Some Limitations On Generalizability From Social Psychological Experiments
- 1 August 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Sociological Methods & Research
- Vol. 3 (1), 111-120
- https://doi.org/10.1177/004912417400300105
Abstract
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.Keywords
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