Three problems arise from making the distinction between these two realities:1. The distinction imposes a researcher directed view of reality that may be at odds withhow the subjects of investigations view reality. An alternative view is that individualsexperience a single reality that simultaneously reflects their inner and outer worlds.2. The explanatory power of studies making this distinction may be reduced if they areunable to account for the role played by the individual or the individual’s world in theformation of meanings.3. Stemming from the second problem is the distinction may limit that range of relationsresearchers use to study meanings if they privilege the mental world over the socioculturalworld or vice versa.