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Methods do matter: Variation in experimental methodologies and results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2005

Richard Sosis
Richard Sosis*
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel www.anth.uconn.edu/faculty/sosis/
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richard.sosis@uconn.edu
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Abstract

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Henrich et al.'s findings are generally consistent with the findings of other experimental field studies. However, the methodological variations deployed across field sites produced several systematic biases in their results. Hence, although the project is destined to become a watershed study, their results should be interpreted prudently.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , December 2005 , pp. 834 - 835
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005