Personality biases in different types of 'internet samples' can influence research outcomes

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Highlights:

• Volunteers had higher Openness to Experience than a student sample.

• Openness to Experience among volunteers is associated with political orientation.

• Volunteers had higher Openness to Experience scores than paid participants.

• For paid participants Openness was not associated with political orientation.

• Personality biases arising from recruitment method could influence research outcomes.

摘要

•Volunteers had higher Openness to Experience than a student sample.•Openness to Experience among volunteers is associated with political orientation.•Volunteers had higher Openness to Experience scores than paid participants.•For paid participants Openness was not associated with political orientation.•Personality biases arising from recruitment method could influence research outcomes.

论文关键词:Internet-mediated research methodology,Volunteers,Personality biases,Openness to experience,Political preference,Participant recruitment

论文评审过程:Available online 2 May 2018, Version of Record 7 May 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.05.002