What can neuroIS learn from the replication crisis in psychological science?

Abstract

The Reproducibility Crisis is a phenomenon that has gained considerable attention in the psychological sciences. Scholars in these fields have found that many high profile findings are either difficult to reproduce or could not be replicated. These findings have ultimately encouraged researchers to adopt pre-registered results, replication in study design and open data. As an emerging field, NeuroIS has an opportunity to learn from this crisis and adopt new practices based on the lessons learned in the psychological sciences. We explored the current state of NeuroIS research from the perspective of reproducibility by conducting a survey of the extant NeuroIS literature. We conclude by suggesting two practices that the NeuroIS community can undertake to help address the replication problem.