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ArticleJournal of applied research in memory and cognition2023

Recognizing limits on the generalizability of findings of psychological science research.

Patricia J Bauer

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Article in Journal of applied research in memory and cognition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Internalized Stigma and Help-Seeking Across Problems and Targets.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Patricia J BauerDepartment of Psychology, Emory University.

Funding

Self-derivation of new factual knowledge through memory integration in developmentR01HD094716 · NICHD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI BAUER, PATRICIA J. · 2019 to 2023
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NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD094716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The five commentaries on the target article "Generalizations: The Grail and the Gremlins" (Bauer, 2023) provide food for thought on the issue of generalizations in psychological science. Generally speaking, there seems to be agreement in the field that unrecognized limits on the generalizability of the findings of psychological science research are a matter of serious concern. This reply to the commentaries features elaboration of this basic point of agreement as well as discussion of other points of convergence with the arguments in the target article. The reply also addresses areas of divergence between the target article and the commentaries, and among the commentaries themselves. The reply develops suggestions for ways forward inspired by the commentaries. Echoing the target article, the reply calls for greater authenticity in psychological science research, movement toward which would strengthen efforts along the full range of inquiry, from basic to applied.

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applied researchecological validitygeneralizabilityindividual variabilityresearch practicessampling

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PMID38106377
PMCPMC10723096

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