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. 2014 Oct 8;9(10):e109019. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109019

Table 5. Estimated False Positive Rates of Findings Published across Journals, Assuming no Questionable Research Practices.

P(H0)  =  true
.50 .80
JP .06 .21
JRP .07 .24
PSPB .09 .29
JPSP .09 .29
JESP .10 .30
PS .11 .33
JPSP:ASC .10 .32
JPSP:IRGP .09 .29
JPSP:PPID .08 .25

Note. P(H0)  =  the a priori probability that the null hypothesis is true in a given research area. JP  =  Journal of Personality, JRP  =  Journal of Research in Personality, PSPB  =  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, JPSP  =  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, JESP  =  Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, PS  =  Psychological Science (social/personality articles only), JPSP:ASC  =  Attitudes and Social Cognition section of JPSP, JPSP:IRGP  =  Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes section of JPSP, JPSP:PPID  =  Personality Processes and Individual Differences section of JPSP.