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The world wide web and the laboratory: a comparison using face recognition.

Mitchell M Metzger1, Valerie L Kristof, Donald J Yoest

  • 1Department of Psychology, Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio 44805, USA. mmetzger@ashland.edu

Cyberpsychology & Behavior : the Impact of the Internet, Multimedia and Virtual Reality on Behavior and Society
|February 6, 2004
PubMed
Summary

The World Wide Web (WWW) offers a valid method for collecting face recognition data in psychological research. Online data collection is comparable to traditional lab settings, suggesting the WWW is a viable research tool.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Internet Research Methodology

Background:

  • Researchers increasingly use the World Wide Web (WWW) for participant recruitment in psychological studies.
  • Benefits include larger participant pools and faster data collection, but concerns exist regarding data validity.
  • Previous studies have validated online data by comparing it to traditional laboratory data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To build upon existing research by comparing face recognition data collected online versus in a laboratory setting.
  • To assess the validity of web-based data collection for face recognition experiments.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted to compare face recognition data.
  • Data were collected from participants via the WWW and from undergraduate students in a classroom setting.

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Main Results:

  • No statistically significant differences were found between the data collected online and in the laboratory.
  • WWW participant data was comparable to data from traditional settings.

Conclusions:

  • The World Wide Web (WWW) is a viable alternative for researchers conducting face recognition experiments.
  • Online data collection methods yield valid results comparable to traditional laboratory settings.