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contrast that greater precision makes physics theories harder to pass while greater power makes psychology's directional null tests easier to pass.

In meta-science, Meehl's paradox refers to contrast that greater precision makes physics theories harder to pass while greater power makes psychology's directional null tests easier to pass. This meaning comes from Meehl (1967) in Philosophy of Science.[1]

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References

Meehl, P. E. (1967). Theory-Testing in Psychology and Physics: A Methodological Paradox. Philosophy of Science, 34(2), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1086/288135

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