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Citizen science can help to alleviate the generalizability crisis
Courtney B Hilton1, Samuel A Mehr1,2,3
1Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA02138, USAcourtneyhilton@g.harvard.edu.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|February 10, 2022
Summary
Citizen science can significantly improve psychological research generalization by enabling large-scale data collection for advanced statistical models, helping overcome the generalizability crisis despite limitations.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Research Methodology
Background:
- Psychological research faces a generalizability crisis.
- Traditional lab research limits data scale and scope.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose citizen science as a solution for enhancing data collection in psychology.
- To address the limitations of citizen science in improving research generalization.
Main Methods:
- Advocating for citizen science to scale data collection.
- Analyzing the potential of citizen science to support larger statistical models.
Main Results:
- Citizen science offers a viable method for expansive data collection.
- Citizen science can help alleviate the generalizability crisis in psychology.
Conclusions:
- Citizen science is uniquely positioned to address the generalizability crisis.
- Despite limitations, citizen science is crucial for advancing psychological research.
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