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Sociological Methods & Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, 111-120 (1974)
DOI: 10.1177/004912417400300105

Some Limitations On Generalizability From Social Psychological Experiments

Edgar F. Borgatta

Queens College of the City University of New York

George W. Bohrnstedt

Indiana University

The experimental model has severe limitations that often are ignored by experimenters. The limitations are likely to account for the low level of external validity of experiments. Placing the model in the context of requirements for measurement emphasizes the limitations and suggests alternatives for improvements in the future.


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