Notes on problems of "validity generalization" and situational specificity.
This note provides additional research findings, using the Tiffany Control Scales, to re-emphasize that behavior typically changes when situations change. These and other findings reiterate the fact that many psychological tests should reflect situational differences and their effect on behavioral variance.
Tiffany
Donald W
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Psychological Growth Associates, 3813 Tiffany Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66049, USA. dwt@sunflower.com
Tiffany
Phyllis G
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires