{
  "name": "Learning myths and neuromyths replication scorecard",
  "desc": "Learning myths and neuromyths replication scorecard, one row per claim: the claim, where it is popularly stated, which research tested it, how much of that research was read (full text, abstract only, citation only or an archived copy), the publications behind the row with DOI, table or section and reading level, the replication tag or status this site assigns with its scope, the check date, and the page on this site that covers the claim in full where there is one. Figures quoted in it come from the publications named in each row; they are not covered by this site's CC BY 4.0 license, and the publishers' terms apply. License for this site's selection, arrangement and notes: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Checked 2026-11-06.",
  "lic": "CC BY 4.0",
  "lic_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "by": "Feedback & Forgetting",
  "url": "https://feedbackandforgetting.com/learning-memory/learning-myths/",
  "from": [
    "Dekker et al. (2012), Macdonald et al. (2017), Nielsen et al. (2013), Macnamara & Maitra (2019), Letrud & Hernes (2019), Aslaksen & Lorås (2018), Paulus, Baruah & Kenworthy (2018) and Mawson & Kang (2025) (full texts, CC BY)",
    "Masters (2020), Pashler et al. (2008), Cepeda et al. (2006) and Johnson & Newport (1989) (abstracts)",
    "University of Waterloo Counselling Services, Curve of Forgetting (archived copy of 2017-03-29)"
  ],
  "how": "Compiled by Feedback & Forgetting from the data listed",
  "data_by": [
    "Dekker, S., Lee, N. C., Howard-Jones, P., & Jolles, J. (2012). Frontiers in Psychology 3: 429, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00429, Creative Commons Attribution License (version not stated)",
    "Macdonald, K., Germine, L., Anderson, A., Christodoulou, J., & McGrath, L. M. (2017). Frontiers in Psychology 8: 1314, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01314, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
    "Nielsen, J. A., Zielinski, B. A., Ferguson, M. A., Lainhart, J. E., & Anderson, J. S. (2013). PLOS ONE 8(8): e71275, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071275, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
    "Macnamara, B. N., & Maitra, M. (2019). Royal Society Open Science 6(8): 190327, doi:10.1098/rsos.190327, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
    "Mawson, R. D., & Kang, S. H. K. (2025). Behavioral Sciences 15(6): 771, doi:10.3390/bs15060771, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
    "Aslaksen, K., & Lorås, H. (2018). Frontiers in Psychology 9: 1538, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01538, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
    "Paulus, P. B., Baruah, J., & Kenworthy, J. B. (2018). Frontiers in Psychology 9: 2024, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02024, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
    "Letrud, K., & Hernes, S. (2019). PLOS ONE 14(9): e0222213, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222213, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)",
    "Masters, K. (2020). Medical Education 54(1): 22-32, doi:10.1111/medu.13813, abstract (quoted figures only)",
    "Cepeda, N. J., Pashler, H., Vul, E., Wixted, J. T., & Rohrer, D. (2006). Psychological Bulletin 132(3): 354-380, doi:10.1037/0033-2909.132.3.354, abstract (quoted figures only)",
    "Johnson, J. S., & Newport, E. L. (1989). Cognitive Psychology 21(1): 60-99, doi:10.1016/0010-0285(89)90003-0, abstract (quoted figures only)"
  ]
}
