We would like to clarify the following points about the News story ‘Disputed results a fresh blow for social psychology’ (Nature 497, 16; 2013).
• Contrary to the story, unconscious thought theory, which is concerned with unconscious decision making, is not the same as intelligence priming.
• The story referred to the study by David Shanks (D. R. Shanks et al. PLoS ONE 8, e56515; 2013) in which he was unable to replicate the ‘professor/hooligan’ intelligence-priming effect reported by Ap Dijksterhuis. We note that other researchers have observed Dijksterhuis’s intelligence-priming effect.
• Contrary to the story, Dijksterhuis has stated that he will provide a protocol to assist in replicating results in the field. He had not, however, provided such a protocol at the time that the story was published.
• As the story stated, there is no suggestion of fraud in Dijksterhuis’s research, and we are happy to emphasize that there is no suggestion that he has been involved in any misconduct.
Additional information
The online version of the original article can be found at 10.1038/497016a
Related links
Related links
Related links in Nature Research
Related external links
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Correction Clarification. Nature 497, 423 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/497423a
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/497423a
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.