The future of experimental design: Integrative, but is the sample diverse enough?

Behav Brain Sci. 2024 Feb 5:47:e42. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X23002212.

Abstract

Almaatouq et al. propose an "integrative approach" to increase the generalisability and commensurability of experiments. Yet their metascientific approach has one glaring omission (and misinterpretation of) - the role of sample diversity in generalisability. In this commentary, we challenge false notions of subsumed duality between contexts, population, and diversity, and propose modifications to their design space to accommodate sample diversity.