box-score method

a method of summarizing results from multiple studies of the same general research question that considers both statistically meaningful and nonmeaningful results but ignores the magnitude of the research findings (e.g., the size of a treatment effect). Meta-analysis generally is preferred over the box-score method.

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January 13th 2025

discontinuity hypothesis

in Gestalt psychology, the viewpoint that emphasizes the role of sudden insight and perceptual reorganization in successful discrimination learning and problem solving. According to this view, a correct answer is only recognized when its relation to the issue as a whole is discovered. Also called discontinuity theory. Compare continuity hypothesis. See also aha experience; all-or-none learning; eureka task.