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The use of online research is growing in psychology. This growth has been augmented by the development of the free online service, Mechanical Turk (MTurk) created by Amazon. While Buhrmester, Kwang, and Gosling (2011) found that MTurk is a reliable means of data collection; the MTurk data collection process may be prone to recruitment bias. This study investigated whether the keywords in project descriptions influence responses. Subjects were recruited through MTurk and selected to be in one of four keyword conditions. These subjects completed a five-factor model personality measure, a political ideology scale, and the Homophobia Scale (Wright, Adams, & Bernat, 1999). Scores on these three scales were assessed for differences based on the keyword condition. After analysis, it was determined that there were no significant differences between conditions on any of the dependent measures. Keywords do not seem to influence recruitment bias on MTurk surveys.
Advisor: | Herzog, Harold A. |
Commitee: | Cooper, Christopher, McCord, David M. |
School: | Western Carolina University |
Department: | Psychology |
School Location: | United States -- North Carolina |
Source: | MAI 50/05M, Masters Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Experimental psychology, Quantitative psychology |
Keywords: | Homophobia, Methology, Mturk, Online research, Personality, Political ideology |
Publication Number: | 1508266 |
ISBN: | 978-1-267-26908-9 |