title: [Analysis of concepts, conditions and aims of replications].
abstract: There are different positions regarding the definition and the function of replication which lead to several alternatives when setting out to repeat a study. Classifications proposed for replications are of heuristic value but they do not take into consideration all the important conditions. Often replications are regarded as a means to control for errors or as a means for generalizing findings. But these aims of replications are only of secondary importance to the main function of replications: the demonstration of "scientific facts". Only direct or "identical" replications may serve this purpose well.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schweizer
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D011930:Reaction Time; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
vernacular_title: Eine Analyse der Konzepte, Bedingungen und Zielsetzungen von Replikationen.