The Advantage of Big Team Sciences: Lessons Learned from Cognitive Science

David C. Vaidis (), Jacob Francisco Miranda, Erin Michelle Buchanan, Yu Fang Yang, Marta Kowal (), Kathleen Schmidt, Marta Topor, Michał Misiak, Rachael Miller (), John Protzko, Biljana Gjoneska, Jeremy Miller, Anna Exner, Flavio Azevedo, Mariola Paruzel-Czachura, Faisal Mushtaq, Catia Oliveira, Jordan Wagge, Delphine de Moor, Niels Mede, Drew Altschul, Yuri Pavlov, Yashvin Seetahul, Leanne Boucher, Kimberly Doell, Ingmar Visser, Mahmoud Medhat Elsherif and Ekaterina Pronizius
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David C. Vaidis: CLLE - Cognition, langues, langage, ergonomie - EPHE - École Pratique des Hautes Études - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - UT2J - Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - UBM - Université Bordeaux Montaigne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - TMBI - Toulouse Mind & Brain Institut - UT2J - Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - EPE UT - Université de Toulouse - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse
Jacob Francisco Miranda: CSUEB - California State University [East Bay]
Marta Kowal: UWr - University of Wrocław [Poland] = Uniwersytet Wrocławski [Polska] = Universität Breslau [Polen] = Université de Wrocław [Pologne]
Kathleen Schmidt: SIU - Southern Illinois University [Carbondale]
Marta Topor: UNIS - University of Surrey
Michał Misiak: UWr - University of Wrocław [Poland] = Uniwersytet Wrocławski [Polska] = Universität Breslau [Polen] = Université de Wrocław [Pologne]
John Protzko: UC Santa Barbara - UCSB - University of California [Santa Barbara] - UC - University of California
Biljana Gjoneska: MASA - Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts [Skopje, North Macedonia]
Jeremy Miller: Willamette University
Anna Exner: RUB - Ruhr University Bochum = Ruhr-Universität Bochum [Bochum]
Flavio Azevedo: Universiteit Utrecht / Utrecht University [Utrecht]
Mariola Paruzel-Czachura: University of Pennsylvania [Philadelphia], University of Silesia in Katowice
Faisal Mushtaq: University of Leeds
Catia Oliveira: Cardiff University
Delphine de Moor: University of Exeter
Niels Mede: UZH - Universität Zürich [Zürich] = University of Zurich
Drew Altschul: Newcastle University [Newcastle]
Yuri Pavlov: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen = University of Tübingen
Yashvin Seetahul: Universität Innsbruck [Innsbruck] = University of Innsbruck
Leanne Boucher: NSU - Nova Southeastern University
Kimberly Doell: Universität Wien = University of Vienna
Ingmar Visser: UvA - Universiteit van Amsterdam = University of Amsterdam
Mahmoud Medhat Elsherif: University of Birmingham [Birmingham], University of Leicester
Ekaterina Pronizius: Universität Wien = University of Vienna

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Abstract: The replication crisis in psychology and related sciences contributed to the adoption of large-scale research initiatives known as Big Team Science (BTS). BTS has made significant advances in addressing issues of replication, statistical power, and diversity through the use of larger samples and more representative cross-cultural data. However, while these collaborations hold great potential, they also introduce unique challenges related to their scale. Drawing on experiences from successful BTS projects, we identified and outlined key strategies for overcoming diversity, volunteering, and capacity challenges. We emphasize the need for the implementation of strong organizational practices and the distribution of responsibility to prevent common pitfalls. Ultimately, we call for reflection on the strengths and limitations of BTS to enhance the quality, generalizability, and impact of research across disciplines. This work complements existing BTS guides by offering experientially-grounded, discipline-specific strategies and addressing underexplored logistical, ethical, and epistemological challenges in large scale collaborations.

Keywords: cognitive science; Big Team Science; BTS; project management; manylabs; mega-studies; meta-science; methodology; multilabs; practice of science; project manager; psychology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in Collabra: Psychology, 2025, 12 (1), pp.160129. ⟨10.1525/collabra.160129⟩

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