Fahmie Tara A, Rodriguez Nicole M, Luczynski Kevin C, Rahaman Javid A, Charles Brinea M, Zangrillo Amanda N
Severe Behavior Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2023 Apr;56(2):302-322. doi: 10.1002/jaba.972. Epub 2023 Jan 30.
Ecological validity refers to how closely an experiment aligns with real-world phenomena. In applied behavioral research, ecological validity may guide decisions about experimental settings, stimuli, people, and other design features. However, inconsistent use of the term ecological validity in the published literature has led to a somewhat disjointed technology. The purposes of this paper were to review current uses of the term "ecological validity" in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, propose ways to make a study more ecologically valid, and develop a checklist to assist in identifying the type and degree of ecological validity in any given study.
生态效度指的是一项实验与现实世界现象的契合程度。在应用行为研究中，生态效度可能会指导有关实验设置、刺激因素、参与人员及其他设计特征的决策。然而，已发表文献中对“生态效度”一词的使用并不一致，导致了这一技术在一定程度上有些脱节。本文的目的是回顾《应用行为分析杂志》中“生态效度”一词的当前用法，提出使研究更具生态效度的方法，并制定一份清单，以协助确定任何给定研究中生态效度的类型和程度。
