Psychological research in the internet age: The quality of web-based data

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Highlights:

• Undergraduate and MTurk participants did not differ in item recognition accuracy.

• Participants attended to survey items equally well in and outside of the lab.

• Women's recognition accuracy was higher than men's, especially when unsupervised.

• MTurk participants were more likely than undergraduates to read instructions.

• Results support using the web for subject recruitment and survey administration.

摘要

•Undergraduate and MTurk participants did not differ in item recognition accuracy.•Participants attended to survey items equally well in and outside of the lab.•Women's recognition accuracy was higher than men's, especially when unsupervised.•MTurk participants were more likely than undergraduates to read instructions.•Results support using the web for subject recruitment and survey administration.

论文关键词:Environmental effects,Human–computer interaction,Performance,Mass media,Test validity

论文评审过程:Received 16 July 2015, Revised 15 December 2015, Accepted 18 December 2015, Available online 21 January 2016, Version of Record 21 January 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.049