Welcome to the fascinating world of psychology! Grab your magnifying glass and don your detective hat, because we're diving deep into the exciting world of research replication. By the end of this note, you'll be a replication whiz, ready to conduct your own version of popular psychological studies.

Before you start your detective work, you need to pick a research study to replicate. This is your starting point. Key things you need to ensure:

• Original Source: Your study should be from a peer-reviewed journal or a secondary source with all the juicy details like the procedural steps and numerical findings.

• Groundwork: You've identified the theory or model that the study is based on. Usually, the authors provide a theoretical justification for their research, so look out for this!

Alright, detective, your original study might look like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Fear not! We're going to simplify it for our purposes.

• Reduce Variables: If there are multiple independent variables (IVs) or dependent variables (DVs), we're going to bring them down to just one each.

• Reduce Levels: You might have to reduce the number of conditions or groups in your IV.

• Simplify Sampling: We don't have the same resources as the original researchers, so you might have to get creative here. Hint: Your school buddies can be great participants!

Remember, your changes should be small. Your study should still look like a sibling to the original study, not a distant cousin. It should test the same hypothesis and link to the background theory, model or study in the same way. You're tweaking the recipe, not inventing a new dish!