Core term · Donald T. Campbell

External Validity

The degree to which findings generalize beyond the specific study context.

Areas of life
Product designtherapypolicyeducation

Why it matters

Keeps research useful outside the lab or sample.

How to handle it

Test ideas across different people, settings and times.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

From concept to practice

Turn External Validity into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.