- a focus on frequent replications
- building and refining existing theories rather than proposing new ones
- precise tools for measuring constructs
- preferring convenience sampling over random sample (after all, an atom in geneva is just as good as an atom in portland….not so of humans)
- an adamant and persistent insistence on replication
- a greater focus on the visual presentation of data (not just reporting p-values)
- a preference for theory-driven experimentation over sexy headline-making discoveries