The lack of robust evidence for cleansing effects.
Ivan RopovikAlessandro SparacioHans I JzermanPublished in: The Behavioral and brain sciences (2021)
The pattern of data underlying the successful replications of cleansing effects is improbable and most consistent with selective reporting. Moreover, the meta-analytic approach presented by Lee and Schwarz is likely to find an effect even if none existed. Absent more robust evidence, there is no need to develop a theoretical account of grounded procedures.