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Increased Realism at Lower Cost: The Case for the Hybrid Experiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2011

Delia Dumitrescu  and
André Blais
Delia Dumitrescu
Affiliation:
Université de Montréal
André Blais
Affiliation:
Université de Montréal
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Abstract

We propose an experimental design particularly adapted to the study of individual behavior in collective action situations. The experimental protocol improves on the artificiality that is commonly present in lab and survey experiments to achieve a closer replication of the real-life conditions of such decisions while avoiding the high costs associated with field experiments. We exemplify this design by means of a study on strategic voting in elections.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 44 , Issue 3 , July 2011 , pp. 521 - 523
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2011

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