The Gold Standard and the Pyrite Principle: Toward a Supplemental Frame of Reference

In medicine and social sciences, the phrase “gold standard” is often used to characterize an object or procedure described as unequivocally the best in its genre, against which all others should be compared. Examples of this usage are readily available in rigorously peer-reviewed publications, toute...

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Main Authors: Stanley L. Brodsky, Bronwen Lichtenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00562/full