Whatever happens in the laboratory stays in the laboratory: The prevalence and prevention of participant crosstalk

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 635-642

  Edlund, John E ^a,b   Sagarin, Brad J ^a   Skowronski, John J ^a   Johnson, Sara J ^a   Kutter, Joseph ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crosstalk; Methodology; Participant pool; Research methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECUMBENCY; REINFORCEMENT; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

CONFIDENTIALITY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 65449128849     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208331255     Document Type: Article

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