Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
Evidence for HARKing in mouse behavioural tests of anxiety
M. Rosso, A. Herrera, H. Wuerbel, B. Voelkl
The paper examines the use of HARKing in mouse anxiety behavioural tests, finding that test rationale and predicted effects depend on reported results, suggesting post-hoc reasoning.
DOI 10.1098/rsos.231744