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Taking social psychology out of context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2022

Michael Brownstein Open the ORCID record for Michael Brownstein [Opens in a new window] ,
Daniel Kelly Open the ORCID record for Daniel Kelly [Opens in a new window]  and
Alex Madva Open the ORCID record for Alex Madva [Opens in a new window]
Michael Brownstein
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, John Jay College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY, USA 10019. msbrownstein@gmail.com, www.michaelsbrownstein.com
Daniel Kelly
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA 47906-2098. drkelly@purdue.edu, http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~drkelly/
Alex Madva
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768, USA. alexmadva@gmail.com, https://www.alexmadva.com
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Abstract

We endorse Cesario's call for more research into the complexities of “real-world” decisions and the comparative power of different causes of group disparities. Unfortunately, these reasonable suggestions are overshadowed by a barrage of non sequiturs, misdirected criticisms of methodology, and unsubstantiated claims about the assumptions and inferences of social psychologists.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e71
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