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Online Data Collection in Auditory Perception and Cognition Research: Recruitment, Testing, Data Quality and Ethical Considerations

Eerola, T.; Armitage, J.; Lavan, N.; Knight, S.

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Authors

James Armitage james.e.armitage@durham.ac.uk
PGR Student Doctor of Philosophy

N. Lavan

S. Knight



Abstract

Online studies using recruitment services (such as Prolific or Amazon's MTurk) and online testing platforms (such as Gorilla or PsyToolkit) are becoming increasingly common in psychological science. Although auditory disciplines have been slower to adopt these methods, uptake is rapidly increasing in auditory perception and cognition research. Utilising online data collection and recruitment presents several advantages to researchers in terms of the speed of research and the range of target demographics available compared to either traditional lab studies or web-based recruitment via traditional means. Online platforms and recruitment services also present a set of technical and ethical challenges owing to the fact that the people completing experiments are working with their own devices from their homes. This article discusses the potential technical and ethical implications of online studies, including both recruitment services and online testing platforms, with specific reference to auditory perception and cognition research. Rates of remuneration, sampling characteristics, anonymity, quality control, and ethics are all discussed with respect to these approaches. We also provide proposals for how researchers can ensure that online research meets present-day ethical and technical guidelines as well as research transparency standards

Citation

Eerola, T., Armitage, J., Lavan, N., & Knight, S. (2021). Online Data Collection in Auditory Perception and Cognition Research: Recruitment, Testing, Data Quality and Ethical Considerations. Auditory Perception & Cognition, 4(3-4), 251-280. https://doi.org/10.1080/25742442.2021.2007718

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 2, 2021
Online Publication Date Dec 1, 2021
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date Nov 16, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Auditory Perception & Cognition
Print ISSN 2574-2442
Electronic ISSN 2574-2450
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Issue 3-4
Pages 251-280
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/25742442.2021.2007718

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