{
  "id": 17852778,
  "title": "Most of our measures of a key cognitive process don't agree",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/most-of-our-measures-of-a-key-cognitive-process-dont-agree-17852778",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-02T19:13:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/most-of-our-measures-of-a-key-cognitive-process-dont-agree/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "It is widely acknowledged that publishing negative results in scientific journals is nearly impossible. Unpublished lab lore and low-profile journals often become the destination for such findings. However, Nature, a high-profile journal, made an exception this week by publishing a study that reveals inconsistencies in methods used to measure a key emotional ability. These results indicate that various methods employed in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to measure this concept, a fundamental aspect of therapy, do not consistently measure the same thing. The inconsistency raises questions about the validity of cognitive reappraisal, a critical component of CBT. This ability, which involves reinterpreting negative situations to reduce their impact, is associated with emotional resilience.",
  "summary": "A big study with very little beyond negative results still gets published.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}