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Mechanistic modeling for the masses.

Matthew A TurnerPaul E Smaldino
Published in: The Behavioral and brain sciences (2022)
The generalizability crisis is compounded, or even partially caused, by a lack of specificity in psychological theories. Expanding the use of mechanistic models among psychologists is therefore important, but faces numerous hurdles. A cultural evolutionary approach can help guide and evaluate interventions to improve modeling efforts in psychology, such as developing standards and implementing them at the institutional level.
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