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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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Improving the Reliability and Efficiency of Psychological Science
Lakens, D., Lakens, D., Scheel, A. M., Isager, P. & Tiokhin, L.
1/09/17 → 31/08/22
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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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
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Leaving academia: PhD attrition and unhealthy research environments
Kis, A., Tur, E. M., Lakens, D., Vaesen, K. & Houkes, W., 28 Jan 2022, PsyArXiv Preprints, 44 p.Research output: Working paper › Academic
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Meta-analysis of 44 years of field audits reveals a decline in gender discrimination across time
Tiokhin, L. & Lakens, D., 2022, (Submitted) In: arXiv. XX, XX.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic
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Myths and methodologies: The use of equivalence and non-inferiority tests for interventional studies in exercise physiology and sport science
Mazzolari, R., Porcelli, S., Bishop, D. J. & Lakens, D., 1 Mar 2022, In: Experimental Physiology. 107, 3, p. 201-212 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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There is no generalizability crisis
Lakens, D., Uygun Tunç, D. & Necip Tunç, M., 10 Feb 2022, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 45, p. 49-50 2 p., e25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
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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
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5300222.v1
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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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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), 2016
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
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Press / Media
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“CUCo takes me into challenging new terrain”
20/09/21
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Landmark research integrity survey finds questionable practices are surprisingly common
7/07/21
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
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Seven new members at Eindhoven Young Academy of Engineering
Daniël Lakens, Frank P.T. Baaijens, Sandra Loerakker, Job Beckers, Patricia Y.W. Dankers, Yoeri B. van de Burgt, Bob Walrave, Danqing Liu, Johanna I. Höffken, S. Hofmann, J.P. (Jan Philipp) Hofmann, Federica Eduati, Roy van der Meel & Antoni Forner Cuenca
16/10/20
2 items of Media coverage
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D. Lakens: Preregistration as a Tool to Evaluate the Severity of a Test
20/08/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment