Doing field studies. What is it all about?. (May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Keizer, Kees; Lindenberg, Siegwart; Steg, Linda
• Is Part Of: Group processes and intergroup relations. Volume 17:Number 3(2014:May)
• Page Start: 404
• Page End: 410
• Publication Date: 2014-05
• Subjects: field experiments -- littering behavior -- methodology -- norms -- validity; Intergroup relations -- Periodicals; Social groups -- Periodicals; 302.305
• DOI: 10.1177/1368430213510750
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-4302

Abstract

Field studies provide much ecological validity but are limited with regard to randomization and control. What can be and what is done about it? Because so few psychologists do field experiments, little is known about it. In our reply to Wicherts and Bakker (in press), we show what goes on behind the scene in doing field research, and we discuss the importance of cumulative results by inclusive replications that cover strict replications, but also replications in different settings, using different paradigms.