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Replication studies for undergraduate theses to improve science and education

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Requiring undergraduate students to perform what is termed original research for their thesis, an investigation that cannot constitute a replication of an existing study, is a failed opportunity for science and education, argues Daniel Quintana.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Daniel S. Quintana

  2. NevSom, Department of Rare Disorders, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Daniel S. Quintana

  3. Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research (NORMENT) and KG Jebsen Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Daniel S. Quintana

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Quintana, D.S. Replication studies for undergraduate theses to improve science and education. Nat Hum Behav 5, 1117–1118 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01192-8

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