Null hypothesis tests and theory corroboration: Defending NHSTP out of context

Journal/Book: Behav Brain Sci. 1998; 21: 40 West 20TH Street, New York, NY 10011-4211. Cambridge Univ Press. 196.

Abstract: Chow's defense of NHSTP ignores the fact that in psychology it is used to test substantive hypotheses in theory-corroborating research. In this role, NHSTP is not only inadequate, but damaging to the progress of psychology as a science. NHSTP does not fulfill the Popperian requirement that theories be tested severely. It also encourages nonspecific predictions and feeble theoretical formulations.

Note: Editorial Dar R, Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Psychol, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

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