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Daniel Lakens is an Associate Professor in the Human-Technology interaction group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His areas of expertise include meta-science, research methods and applied statistics. Daniel’s main lines of empirical research focus on conceptual thought, similarity, and meaning. He also focuses on how to design and interpret studies, applied (meta)-statistics, and reward structures in science. A large part of his work deals with developing methods for critically reviewing and optimally structuring studies.
Academic background
Daniel has a background in experimental psychologist and received his PhD from Utrecht University in 2010. Daniel’s research is funded by an NWO VIDI grant for a project that aims to improve the reliability and efficiency of psychological science. He has also convinced NWO to start a pilot project with grants dedicated to replication research.
He teaches an online MOOC on ‘Improving Your Statistical Inferences’, and won a TU/e Teacher of the Year award in 2014. He has given over 40 workshops on open science and improving research practices, co-edited a special issue consisting of pre-registered replication studies with Brian Nosek.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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Improving the Reliability and Efficiency of Psychological Science
Lakens, D., Lakens, D., Scheel, A. M., Isager, P. & Tiokhin, L.
1/09/17 → 31/12/22
Project: Research direct
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De-escalate: Defusing escalating behariour through the use of interactive light scenarios
de Kort, Y. A. W., Kalinauskaite, I., Schietecat, A. C., IJsselsteijn, W. A., Haans, A. & Lakens, D.
1/12/13 → 1/02/18
Project: Research direct
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Are Small Effects the Indispensable Foundation for a Cumulative Psychological Science? A Reply to Götz et al. (2022)
Primbs, M. A., Pennington, C. R., Lakens, D., Silan, M. A. A., Lieck, D. S. N., Forscher, P. S., Buchanan, E. M. & Westwood, S. J., Mar 2023, In: Perspectives on Psychological Science. 18, 2, p. 508-512 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Deciding What to Replicate: A Decision Model for Replication Study Selection Under Resource and Knowledge Constraints
Isager, P. M., van Aert, R. C. M., Bahník, Š., Brandt, M. J., DeSoto, K. A., Giner-Sorolla, R., Krueger, J. I., Perugini, M., Ropovik, I., van ‘t Veer, A. E., Vranka, M. & Lakens, D., Apr 2023, In: Psychological Methods. 28, 2, p. 438-451 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Not All Effects Are Indispensable: Psychological Science Requires Verifiable Lines of Reasoning for Whether an Effect Matters
Anvari, F., Kievit, R. A., Lakens, D., Pennington, C. R., Przybylski, A. K., Tiokhin, L., Wiernik, B. M. & Orben, A., Mar 2023, In: Perspectives on Psychological Science. 18, 2, p. 503-507 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The Epistemic and Pragmatic Function of Dichotomous Claims Based on Statistical Hypothesis Tests
Uygun-Tunç, D., Necip Tunç, M. & Lakens, D., 16 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Theory & Psychology. XX, XResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A pre-registered, multi-lab non-replication of the action-sentence compatibility effect (ACE)
Morey, R. D., Kaschak, M. P., Díez-Álamo, A. M., Glenberg, A. M., Zwaan, R. A., Lakens, D., Ibáñez, A., García, A., Gianelli, C., Jones, J. L., Madden, J., Alifano, F., Bergen, B., Bloxsom, N. G., Bub, D. N., Cai, Z. G., Chartier, C. R., Chatterjee, A., Conwell, E., Cook, S. W., & 25 others , Apr 2022, In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 29, 2, p. 613-626 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile19 Citations (Scopus)38 Downloads (Pure)
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Not All Effects Are Indispensable: Psychological Science Requires Verifiable Lines of Reasoning for Whether an Effect Matters
Anvari, F. (Creator), Kievit, R. (Creator), Lakens, D. (Creator), Pennington, C. R. (Creator), Przybylski, A. K. (Creator), Tiokhin, L. (Creator), Wiernik, B. M. (Creator) & Orben, A. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 23 Aug 2022
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An Excess of Positive Results: Comparing the Standard Psychology Literature With Registered Reports
Schijen, M. (Creator), Lakens, D. (Creator) & Scheel, A. M. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 17 Apr 2021
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Public Benchmark Dataset for Testing rPPG Algorithm Performance
Hoffman, W. (Creator) & Lakens, D. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 22 Jul 2020
DOI: 10.4121/uuid:2ac74fbd-2276-44ad-aff1-2f68972b7b51
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The Practical Alternative to the p Value Is the Correctly Used p Value
Lakens, D. (Contributor), Figshare SAGE Publications, 10 Feb 2021
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Prizes
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Leamer-Rosenthal Prizes for Open Social Science
Lakens, Daniël (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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NWO Vidi Award : Increasing the Reliability and Efficiency of Psychological Science
Lakens, Daniël (Recipient), 2017
Prize: NWO › Vidi › Scientific
Activities
- 1 Editorial activity
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Cognition and Emotion (Journal)
Daniël Lakens (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Courses
Press/Media
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Waarom sommige promovendi overwegen te stoppen
Andrea Kis, Elena M. Tur, Daniël Lakens, Krist Vaesen & Wybo N. Houkes
11/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Why some PhD students may decide to leave academia
Andrea Kis, Elena M. Tur, Daniël Lakens, Wybo N. Houkes & Krist Vaesen
10/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Why some PhD students may decide to leave academia
10/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Deciding on what scientific studies to replicate
24/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Confrontation with dubious research practices makes PhD students drop out faster
Andrea Kis, Elena M. Tur, Daniël Lakens, Krist Vaesen & Wybo N. Houkes
16/03/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research