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january 2022 issue perspectives gtz et al argued small effects indispensable foundation cumulative psychological science supported argument claiming psychology like genetics consists complex phenomena explained additive small effects b psychologicalresearch culture rewards large effects means small effects ignored c small effects become meaningful scale time rebut claims three objections first analogy genetics psychology misleading second p values main currency publication psychology meaning biases literature currently caused pressure publish statistically significant results large effects third claims regarding small effects important consequential must supported empirical evidence least falsifiable line reasoning accepted uncritically believe arguments gtz et al could used blanket justification importance small effects thereby undermining best practices effectsize interpretation end guidance evaluating effect sizes relative absolute terms