Commentary on Lundh's (2025) Review of Psychology's Misuse of Statistics and Persistent Dismissal of its Critics.

This article describes the reporting characteristics of systematic reviews (SRs) in Psychology. The inclusion criteria were self-declared SRs in all branches of Psychology, published between 2019 and 2020. The search was performed in the PsycINFO and MEDLINE databases, from which 2487 records were identified, and 305 papers selected. There were many discrepancies in the reporting of Psychology SRs. Some PRISMA items, such as self-identification as an SR, description of the aim and the inclusion criteria, specification of the databases, and the description of the search and selection process using a flow diagram were reported in more than 90% of the SRs. Other items had lower coverage, such as the specification of the PICO framework, presentation of the complete search strategies, mention of the reporting guidelines, description of the exclusion criteria, performance of a risk of bias assessment, and analysis of the quality of the evidence, among others. The study highlights the need to improve the planning, performance and reporting of SR in Psychology.

At the Threshold: The Developing Adolescent

The frequency with which authors contribute to The American Journal of Psychology (AJP) or Psychological Review (PR) is analyzed from the inceptions of both journals (1887 for AJP and 1894 for PR) until 2015. In the beginning, a small number of authors tend to make a large percentage of contributions, but this percentage shrinks over time. The slopes of the author distributions for each journal start out close to -1 (pink noise) and then gradually drift toward 0 (white noise). This means that the distributions flatten as the authors become more diverse, which in turn changes the experience of reading the journals. An explanation of these findings focuses on two factors. One is an increase in the amount of congestion as the number of authors grows ever larger. The other is a decline in the cohesiveness of the community of authors.

The present study examines whether the use of humor in scientific article titles is associated with the number of citations an article receives. Four judges rated the degree of amusement and pleasantness of titles of articles published over 10 years (from 1985 to 1994) in two of the most prestigious journals in psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Psychological Review. We then examined the association between the levels of amusement and pleasantness and the article's monthly citation average. The results show that, while the pleasantness rating was weakly associated with the number of citations, articles with highly amusing titles (2 standard deviations above average) received fewer citations. The negative association between amusing titles and subsequent citations cannot be attributed to differences in the title length and pleasantness, number of authors, year of publication, and article type (regular article vs comment). These findings are discussed in the context of the importance of titles for signalling an article's content.

21세기 정신혁명 시대에 인문학과 더불어 중요성이 대두되는 분야는 인간의 마음을 다루는 심리학이다. 본 연구에서는 심리학의 대중화에 따른 올바른 이해, 심리학의 연구 동향, 자연과학과 사회과학을 연결고리로써의 심리학 세부 분야 사이의 상관관계를 분석하고자 네트워크 기술과 정보기술 알고리즘을 도입하여 객관적인 결과를 도출하고자 하였다. 심리학개론에 등장하는 용어 및 그 용어를 설명하는 단어로 구성된 bipartate 네트워크를 구축하고 핵심용어를 추출하여 제공함으로써 심리학 이해를 위한 콘텐츠 정보를 제공하고자 하였다. 한국심리학회지 및 Annual Review of Psychology에 실린 논문수를 기반으로 지금까지의 심리학 세부 분야의 발전 동향을 제공하였다. 최근 15년 동안 Psychological Review에 실린 논문 제목을 기반으로 정보 알고리즘을 사용하여 심리학 세부분야 간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 이는 자연과학과 사회과학의 연결고리로써 심리학 세부 분야의 위상을 이해하는데 도움을 줄 것이다. 결론적으로 본 연구결과는 심리학의 대중화, 동향분석, 심리학 세부 분야의 위상에 관한 정보를 제공할 뿐만 아니라, 심리학과 정보과학 기술을 접맥시켜 심리학 기반 융합콘텐츠에 대한 정보를 제공하는데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다. In the period of spirit revolution, psychology for studying human mind is one of the important fields with humanities. To analyze for correct understanding of popularization of psychology, for future psychology research trends, and for correlation of the psychological sub-fields as a linker between natural and social sciences, we employed network technology and informatic algorithm to be more objective. By elucidating core key words from bipartate network that consists of terms and their explaining words in psychological glossary, we provide psychological contents for understanding psychology. As analyzing lots articles obtained from Korean Journal of Psychology and Annual Review of Psychology, it was possible to observe research trends of the psychological sub-fields. To analyze the correlation among sub-fields of the psychology, we extracted and compared title words of the articles that had published on Psychological Review over the past fifteen years. We also employed a pair-wise comparison matrix algorithm and then elucidated the correlation among sub-fields of the psychology. By this research, we expect to contribute not only providing information about popularization of psychology, analysis of research trends, and correlation among sub-fields of the psychology, but also providing convergent contents that conflate the psychology and the informatic technologies.

A full characterization of memory must include how participants use exogenous and endogenous cues to guide retrieval. In free recall, in which endogenous cues play a large role, retrieved context theories have emerged as a leading explanation of data on the dynamics of memory search (Lohnas & Healey, Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 75, 157–199, 2021). More recently, Logan and colleagues have advanced a retrieved context model to explain data on serial recall and motor production (Logan, Psychological Review,125(4), 453–485, 2018, Psychological Review,128(1), 1–44, 2021; Logan & Cox, Psychological Review,128(6), 1197–1205, 2021, Psychological Review,130(6), 1672–1687, 2023; Osth & Hurlstone, Psychological Review, 130(2), 213–245, 2023). Comparisons of recall transitions have further highlighted similarities among these tasks (e.g., Bhatarah et al., Memory & Cognition, 36(1), 20–34, 2008; Golomb et al., Memory & Cognition, 36(5), 947–956, 2008). Here, I evaluate retrieved context theory’s ability to simultaneously account for data from these classic recall procedures. I show how a serial version of the context maintenance and retrieval model (termed sCMR) can account for dissociations between serial position curves and temporal clustering effects. I also show how sCMR can account for grouping effects using similar assumptions across recall procedures. The sCMR model provides a common theoretical framework to harmonize the disparate phenomena studied using these classic memory procedures, but also reveals the distinctions between serial and free recall through their relative dependence on different model-based mechanisms.

Social Psychology continues on its successful course, as witnessed by a number of indicators. The submission rate has increased to more than 20 manuscripts per quarter, so we are likely to just about reach the mark of 100 for 2009, as I had predicted in the Editorial to issue 1 of the current volume. There is wide variability in first authors’ countries of origin, with submissions received in 2009 to date originating from 16 different countries, which attests to the journal’s international character. Given this positive trend in regular submissions, we will reduce the number of special issues to approximately one per year in the long run. This should ensure that the time between acceptance and publication of an article will usually be less than 8 months. Impact factor and other citation statistics for 2008 have now been published by Journal Citation Reports®. The data show that articles that appeared in Social Psychology in 2008 were cited by other journals six times within the same year. Among the citing journals are leading outlets such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2 citations) and Psychological Review. Because of the recent change in the journal’s title, there is no impact factor for Social Psychology as such yet, as its computation would involve citations of articles that appeared in 2006 and 2007 (when the journal did not yet exist under that name). However, the impact factor for the journal’s German-language predecessor, Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie, is reported as 0.432. After 0.400 in 2007, the current figure is again higher than the impact factors of previous years. Readers visiting the journal’s Internet site will have noticed that Social Psychology now offers its authors the option of publishing articles as open access papers, under an initiative named Hogrefe OpenMind. This option involves a fee to be paid by the author (or the author’s institution or funding agency), which ensures that an electronic version of the article is accessible to everyone free of charge. Details on Hogrefe OpenMind can be found on the Internet (www.hogrefe.com/openmind) and in a publisher’s message in the final pages of this issue. For the editorial team, it is important to note that authors’ decisions about which publishing option they choose – open access or traditional, subscription-based access – will be made only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication. So all articles will continue to be treated the same, will be peer-reviewed, professionally produced, and published in both print and electronic form.

The goal of this study was to determine whether self-mutilators with personality disorders differ from nonmutilators with personality disorders in impulsivity, aggression, and other psychopathology and whether serotonergic dysfunction contributes to self-mutilation. Twenty-six self-mutilators with personality disorders were matched to 26 control subjects with personality disorders for gender, age, education, axis I diagnosis of affective disorder, and axis II diagnosis of personality disorder. Numerous indexes of psychopathology as well as CSF 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels and platelet imipramine binding sites (Bmax) and affinity (Kd) were determined. Self-mutilators had significantly more severe character pathology, had greater lifetime aggression, and were more antisocial than the control subjects. The self-mutilators scored higher on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression but not on the Beck Depression Inventory or the Beck Hopelessness Scale. The two groups did not differ on the Buss-Durkee Hostility and Guilt Inventory or on the Sensation Seeking Scale. The degree of self-mutilation was significantly correlated with impulsivity, chronic anger, and somatic anxiety. Both self-mutilation and impulsivity showed significant negative correlations with Bmax, although the two groups did not differ in CSF 5-HIAA levels or in platelet imipramine binding. The results demonstrate the contribution of severe character pathology, aggression, impulsivity, anxiety, and anger to self-mutilation and provide preliminary support for the hypothesis of underlying serotonergic dysfunction facilitating self-mutilation.

Introduction: Why We Are Often Blinded to "Obvious" Facts

Various guidelines are available to conduct rapid reviews. However, inconsistencies regarding the methodological practices are prevalent. Following a literature review process, the following databases were searched for guidelines on conducting rapid reviews in psychology: Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Directory of Open Access Journals, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, MEDLINE, PsycArticles, PsycInfo, and SocINDEX. Seventeen articles were included and thematically analysed into eight steps: (i) Stating the aim of the rapid review and formulating the research question; (ii) Setting the eligibility criteria and inclusion and exclusion criteria; (iii) Formulating the search strategy; (iv) Screening and selection of literature; (v) Extraction of data from included literature; (vi) Quality and risk of bias assessment of included literature; (vii) Synthesis and analysis of the included literature; and (viii) Stating the limitations of the rapid review. The eight steps serve as the proposed guideline to conduct rapid reviews in psychology research.

Academy of Management ReviewVol. 43, No. 4 From the EditorEditors’ Comments: Is Organizational Behavior Overtheorized?Peter H. Kim, Robert E. Ployhart and Cristina B. GibsonPeter H. Kim, Robert E. Ployhart and Cristina B. GibsonPublished Online:11 Oct 2018https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2018.0233AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsDownload CitationsAdd to favoritesTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleREFERENCESBandura, A. 1990. Selective activation and disengagement of moral control. Journal of Social Issues, 46: 27–46. Google ScholarBazerman, M. H., & Tenbrunsel, A. E. 2011. Blind spots Prince-ton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Google ScholarBentham, J. 1781. The principles of morals and legislation Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books. Google ScholarDetert, J. R., & Burris, E. R. 2007. Leadership behavior and employee voice: Is the door really open? Academy of Management Journal, 50: 869–884.Link , Google ScholarFelin, T., Foss, N. J., & Ployhart, R. E. 2015. The microfoundations movement in strategy and organization theory. Academy of Management Annals, 9: 575–632.Link , Google ScholarHaidt, J. 2001. The emotional dog and its rational tail: A social intuitionist approach to moral judgment. Psychological Review, 108: 814–834. Google ScholarHannan, M. T., & Freeman, J. 1977. The population ecology of organizations. American Journal of Sociology, 82: 929–964. Google ScholarKant, I. 1785. Grounding for the metaphysics of morals (Translated by J. W. Ellington.) Indianapolis, IN: Hackett. Google ScholarKeltner, D., Gruenfeld, D. H., & Anderson, C. 2003. Power, approach, and inhibition. Psychological Review, 110: 265–284. Google ScholarKim, P. H., Pinkley, R. L., & Fragale, A. R. 2005. Power dynamics in negotiation. Academy of Management Review, 30: 799–822.Link , Google ScholarLewin, K. 1951. Field theory in social sciences New York: Harper & Row. Google ScholarMazar, N., Amir, O., & Ariely, D. 2008. The dishonesty of honest people: A theory of self-concept maintenance. Journal of Marketing Research, 45: 633–644. Google ScholarMcDaniel, D., & Gibson, C. B. 2012. Emergent ideas in emerging markets: The process of discovery in organizational research. In C. L. WangD. J. Ketchen, Jr.D. D. Bergh (Eds.), West meets East: Building theoretical bridges, vol. 8: 39–59. Bingley, UK: Emerald Press. Google ScholarMonin, B., & Miller, D. T. 2001. Moral credentials and the expression of prejudice. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 81: 33–43. Google ScholarNemeth, C. J. 1986. Differential contributions of majority and minority influence. Psychological Review, 93: 23–32. Google ScholarThorngate, W. 1976. “In general” vs. “it depends”: Some comments of the Gergen-Schlenker debate. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2: 404–410. Google ScholarTrope, Y., & Liberman, N. 2010. Construal-level theory of psychological distance. Psychological Review, 117: 440–463. Google ScholarUhlmann, E. L., Pizarro, D. A., & Diermeier, D. 2015. A person-centered approach to moral judgment. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10: 72–81. Google ScholarVan de Ven, A. H., & Johnson, P. E. 2006. Knowledge for theory and practice. Academy of Management Review, 31: 802–821.Link , Google ScholarWeick, K. E. 1979. The social psychology of organizing (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw Hill. Google ScholarFiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byGhost in the Machine: On Organizational Theory in the Age of Machine LearningKeith Leavitt, Kira Schabram, Prashanth Hariharan and Christopher M. Barnes25 October 2021 | Academy of Management Review, Vol. 46, No. 4The Dark Side of Construct Convergence: Navigating Consensus, Evolution, and Practical Relevance in Theory BuildingDana McDaniel Sumpter, Danna Greenberg and Sharon H. Kim21 September 2021 | Academy of Management Perspectives, Vol. 35, No. 3 Vol. 43, No. 4 Permissions Metrics in the past 12 months History Published online 11 October 2018 Published in print 1 October 2018 Information© Academy of Management ReviewDownload PDF

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A well-known phenomenon is that "matched" successive signals do not result in physical identity. This phenomenon has mostly been studied in terms of how much the second of two signals varies from the first, which is called the time-order error (TOE). Here, theoretical predictions led us to study the more general question of how much the matching signal differs from the standard signal, independent of the position of the matching signal as the first or second in a presentation. This we call non-equal matches (NEM). Using Luce's (Psychological Review, 109, 520-532, 2002, Psychological Review, 111, 446-454, 2004, Psychological Review, 115, 601, 2008, Psychological Review, 119, 373-387, 2012) global psychophysical theory, we predicted NEM when an intensity z is perceived to be "1 times a standard signal x." The theory predicts two different types of individual behaviors for the NEM, and these predictions were evaluated and confirmed in an experiment. We showed that the traditional definition of TOE precludes the observation, and thus the study, of the NEM phenomenon, and that the NEM effect is substantial enough to alter conclusions based on data that it affects. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the custom of averaging data over individuals clearly leads to quite misleading results. An important parameter in this modeling is a reference point that plays a central role in creating variability in the data, so that the key to obtaining regular data from respondents is to stabilize the reference point.

The concept of perceptual independence is ubiquitous in psychology. It addresses the question of whether two (or more) dimensions are perceived independently. Several authors have proposed perceptual independence (or its lack thereof) as a viable measure of holistic face perception (Loftus, Oberg, & Dillon, Psychological Review 111:835-863, 2004; Wenger & Ingvalson, Learning, Memory, and Cognition 28:872-892, 2002). According to this notion, the processing of facial features occurs in an interactive manner. Here, I examine this idea from the perspective of two theories of perceptual independence: the multivariate uncertainty analysis (MUA; Garner & Morton, Definitions, models, and experimental paradigms. Psychological Bulletin 72:233-259, 1969), and the general recognition theory (GRT; Ashby & Townsend, Psychological Review 93:154-179, 1986). The goals of the study were to (1) introduce the MUA, (2) examine various possible relations between MUA and GRT using numerical simulations, and (3) apply the MUA to two consensual markers of holistic face perception(-)recognition of facial features (Farah, Wilson, Drain, & Tanaka, Psychological Review 105:482-498, 1998) and the composite face effect (Young, Hellawell, & Hay, Perception 16:747-759, 1987). The results suggest that facial holism is generated by violations of several types of perceptual independence. They highlight the important theoretical role played by converging operations in the study of holistic face perception.

Accelerated learning program (acceleration) is a program of special education services for students who have the ability and extraordinary intelligence to learn faster completion time or earlier than the time specified, at every level of education. But what about the learners' psychological review? How aspects and review of educational experts? accurate to the program applied to education in Indonesia? all will be discussed in this paper.