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Looking for examples of p-hacking in psychology (reddit.com)

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Hi, I'm currently working on an assignment regarding p-hacking. I want to make the point that p-hacking can have real-life consequences, as the data being put out there could be applied in the wrong way. I already have an example of how p-hacking led to the WHO canceling their distribution of malaria medication.

But, I need a specific example from psychology, and I can't find anything. I find plenty of papers explaining that p-hacking is common and why it's a problem, but no concrete examples of studies where p-hacking was discovered. Does anyone have an example in mind? Or maybe a study whose results have been questioned?

Thank you in advance!

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[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I tried doing a quick search and found this article https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002106 . If you are able to change your argument, this might be informative. You could argue that p-hacking leads to wasted resources and effort, because the conclusions are effectively meaningless.