, 2663488

Psychology, Research Methods 1

Pieter-Bas Prins, group 35

Word count: 2093

25-10-2019

, INVESTIGATING THE REPLICATION CRISIS 2




Abstract

The replication crisis has led to doubt concerning the reliability of psychological

research. To investigate to what extent this is a valid concern, this study’s research question is

whether the results of the study by Glanzer and Cunitz (1966) can be reproduced by the first-year

psychology workgroups of the Vrije Universiteit. A free recall task with an immediate recall

condition and a delayed recall condition was conducted in class. The results showed a different

outcome than the results found by Glanzer and Cunitz (1966); there was no recency effect in

either of the conditions. The difference in results, however, does not necessarily mean that the

study was not reliable. The difference in results most likely occurred because this study didn’t

include practice rounds and the participants weren’t alone while performing the free recall task.