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Doing Reliable Research in Comparative Psychology: Challenges and Proposals for Improvement
No full textUnlike some other areas of psychology that have experienced a ‘reproducibility crisis’, the ex-tent to which research findings in comparative psychology are reliable is only just beginning to come under the spotlight. I outline what is known about where we as a field stand in terms of the reliability of our findings, and highlight some characteristic features of our research that give may cause for concern, focusing primarily on experimental comparative cognition. I then dis-cuss ways that we as individual researchers and a wider community can take steps to improve our current practices (and in some cases already are), as well as highlighting the crucial role insti-tutions and gatekeepers have to play in effecting change. By tackling potential issues head on, the field of comparative psychology can have more confidence that our research findings and the resultant claims we make about animal behaviour and cognition are reliable
Profiles in drug metabolism and toxicology: Richard Tecwyn Williams (1909-1979)
No full textThis article pays homage to the life and work of a veritable pioneer in toxicology and drug metabolism, namely a Welshman, Richard Tecwyn Williams, FRS. Professor Williams, or RT as he was known, made major contributions to knowledge about the metabolism and toxicology of drugs and xenobiotics during a scientific career spanning nearly 50 years. Author or coauthor of close to 400 research articles and reviews, including a classic book, entitled Detoxication Mechanisms, Williams and his research school investigated virtually all aspects of drug metabolism, especially conjugations. In particular, the concepts of phase 1 and phase II metabolic pathways were introduced by Williams; the biliary excretion of drugs was extensively studied as were species differences in drug metabolism and detoxication. Besides investigating the metabolism of many pharmaceutical drugs, such as sulfonamides and thalidomide, Williams and his group investigated the disposition and fate in the body of organic pesticides and recreational drugs of abuse, such as amphetamine, methamphetamine and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).</p
The development of mental simulation as a strategy for solving problems with multiple alternatives
No full textPreregistration for Study 1 of the project "The development of mental simulation as a strategy for solving problems with multiple alternatives
Doing Reliable Research in Comparative Psychology: Challenges and Proposals for Improvement
No full textPreprint of article to appear in the Centennial volume of the Journal of Comparative Psychology in August 202
The development of mental simulation as a strategy for solving problems with multiple alternatives
No full textMaterials related to the project "The development of mental simulation as a strategy for solving problems with multiple alternatives" (funded by a British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Small Research Grant
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