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A large number of EEG studies have identified a distinct event related potential (ERP) component during error processing known as the Error-Related Negativity (ERN). In an influential study, Hajcak and Foti (2008) explored the idea that errors could trigger defensive motivational reactions and that the ERN might forecast the intensity of defensive reactions following errors. Using a flanker task, thirty-one college-aged participants responded to the direction of a central arrow with acoustic startle probes administered pseudo-randomly throughout. Hajcak and Foti’s (2008) findings indicated the ERN is indicative of individual variations in aversive reactions to errors. This has influenced understanding of the ERN being more than a simple error detection mechanism and sheds light on how people differ in their emotional responses to mistakes. As part of the #EEGManyLabs project, an international network of laboratories, we will test the replicability of the results from this influential study. The data will later be combined to compute global effect sizes of the ERN, startle potentiation, and their interaction. Collectively, these replications will help solidify the results from this highly-cited study. Given that the ERN is an integral part of a broader neural system responding to potentially threatening stimuli, this replication will provide a more solid foundation for our understanding of error processing and its relationship to defensive reactivity.

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While Open Science practices are highly desirable to advance the credibility and accessibility of knowledge gained through research, they are not as common in clinical psychology as many might hope. This paper presents an overview of how to implement Open Science procedures in clinical psychology and psychotherapy research. We will address frequently encountered challenges and present different ways to deal with sensitive topics within the specific field. We present steps towards Open Science while planning a study, during data collection and preparation of a publication, and for the publication of results. Finally, we will show options for how to structure a whole research group in support of Open Science practices. With different types of actions – of varying degrees of complexity – you can continually move the field towards transparency and towards more Open Science. This will strengthen the credibility of clinical research, which could be essential for motivating patients to seek care, as well as for influencing investments in clinical interventions and psychological treatments.