Competition for novelty reduces information sampling in a research game - a registered report
Incentive structures shape scientists' research practices. One incentive in particular, rewarding priority of publication, is hypothesized to harm scientific reliability by promoting rushed, low-quality research. Here, we develop a laboratory experiment to test whether competition affects infor...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The Royal Society
2019-05-01
|
Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.180934 |