ABSTRACT
No methodology is without critics. In this final chapter we focus on the criticisms in the
literature that have been directed at stimulated recall during its history. We have
organized these problem areas into sections that deal with issues of validity and
reliability. Procedural problems with the use of the methodology (and recommendations
for avoiding problems) have been covered in chapters 3 and 4; inter-rater reliability was
covered in chapter 4. Following the discussion of limitations, we turn the tables and deal
conceptually with ways in which stimulated recall can enhance empirical research,
particularly research in which questions remain unanswered.
