TY - JOUR
T1 - A guideline and cautionary Note: How to use the belief update task correctly
AU - Sharot, Tali
AU - Garrett, Neil
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - The belief update task has been used by many scientists to test a wide range of questions related to belief formation and optimism. Most of these studies are rigorous and well conducted. However, a small number of researchers have used the task inappropriately, inserting new confounds and failing to control for other potential ones. This has resulted in the report of false findings which have muddied the literature. We thus created a guide to help scientists who would like to use the belief update task, as well as readers and reviewers who are required to evaluate studies using this task.
AB - The belief update task has been used by many scientists to test a wide range of questions related to belief formation and optimism. Most of these studies are rigorous and well conducted. However, a small number of researchers have used the task inappropriately, inserting new confounds and failing to control for other potential ones. This has resulted in the report of false findings which have muddied the literature. We thus created a guide to help scientists who would like to use the belief update task, as well as readers and reviewers who are required to evaluate studies using this task.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129532569&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.metip.2022.100091
DO - 10.1016/j.metip.2022.100091
M3 - Article
VL - 6
JO - Methods in Psychology
JF - Methods in Psychology
SN - 2590-2601
M1 - 100091
ER -