jpsp-theory-and-hypotheses
Use when building the theoretical argument and deriving testable hypotheses for a Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JPSP) manuscript, where theoretical innovation is the primary bar and each study in the package must test a specific derivation. Structures the theory; it does not invent constructs or results.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jpsp-theory-and-hypotheses --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Theory & Hypotheses (jpsp-theory-and-hypotheses) JPSP's first gate is **theoretical innovation**: reviewers ask whether the paper's *underlying ideas* are interesting and generative enough, often **independent of** how strong the data are. A package of well-run studies with a thin idea will not clear the bar. This skill builds the theory and the hypotheses each study tests; the studies themselves are designed in `jpsp-study-design`. ## When to trigger - Turning a positioned gap into a precise theoretical account - Deriving hypotheses that map onto specific studies in the package - A reviewer questioned the novelty, mechanism, or generativity of the idea ## Ways a JPSP paper can be theoretically innovative (Adapted from JPSP section guidance; verify per section.) A contribution can: - develop a **new theory** and provide evidence for it; - use an existing theory to explain a **new phenomenon**; - make **novel connections between two theories** to address new questions; - use a theory to **integrate previously unconnected phenomena**; - offer a **new mechanism** for an established phenomenon; - specify **moderators** that reconcile conflicting predictions or define when an effect o
- When to trigger
- Ways a JPSP paper can be theoretically innovative
- Building the argument
- Anti-patterns
- Clearing the innovation gate: a worked derivation
- Operating pass for Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the jpsp-theory-and-hypotheses skill do?
Use when building the theoretical argument and deriving testable hypotheses for a Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JPSP) manuscript, where theoretical innovation is the primary bar and each study in the package must test a specific derivation. Structures the theory; it does not invent constructs or results.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jpsp-theory-and-hypotheses --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.