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

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue , 2016, Pages 354-360

  Ramsey, Sarah R ^a   Thompson, Kristen L ^a   McKenzie, Melissa ^a   Rosenbaum, Alan ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental effects; Human computer interaction; Mass media; Performance; Test validity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTERNET; SURVEYS; WEBSITES;

ITEM RECOGNITION; MASS MEDIA; MECHANICAL TURKS; PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH; QUALITY OF DATA; TEST VALIDITY; WEB BASED;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECOGNITION; SAMPLING; SCIENTIST;

EID: 84955463573     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.049     Document Type: Article

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