Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
About the speaker
Mark Sabbagh is a professor of psychology at Queen’s University (Canada), specializing in developmental psychology. His research examines the social, cognitive, and neurobiological bases of preschoolers’ theory of mind development, and how theory of mind skills contribute to healthy social relationships throughout the lifespan. His work has been supported by SSHRC, CIHR, and NSERC.
About the talk
The evidence that we gain in a research study rarely provides a strong basis for making broad, generic generalized claims regarding what we have “discovered.” We shouldn’t be surprised, harshly judgmental, or even especially gloomy when weak empirical findings don’t “replicate.” I suggest we move to a slightly different way of thinking about all this.
About RIOT Science Club
The RIOT Science Club gives talks/workshops on Reproducible, Interpretable, Open & Transparent Science.
Slides and/or recordings of all past and future RIOTS Clubs are stored on our Open Science Framework Page: osf.io/8y7h2/. You can also subscribe to our mailing list, to receive regular information on upcoming talks and workshops, any local events and vacancies for positions in open and reproducible research.
You can also find us on Twitter @riotscienceclub.
If you would like to give a talk or workshop for The RIOTS Club, please email riotscienceclub@kcl.ac.uk.
About the speaker
Mark Sabbagh is a professor of psychology at Queen’s University (Canada), specializing in developmental psychology. His research examines the social, cognitive, and neurobiological bases of preschoolers’ theory of mind development, and how theory of mind skills contribute to healthy social relationships throughout the lifespan. His work has been supported by SSHRC, CIHR, and NSERC.
About the talk
The evidence that we gain in a research study rarely provides a strong basis for making broad, generic generalized claims regarding what we have “discovered.” We shouldn’t be surprised, harshly judgmental, or even especially gloomy when weak empirical findings don’t “replicate.” I suggest we move to a slightly different way of thinking about all this.
About RIOT Science Club
The RIOT Science Club gives talks/workshops on Reproducible, Interpretable, Open & Transparent Science.
Slides and/or recordings of all past and future RIOTS Clubs are stored on our Open Science Framework Page: osf.io/8y7h2/. You can also subscribe to our mailing list, to receive regular information on upcoming talks and workshops, any local events and vacancies for positions in open and reproducible research.
You can also find us on Twitter @riotscienceclub.
If you would like to give a talk or workshop for The RIOTS Club, please email riotscienceclub@kcl.ac.uk.
