Psychology 1: Introduction to Psychology

Proof required

Link the public repo or shared document with a one-page map of psychology's main fields, each with one classic study and how it was run, with every source cited.

What gets checked

• Each field has a real study, cited.
• Each study's method is named correctly.
• It is in your own words.

Common mistakes

• Results the files cannot reproduce.
• A summary of the reading instead of your own work.

Powstik Guide

A one-page map of psychology's main fields, each with one classic study and how it was run.

Steps

1. Read the linked chapter and take the self-check.
2. Make a public repo.
3. Build the smallest version that works, then check it.
4. Write a README: the question, the method, what you found, the limits.
5. Ask someone who knows psychology to check it.

README
Course 1: Introduction to Psychology
Question:
Data (source, n, how it was collected):
Method:
Result:
Limits:

What gets sent back

• No data or no code.
• Data from people that breaks the rules above.
• Copied work with no history.

Resources

What a verifier looks for

• Each field has a real study, cited.
• Each study's method is named correctly.
• It is in your own words.
• Do the files produce what the README says?

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Proof required

Link the public repo with a notebook that re-analyses one classic effect from the Many Labs 1 open data: the notebook, the data (or a link to the open dataset) and a README saying what it shows.

What gets checked

• The effect and its original study are named.
• The analysis runs from the README.
• The result is compared with the original finding.

Common mistakes

• Results the files cannot reproduce.
• A summary of the reading instead of your own work.

Powstik Guide

A notebook that re-analyses one classic effect from the Many Labs 1 open data.

Steps

1. Read the linked chapter and take the self-check.
2. Make a public repo.
3. Build the smallest version that works, then check it.
4. Write a README: the question, the method, what you found, the limits.
5. Ask someone who knows psychology to check it.

README
Course 1: Introduction to Psychology
Question:
Data (source, n, how it was collected):
Method:
Result:
Limits:

What gets sent back

• No data or no code.
• Data from people that breaks the rules above.
• Copied work with no history.

Resources

What a verifier looks for

• The effect and its original study are named.
• The analysis runs from the README.
• The result is compared with the original finding.
• Do the files produce what the README says?

You'll sign in first, then come straight back here.

Proof required

Name the people who heard a 5-minute talk on one finding you found surprising, and how strong the evidence for it is and add the slides and the recording or their written questions.

What gets checked

• The finding and its studies are named.
• The strength of the evidence is judged, not assumed.
• At least two questions are answered.

Common mistakes

• Reading slides aloud with no questions taken.
• Claims with no study behind them.

Powstik Guide

A 5-minute talk on one finding you found surprising, and how strong the evidence for it is.

Steps

1. Read the linked chapter and take the self-check.
2. Plan the talk or poster around one question.
3. Present it to at least two people who know some psychology.
4. Write down their questions and your answers.

Plan
Course 1: Introduction to Psychology
Question:
Studies I cite:
What I expect to be asked:

What gets sent back

• Nobody heard it.
• No sources.

Resources

What a verifier looks for

• The finding and its studies are named.
• The strength of the evidence is judged, not assumed.
• At least two questions are answered.
• Did the person explain it in their own words and answer a question?

You'll sign in first, then come straight back here.