Related Experiment Video
Updated: Nov 21, 2025

Author Spotlight: A Novel Setup to Conduct Naturalistic Laboratory Experiments with Real Human Actors in Scenarios
Published on: August 4, 2023
The Concept of Ecological Validity: What Are Its Limitations and Is It Bad to Be Invalid?
1Department of Infant Development New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities.
Abstract:
The concept of ecological validity has played an important role in research on perceptual development. The limitations of this concept are discussed and illustrated with examples from research on the development of intersensory perception. By itself the concept of ecological validity fails to provide objective criteria for experimental design, but together with more traditional bottom-up methodological approaches it can be used in a convergent operations manner to enrich our understanding of perceptual development.
Related Concept Videos
Naturalistic Observations
Reliability and Validity
Data Validation
Nursing assessment guides are generally based on holistic models rather than medical...
Data Validation
Key parameters for method validation include:
Bias in Epidemiological Studies
Ecological Disturbance

