Extraordinary claims, extraordinary evidence? A discussion

Richard M. Shiffrin; Dora Matzke; Jonathon D. Crystal; E. J. Wagenmakers; Suyog H. Chandramouli; Joachim Vandekerckhove; Marco Zorzi; Richard D. Morey; Mary C. Murphy

doi:10.3758/s13420-021-00474-5

Extraordinary claims, extraordinary evidence? A discussion

Richard M. Shiffrin, Dora Matzke, Jonathon D. Crystal, E. J. Wagenmakers, Suyog H. Chandramouli, Joachim Vandekerckhove, Marco Zorzi, Richard D. Morey, Mary C. Murphy

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Abstract

Roberts (2020, Learning & Behavior, 48[2], 191–192) discussed research claiming honeybees can do arithmetic. Some readers of this research might regard such claims as unlikely. The present authors used this example as a basis for a debate on the criterion that ought to be used for publication of results or conclusions that could be viewed as unlikely by a significant number of readers, editors, or reviewers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	265-275
Number of pages	11
Journal	Learning and Behavior
Volume	49
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-021-00474-5
State	Published - Sep 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience

Keywords

Comparative cognition
Evidence
Extraordinary claims
Numerical cognition
Publication criteria

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