Measurement practices exacerbate the generalizability crisis : Novel digital measures can help

Davidson, Brittany and Ellis, David and Stachl, Clemens and Taylor, Paul and Joinson, Adam (2022) Measurement practices exacerbate the generalizability crisis : Novel digital measures can help. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45: e10. ISSN 0140-525X

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Abstract

Psychology’s tendency to focus on confirmatory analyses before ensuring constructs are clearly defined and accurately measured is exacerbating the generalizability crisis. Our growing use of digital behaviors as predictors has revealed the fragility of subjective measures and the latent constructs they scaffold. However, new technologies can provide opportunities to improve conceptualizations, theories, and measurement practices.