Constraints on Generality (COG): A Proposed Addition to All Empirical Papers

By Daniel J. Simons, Y. Shoda, Stephen Lindsay. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2017

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Toward a psychology of Homo sapiens: Making psychological science more representative of the human population (2018, background): “(9), who suggest authors should be asked to include statements regarding constraints on the generality of their findings.”
When Does HARKing Hurt? Identifying When Different Types of Undisclosed Post Hoc Hypothesizing Harm Scientific Progress (2017, result): “In particular, ad hoc hypotheses should be (a) parsimonious and (b) consistent with prior theory and evidence (Hitchcock & Sober, 2004; Hollenbeck & Wright, 2017; Kerr, 1998; Murayama, Pekrun, & Fiedler, 2014; Stroebe, 2016).”
Large-Scale Replication Projects in Contemporary Psychological Research (2017, background): “More systematically, Simons, Shoda, and Lindsay (2017) make the excellent suggestion that all primary research papers include a “Constraints on Generality” statement that identifies key method factors, thereby “help[ing] other researchers...when conducting a direct replication” and “encourag[ing]…”
How USA-Centric Is Psychology? An Archival Study of Implicit Assumptions of Generalizability of Findings to Human Nature Based on Origins of Study Samples (2020, background): “Given that perceived generalizability of findings also contributes to perceived impact of empirical research (Simons et al., 2017), without wider and more consistent application of guidelines for communicating generalizability, research that seeks to contribute to the need for widening…”
Who Is Impacted? Personality Predicts Individual Differences in Psychological Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany (2020, result): “There are some limitations and constraints on generality (Simons et al., 2017) that suggest future directions that may corroborate and extend our findings.”
Racial Inequality in Psychological Research: Trends of the Past and Recommendations for the Future (2020, neutral): “Proposed by Simons, Shoda, and Lindsay (2017), this recommendation makes clear the extent to which authors’ conclusions generalize across samples.”