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Grounded procedures in mind and society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2021

Spike W. S. Lee
Affiliation:
Rotman School of Management and Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, ON M5S 3E6, Canadaspike.lee@utoronto.ca; https://mindandbodylab.wixsite.com/mindandbodylab
Norbert Schwarz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Mind & Society Center, and Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA90089. norbert.schwarz@usc.edu; https://dornsife.usc.edu/norbert-schwarz

Abstract

Our commentators explore the operation of grounded procedures across all levels of analysis in the behavioral sciences, from mental to social, developmental, and evolutionary/functional. Building on them, we offer two integrative principles for systematic effects of grounded procedures to occur. We discuss theoretical topics at each level of analysis, address methodological recommendations, and highlight further extensions of grounded procedures.

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