Theoretical reflections on the use of students as surrogate subjects in behavioral experimentation

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Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research

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Title:	Theoretical reflections on the use of students as surrogate subjects in behavioral experimentation
Author(s):	Melissa Walters-York, Anthony P. Curatola
Volume:	3 ISBN: 978-0-76230-668-8 eISBN: 978-1-84950-055-5
Citation:	Melissa Walters-York, Anthony P. Curatola (2000), Theoretical reflections on the use of students as surrogate subjects in behavioral experimentation, in (ed.) 3 (Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research, Volume 3), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.243-263
DOI:	10.1016/S1474-7979(00)03034-9 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Full length article
Abstract:	Heavy reliance on college students as surrogate experimental subjects has historically generated a great deal of controversy. Interestingly, despite its rudimentary importance to behavioral experimentation, recent dialogues on the issue are curiously scarce. This essay seeks to re-open a critical dialogue on the subject by reflecting on three theoretical or methodological issues central to the historical strife surrounding experimental subject surrogation.