Pre-registration
Pre-registration is a practice where you submit your study design, hypotheses, and analysis plan to a third-party website before you collect data. This is a great way to ensure that you are not engaging in HARK-ing (Hypothesizing After the Results are Known). I recommend using aspredicted.org for pre-registration.
During an HRI lab meeting in May 2025, Tess Flanagan gave a fantastic presentation on pre-registration. You can find the slides here. The slides provide a great overview of the process, a great pre-registration example, and insights into balancing specificity and flexibility in your pre-registration.