一个细微的看法,从狭窄的人口的样本是科学上有问题的程度
David Trafimow1, Michael C Hout1, Andrew R A Conway1
1Department of Psychology, New Mexico State University.
The American psychologist
|May 2, 2024
概括
研究人员不应该自动避免狭窄的样本. 虽然多样性很重要,但研究样本的适用性取决于具体目标,而不仅仅是人口范围,以确保科学进步.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 研究方法研究方法研究方法学
背景情况:
- 传统的心理学研究往往面临着从狭窄的参与者样本中概括发现的挑战.
- 美国心理学会 (APA) 等组织最近强调促进多样化的样本,以增强外部有效性和多样性/包容性.
研究的目的:
- 批判性地检查要求采用多样化的研究样本的复杂性和潜在缺点.
- 提出一个细微的观点,关于狭窄与多样化的样本在心理学研究中的实用性.
主要方法:
- 内部和外部有效性的概念分析.
- 检查辅助假设在科学概括中的作用.
- 批评将拉卡托斯的科学哲学应用于研究采样.
主要成果:
- 要求采用多样化的样本可能会过分简化样本特征和概括性之间的关系.
- 一般化失败有时可以支持,而不是破坏外部有效性.
- 区分样本多样性和分析群体差异至关重要.
结论:
- 狭窄样本的可取性取决于上下文,不应该被普遍阻止.
- 建议对样本适合特定研究目标的情况进行个别评估.
- 对各种样本的过于严格的指令可能会阻碍某些情况下的科学进步.
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