Introducing the Truth Effect Database (TED): an open trial-level resource promoting FAIR data in truth effect research

The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data principles form the foundation of the open data movement. However, while many current practices ensure data are findable and accessible, true interoperability and reusability remain limited. This paper introduces the Truth Effect Data...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Lesche, Sven (Auteur) , Stump, Annika (Auteur)
Format: Article (Journal)
Langue:anglais
Publié: 2026
In: Behavior research methods
Year: 2026, Volume: 58, Numéro: 5, Pages: 1-17
ISSN:1554-3528
DOI:10.3758/s13428-026-03007-y
Accès en ligne:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-026-03007-y
Accéder au texte intégral
Notes sur l'auteur:Sven Lesche, Annika Stump
Description
Résumé:The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data principles form the foundation of the open data movement. However, while many current practices ensure data are findable and accessible, true interoperability and reusability remain limited. This paper introduces the Truth Effect Database (TED), a large-scale, trial-level, open database harmonizing data from illusory truth effect studies designed to enhance interoperability and reusability. TED currently integrates data from 59 studies in 29 publications, spanning 12,249 participants and 808,231 trials, accounting for a wide range of dispositional and contextual variables. To promote usability, TED focuses on user-friendly data submission using a custom entry website and data extraction using the R package acdcquery. These tools guide researchers through both data entry and retrieval, eliminating the need for direct interaction with the database’s internal structure. We illustrated the utility of TED through Bayesian multilevel analyses, highlighting substantial variance in the illusory truth effect at the subject level, moderated by the delay between exposure and judgment phases in truth effect paradigms. Beyond this first demonstration, TED provides the foundation for a wide range of future research. These include (living) meta-analyses, simulation-based power analyses, rigorous replication and reanalysis of existing studies, and the validation and development of formal cognitive models. As an open and extensible infrastructure, TED serves as a blueprint for sustainable, community-driven database development in psychological science.
Description:Gesehen am 16.06.2026
Online veröffentlicht: 16. April 2026
Description matérielle:Online Resource
ISSN:1554-3528
DOI:10.3758/s13428-026-03007-y