2021
DOI: 10.1177/03616843211037613
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Can Open Science be a Tool to Dismantle Claims of Hardwired Brain Sex Differences? Opportunities and Challenges for Feminist Researchers

Abstract: Feminist scholars have long been concerned with claims of hardwired brain sex differences emanating from neuroscience and evolutionary psychology. Past criticisms of these claims have rightfully questioned the impact of this research on gender equality, pointing out how findings can be used to vindicate gender stereotypes. In this article, we appraise the brain sex differences literature through the lens of open science, a movement aimed at improving the robustness and reliability of science. In this discussio… Show more

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“…This work was focused on the biological sciences, but I can assure you (as could anyone who has paid any attention at all) the same practices can be seen in psychological research. The inferential chasm is thus being filled in with some shaky empirical claims, made sense via researchers' own preconceived beliefs, stereotypes, and priorities Indeed, Persson and Pownall (2021) recently argued that testing for sex differences can be thought of as a form of p-hacking, or serial testing of alternative models until one "turns up" statistically significant. They argue, "sex differences can in theory be analyzed with any given neuroscientific dataset and may therefore be a convenient alternative analysis when other core hypotheses within the data are not confirmed" (p. 496).…”
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“…This work was focused on the biological sciences, but I can assure you (as could anyone who has paid any attention at all) the same practices can be seen in psychological research. The inferential chasm is thus being filled in with some shaky empirical claims, made sense via researchers' own preconceived beliefs, stereotypes, and priorities Indeed, Persson and Pownall (2021) recently argued that testing for sex differences can be thought of as a form of p-hacking, or serial testing of alternative models until one "turns up" statistically significant. They argue, "sex differences can in theory be analyzed with any given neuroscientific dataset and may therefore be a convenient alternative analysis when other core hypotheses within the data are not confirmed" (p. 496).…”
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“…Algunas de las respuestas a la crisis de la replicabilidad promovidas recientemente podrían, no obstante, abrir vías para el reconocimiento de ciertos problemas señalados por las críticas feministas al apuntar en la misma dirección que estas (Persson y Pownall, 2021). Específicamente, las iniciativas ligadas a la "ciencia abierta" tienen como objetivo evitar prácticas que lastran la calidad epistémica de la investigación en los campos en crisis, que incluyen la psicología y las neurociencias.…”
Section: Discusión: éXitos Y Fracasos De La Crítica Feminista De La C...unclassified
“…La publicación selectiva, que favorece la diseminación de los resultados que rechazan la hipótesis nula frente aquellos que la confirman, el uso inapropiado de metodologías estadísticas o el denominado "p-hacking" son problemas para cuya resolución se postulan las herramientas de la ciencia abierta, y son también objeto de la crítica feminista de la neurociencia cognitiva, ya que contribuyen a la consolidación y naturalización de diferencias sexuales fundamentadas sobre prácticas metodológicas problemáticas. En general, y aunque la ciencia abierta plantea sus propios retos (Mirowski, 2018;Persson y Pownall, 2021;Siegel et al, 2021), sus requisitos de mayor transparencia y responsabilidad en el diseño, recogida y gestión de datos, análisis e interpretación, apoyan las propuestas feministas para contrarrestar el exceso de falsos positivos resultante de la conjunción de preconcepciones de género y prácticas epistémicas cuestionables que abunda en el campo.…”
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“…Widespread misconceptions contribute to an underestimated relevance of investigating sex/gender differences in neuroscience (Cahill, 2006): sex/gender-specific influences are said to be merely small, unreliable and result from only a few extreme cases. However, the main concerns against research on sex/gender differences refer to implicit reinforcement of gender stereotypes and sexism by claiming "hardwired brain sex differences" (Jordan-Young & Rumiati, 2012;Persson & Pownall, 2021). Additionally, a potential reporting bias towards sex/gender differences may be present (Cahill, 2020;David et al, 2018).…”
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confidence: 99%