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Creating web applications for online psychological experiments: A hands-on technical guide including a template
Gáspár Lukács1, Erwin Haasnoot2
1Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, A-1010, Vienna, Austria. lkcsgaspar@gmail.com.
Behavior Research Methods
|December 5, 2023
Summary
This tutorial guides creating online psychological experiment web applications using HTML/CSS/JavaScript. It offers flexibility for complex experiments and is suitable for beginners and experienced researchers.
Area of Science:
- Psychological Research Methods
- Web Development
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Online psychological experiments require flexible and accessible platforms.
- Traditional methods may lack the adaptability needed for diverse research designs.
- Web technologies offer a powerful solution for creating custom experimental interfaces.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a technical overview of building web applications for online psychological experiments.
- To demonstrate the flexibility of the HTML/CSS/JavaScript framework for experimental design.
- To offer a practical, open-source template for researchers and developers.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing the HTML/CSS/JavaScript framework for front-end development.
- Developing a free and open-source template project for web-based experiments.
- Focusing on a from-scratch approach for maximum customization.
Main Results:
- A comprehensive tutorial detailing the creation of web applications for online psychological experiments.
- A functional, open-source template project (expapp) available on GitHub.
- Demonstration of the framework's capability to support complex experimental paradigms.
Conclusions:
- The HTML/CSS/JavaScript framework provides extensive flexibility for online psychological experiments.
- The provided template facilitates rapid development and community-driven improvement.
- This approach empowers researchers to design and implement sophisticated online studies efficiently.
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