Toward a psychology of Homo sapiens: Making psychological science more representative of the human population
Rad, Martingano and Ginges argue that psychology should establish which traits are universal and how culture and context produce differences. They report that almost all studies in Psychological Science drew on WEIRD samples and often drew broad conclusions without noting the limitation, and they propose practical changes for authors, editors and reviewers.
Rad, Martingano and Ginges argue that psychology should establish which traits are universal and how culture and context produce differences. They report that almost all studies in Psychological Science drew on WEIRD samples and often drew broad conclusions without noting the limitation, and they propose practical changes for authors, editors and reviewers.
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Rad, M. S., Martingano, A. J., & Ginges, J. (2018). Toward a psychology of Homo sapiens: Making psychological science more representative of the human population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(45), 11401-11405. doi:10.1073/pnas.1721165115 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1721165115