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On Legal Validity, Internal Validity, and Ecological Validity: Comment on Wasby and Brody

On Legal Validity, Internal Validity, and Ecological Validity: Comment on Wasby and Brody Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 21, No. 6, 1997 Comment On Legal Validity, Internal Validity, and Ecological Validity: Comment on Wasby and Brody Jonathan M. Golding,1 Amye R. Warren,2 and David E Ross2 The comment by Wasby and Brody (1997) discusses what was termed a "major problem" in research involving repressed memories in the courtroom. Specifically, the authors note their concern with the legal validity of an experimental control condition in research by Golding, Sego, Sanchez, and Hasemann (1995) and Key, Warren, and Ross (1996), in which an adult brings child sexual assault charges against a defendant after many years, although the adult never forgot about the assault over the years (i.e., a no-repressed condition). Wasby and Brody state that it is important to discuss this "major problem," so that others avoid making the same error in the future. In fact, they stated that using this control condition takes this research in the "wrong direction." Wasby and Brady's criticism is rooted in the belief that legal validity is all that matters in a psychological study investigating a legal issue. It seems as though they have forgotten, however, that all research must also be concerned with developing well-designed, internally valid http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Law and Human Behavior American Psychological Association

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American Psychological Association
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Copyright © 1997 American Psychological Association
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0147-7307
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Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 21, No. 6, 1997 Comment On Legal Validity, Internal Validity, and Ecological Validity: Comment on Wasby and Brody Jonathan M. Golding,1 Amye R. Warren,2 and David E Ross2 The comment by Wasby and Brody (1997) discusses what was termed a "major problem" in research involving repressed memories in the courtroom. Specifically, the authors note their concern with the legal validity of an experimental control condition in research by Golding, Sego, Sanchez, and Hasemann (1995) and Key, Warren, and Ross (1996), in which an adult brings child sexual assault charges against a defendant after many years, although the adult never forgot about the assault over the years (i.e., a no-repressed condition). Wasby and Brody state that it is important to discuss this "major problem," so that others avoid making the same error in the future. In fact, they stated that using this control condition takes this research in the "wrong direction." Wasby and Brady's criticism is rooted in the belief that legal validity is all that matters in a psychological study investigating a legal issue. It seems as though they have forgotten, however, that all research must also be concerned with developing well-designed, internally valid

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Law and Human Behavior – American Psychological Association

Published: Dec 1, 1997

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