Can joy and rigor co-exist in science?

This is a post-publication peer review of " J oy and rigor in behavioral science ". A response by the corresponding author, Leslie John, is at the bottom of this post - make sure to read this as well. In a recent paper “Joy and rigor in behavioral science” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2021.03.002 Hanne Collins, Ashley Whillans, and Leslie John aim to examine the behavioral and subjective consequences of performing confirmatory research (e.g., a preregistered study). In their abstract they con