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Understanding causal mechanisms in the study of group bias

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2022

Dominik Duell Open the ORCID record for Dominik Duell [Opens in a new window]  and
Dimitri Landa Open the ORCID record for Dimitri Landa [Opens in a new window]
Dominik Duell
Affiliation:
Department of Politics, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria, dominik.duell@ubik.ac.at, www.dominikduell.com
Dimitri Landa
Affiliation:
Department of Politics, New York University, New York, NY 10012, USA. dimitri.landa@nyu.edu, https://wp.nyu.edu/dimitrilanda/
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Abstract

Causal mechanisms' portability and their predictions in sometimes counterfactual settings point to the value of studies with details of interactions and/or convenience samples that depart from those in the proximate contexts of the phenomena of interest. The proper role of such contexts must be construed within an explanatory framework attentive to the nature and properties of relevant causal mechanisms.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e73
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