• DOI:10.1111/1540-4560.00254
• Corpus ID: 8447442

E‐Research: Ethics, Security, Design, and Control in Psychological Research on the Internet

@article{Nosek2002EResearchES,
  title={E‐Research: Ethics, Security, Design, and Control in Psychological Research on the Internet},
  author={Brian A. Nosek and Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G Greenwald},
  journal={Journal of Social Issues},
  year={2002},
  volume={58},
  pages={161-176}
}

• Brian A. Nosek, M. Banaji, A. Greenwald
• Published 2002
• Psychology
• Journal of Social Issues

Differences between traditional laboratory research and Internet-based research require a review of basic issues of research methodology. These differences have implications for research ethics (e.g., absence of researcher, potential exposure of confidential data and/or identity to a third party, guaranteed debriefing) and security (e.g., confidentiality and anonymity, security of data transmission, security of data storage, and tracking participants over time). We also review basic design issues a researcher should consider before implementing an Internet study, including the problem of participant self-selection and loss of experimental control on the Internet laboratory. An additional challenge for Internet-based research is the increased opportunity for participant misbehavior, intentional or otherwise. We discuss methods to detect arid minimize these threats to the validity of Internet-based research.