Conceptual replication failure can stem from inadequate theory and, once discovered, becomes a component of subsequent theory development¶

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q1 i? The article argues that inadequate theory development can cause conceptual replication failure, and that such failures can be an important component of subsequent theory development. → John Sweller 2023

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John Sweller 2023¶

John Sweller. (2023). The Development of Cognitive Load Theory: Replication Crises and Incorporation of Other Theories Can Lead to Theory Expansion. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09817-2

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Theoretical argument in the essay's introduction, contrasting conceptual replications, which retain theoretical reasoning but vary procedures, with direct replications. The author offers this as a reasoned position, not a tested result; no empirical data are reported for it in this section.

"In this paper, I argue that not only can inadequate theory development lead to conceptual replication failure, but conceptual replication failure can also be an important component of subsequent theory development."

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