Registered Replication Report: Strack, Martin, & Stepper (1988).

Alberto Acosta, Reginald B Adams, Daniel N Albohn, Eric S Allard, Titia Beek, Stephen D Benning, Eve-Marie Blouin- Hudon, Luis Carlo Bulnes, Tracy L Caldwell, Robert J Calin-Jageman, Colin A Capaldi, Nicholas S Carfagno, Kelsie T Chasten, Axel Cleeremans, Louise Connell

November 2016 Perspect Psychol Sci

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  • Christoph Bördlein
    @bordlein (Twitter)

    Wagenmakers et al. (2016) konnten die Ergebnisse von Strack etz al. (1988) bezüglich der Feedbacktheorie der Emotionen nicht bestätigen. In einer 17 unabhängige Studien umfassenden Meta-Analyse fand sich kein nennenswerter Effekt. https://t.co/Tzq2VaCSpb
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    April 29, 2023

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  • Divney divney.bsky.social
    @Divney15 (Twitter)

    (BTW the pencil phenomenon is probably not true, based on 17 labs failing to replicate it https://t.co/rgRvfbqetO)
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    January 16, 2023

  • Shane Tutwiler
    @shanetutwiler (Twitter)

    RT @SolomonKurz: For today's romp into experimental design and the GLMM, we analyze a subset of the (2016) Strack et al replication (https:…
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    June 23, 2022

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  • Deemah
    @dmi3k (Twitter)

    RT @SolomonKurz: For today's romp into experimental design and the GLMM, we analyze a subset of the (2016) Strack et al replication (https:…
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    June 23, 2022

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  • Isabella R. Ghement
    @IsabellaGhement (Twitter)

    RT @SolomonKurz: For today's romp into experimental design and the GLMM, we analyze a subset of the (2016) Strack et al replication (https:…
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    June 22, 2022

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  • Donald Williams
    @wdonald_1985 (Twitter)

    RT @SolomonKurz: For today's romp into experimental design and the GLMM, we analyze a subset of the (2016) Strack et al replication (https:…
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    June 22, 2022

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  • Siddharth
    @sphaniad (Twitter)

    RT @SolomonKurz: For today's romp into experimental design and the GLMM, we analyze a subset of the (2016) Strack et al replication (https:…
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    June 22, 2022

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  • Brandon Sherman
    @shermstats (Twitter)

    RT @SolomonKurz: For today's romp into experimental design and the GLMM, we analyze a subset of the (2016) Strack et al replication (https:…
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    June 22, 2022

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  • R Tweets
    @rstats_tweets (Twitter)

    RT @SolomonKurz: For today's romp into experimental design and the GLMM, we analyze a subset of the (2016) Strack et al replication (https:…
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    June 22, 2022

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  • Rstats
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    RT @SolomonKurz: For today's romp into experimental design and the GLMM, we analyze a subset of the (2016) Strack et al replication (https:…
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    June 22, 2022

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  • Solomon Kurz
    @SolomonKurz (Twitter)

    For today's romp into experimental design and the GLMM, we analyze a subset of the (2016) Strack et al replication (https://t.co/ePVBofSkAf) with Gaussian and cumulative-probit MELSMs. https://t.co/2Sh48r6L12 #brms #RStats https://t.co/zCw0OxvKhF
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    June 22, 2022

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  • Solomon Kurz
    @SolomonKurz (Twitter)

    @mattansb @tjmahr I like the (failed) Strack replication by Wagenmakers and colleagues (2016; https://t.co/ePVBofSkAf). Instead of analyzing the data from the labs separately and then aggregating by meta-analysis, just fit a 3-level multilevel model. Data on OSF at https://t.co/Jru6SAwp1O.
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    June 21, 2022

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  • Mary Elizabeth
    @meharpist (Twitter)

    Can smiling make you feel happier? Influential research in the 1980's said yes, but a new registered report in perspectives on psychological science calls these results into question @SAGEJournals https://t.co/CYVv49iqWG
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    April 27, 2022

  • Something Weird
    @realmehmetokan (Twitter)

    @PsychRabble @MarcusCrede @sTeamTraen @Carious1 This fits your criteria https://t.co/Fmq5ZJX5g1
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    December 4, 2021

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  • Zr. Nabu Kudurru
    @BrettButtliere (Twitter)

    @sharoz @richarddmorey @siminevazire did you know this study was not pretested even? https://t.co/LZ89hIpYhe
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    November 23, 2021

  • Elias Chakal
    @ChakalElias (Twitter)

    If I told you that smiling can make you feel happy, you'd believe me, wouldn't you? Many popular findings in psychology were found hard to replicate but the replication crisis is a wakeup call for better science. #AcademicTwitter #PSYC4180 @julie_conder https://t.co/v4BvdHtlbG
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    March 24, 2021

  • novemberrain1108
    @Tatsunori_Ishii (Twitter)

    ほー、Facial Feedback、怪しいと聞いていたけど必ずしもそうではないみたい。卒論と関係するので少し整理。 Wagenmakers et al.(2016). 事前登録追試で17の実験を実施したところ、効果なしと報告 https://t.co/b93pul4uRq https://t.co/OGBcYdQuoB
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    January 12, 2021

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  • Jeffrey Girard
    @jeffreymgirard (Twitter)

    @Fact Not to rain on the parade, but there's reason to think that this finding doesn't replicate. See https://t.co/5grHxZB5mG
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    January 8, 2021

  • Nicholas Coles, PhD
    @coles_nicholas_ (Twitter)

    Recently, 17 researchers failed to replicate a seminal facial feedback study that many researchers felt refuted concerns about demand characteristics. Interpretations of the results differ, but they have revived concerns about demand characteristics. https://t.co/SPE4szRNvd
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    May 11, 2020

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  • Jiří Karásek V4CZexit #RuskoJeHovno#nechciruskýmír
    @1pohled (Twitter)

    RT @klub_skeptiku: Nesnesitelná lehkost ignorace výsledků je tak příznačná pro "pop-psychologii", které podléhají nejrůznější poradci a prů…
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    February 6, 2020

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  • Sisyfos ČR
    @klub_skeptiku (Twitter)

    Nesnesitelná lehkost ignorace výsledků je tak příznačná pro "pop-psychologii", které podléhají nejrůznější poradci a průvodci zdravého životního stylu. Takže si dovolujeme připomenout jeden takový přehlížený výsledek replikačního hnutí v psychologii. https://t.co/8KFbRRorow
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    February 6, 2020

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  • Sam Westwood
    @westwoodsam1 (Twitter)

    #257 Registered Replication Report: Strack, Martin, & Stepper (1988) [we] did not replicate the SMS result... Nevertheless, it should be stressed that the RRR results do not invalidate the more general facial feedback hypothesis. https://t.co/388f7H6xSe
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    December 27, 2019

  • In-Mind | Psychologie für alle!
    @InMindMagazin (Twitter)

    Vor ein paar Jahren gab es einen großen Versuch, das Experiment zu wiederholen. Das klappte nicht, der Effekt wurde nicht repliziert: https://t.co/EVbBRWNxB2 "Funktioniert nicht" meint auch die IgNobel-Laudatio. Fritz Stracks "Replikationsballade" zeigt - er sieht es anders: 7/
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    September 29, 2019

  • Guillermo Solovey
    @gsolovey (Twitter)

    @carlosdiuk @DiegoGolombek @IgNobel Creía lo mismo. El meta-análisis es del 2016, https://t.co/KIX00B59ll Hubo novedades?
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    September 21, 2019

  • りく
    @ry_9 (Twitter)

    RT @uranus_2: 表情フィードバック仮説の直接的追試の失敗(https://t.co/fdfGk5U7IR)が2019年度イグノーベル賞心理学賞
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    September 13, 2019

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  • Leung N
    @LeungKR (Twitter)

    RT @uranus_2: 表情フィードバック仮説の直接的追試の失敗(https://t.co/fdfGk5U7IR)が2019年度イグノーベル賞心理学賞
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    September 13, 2019

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  • まめこ
    @3mamechan1 (Twitter)

    RT @uranus_2: 表情フィードバック仮説の直接的追試の失敗(https://t.co/fdfGk5U7IR)が2019年度イグノーベル賞心理学賞
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    September 13, 2019

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  • chaco
    @chikaue (Twitter)

    RT @uranus_2: 表情フィードバック仮説の直接的追試の失敗(https://t.co/fdfGk5U7IR)が2019年度イグノーベル賞心理学賞
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    September 13, 2019

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  • Atsu
    @atspsy (Twitter)

    RT @uranus_2: 表情フィードバック仮説の直接的追試の失敗(https://t.co/fdfGk5U7IR)が2019年度イグノーベル賞心理学賞
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    September 12, 2019

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  • いのうえ☆かずや
    @kazuyainoue (Twitter)

    RT @uranus_2: 表情フィードバック仮説の直接的追試の失敗(https://t.co/fdfGk5U7IR)が2019年度イグノーベル賞心理学賞
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    September 12, 2019

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  • たむねこ
    @akiratamcat (Twitter)

    RT @uranus_2: 表情フィードバック仮説の直接的追試の失敗(https://t.co/fdfGk5U7IR)が2019年度イグノーベル賞心理学賞
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    September 12, 2019

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  • Fumiya Yonemitsu
    @FYonemitsu (Twitter)

    RT @uranus_2: 表情フィードバック仮説の直接的追試の失敗(https://t.co/fdfGk5U7IR)が2019年度イグノーベル賞心理学賞
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  • マーキュリー２世
    @uranus_2 (Twitter)

    表情フィードバック仮説の直接的追試の失敗(https://t.co/fdfGk5U7IR)が2019年度イグノーベル賞心理学賞
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  • Brenton Wiernik
    @bmwiernik (Twitter)

    @rubenarslan Perhaps they were thinking about facial feedback https://t.co/yMxUV8hpNl
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    July 30, 2019

  • koustav
    @DeKoustav (Twitter)

    @AliciaGrandey I remembered Strack, Martin, and Stepper (1988), but turns out it couldn't be replicated. https://t.co/0zwnZDiuva
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    April 13, 2019

Abstract Synopsis

  • The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that our facial expressions can affect our emotions, even if those expressions aren't connected to our feelings.
  • A study by Strack, Martin, and Stepper (1988) showed that when people held a pen with their teeth (smiling), they found cartoons funnier than when they held it with their lips (pouting).
  • A recent Registered Replication Report conducted 17 direct replications of the original study, and a meta-analysis found no significant difference in funniness ratings, with a notably smaller difference (0.03 units) compared to the original study's 0.82 units.