Znaczenie eksperymentów międzykulturowych dla nauk społecznych
The Importance of Cross-Cultural Experiments
for the Social Sciences
Author(s): Jane Sell, Murray Webster, Jr.Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: laboratory experiments; cross-cultural research; random assignment; initial conditions
Summary/Abstract: We detail how experiments differ from other types of research. In particular, laboratory experiments involverandom assignment and control. They create artificial environments that are designed to test particularkinds of theories – those composed of concepts not bound to space and time. The aim of cross-culturalexperiments is to ensure that theories are not tested in one cultural setting. Such experiments can helprecognize how different cultures uniquely identify different initial conditions for theory development.
Journal: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Sociologica
- Issue Year: VIII/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 96-107
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English