The best field for successful replication was personality studies, at about 50:50, while social psychology or behavioral studies were about twice as likely to be wrong (irreproducible) as right.
I don't recall who coined the "grandmother test" (it sounds like something AVI would say), but it goes like this: If she'd say "I could have told you that!" the study is probably right, and if not, be very skeptical.
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And that's even WITHOUT the attitude of "Believe this not because it's true, but for some other reason."
It long predates me, but I agree with the sentiment.
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