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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Educational Technology
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • University teaching increasingly emphasizes student interactivity.
  • Mobile-phone-based SMS text messaging offers a novel platform for educational engagement.
  • SMS messaging has untapped potential for psychology experiments and demonstrations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe an architecture for SMS-based student responding in psychology.
  • To demonstrate the system's application in two psychology experiments.
  • To evaluate student feedback on using SMS for academic responses.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an SMS-to-HTTP message relay service.
  • Implemented a PHP/MySQL input-output handler for data management.
  • Conducted two experiments: anchoring effects in an SMS auction and delay discounting using SMS.

Main Results:

  • Successfully implemented and utilized an SMS-based system for psychology experiments.
  • Anchoring effects and delay discounting were effectively studied via SMS.
  • Student feedback provided insights into practical and conceptual aspects of SMS-based responding.

Conclusions:

  • SMS-based systems offer a viable and engaging method for psychology education and research.
  • The described architecture is effective for real-time data collection in educational settings.
  • Further exploration of mobile technology in psychology research and teaching is warranted.