Proxy failure and poor measurement practices in psychological science

Wendy C. Higgins; Alexander J. Gillett; David M. Kaplan; Robert M. Ross

doi:10.1017/S0140525X2300287X

Proxy failure and poor measurement practices in psychological science

Wendy C. Higgins^*, Alexander J. Gillett, David M. Kaplan, Robert M. Ross

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School of Psychological Sciences

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We argue that proxy failure contributes to poor measurement practices in psychological science and that a tradeoff exists between the legibility and fidelity of proxies whereby increasing legibility can result in decreased fidelity.

Original language	English
Article number	e75
Number of pages	56
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	47
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X2300287X
Publication status	Published - 13 May 2024

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Proxy failure and poor measurement practices in psychological science

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