Retraction of “A Common Discrete Resource for Visual Working Memory and Visual Search”
The following article has been retracted by the Editor and publishers of Psychological Science:
Anderson, D. E., Vogel, E. K., & Awh, E. (2013). A common discrete resource for visual working memory and visual search. Psychological Science, 24, 929– 938. doi:10.1177/0956797612464380
The retraction follows the results of an investigation into the work of author David E. Anderson. The Office of Research Integrity (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), together with the University of Oregon, has determined that Anderson falsified data affecting Figures 3e and 3f, removing outlier values and replacing outliers with mean values, to produce results that conformed to predictions. Anderson’s coauthors were in no way implicated in the research misconduct, and all authors have seen and agreed to this retraction.