Gorilla in our midst: An online behavioral experiment builder

• Published in: Behavior research methods Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 388 - 407
• Main Authors: Anwyl-Irvine, Alexander L., Massonnié, Jessica, Flitton, Adam, Kirkham, Natasha, Evershed, Jo K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Attention; Behavioral Research; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Cell Phone; Child; Child, Preschool; Cognition; Cognitive Psychology; Data Collection; Experiments; Female; Humans; Internet; Male; Psychology; Reaction Time; Reproducibility of Results; Research Design; Web Browser; Online methods; Online research; Timing accuracy; Remote testing; Attentional control; Browser timing

Behavioral researchers are increasingly conducting their studies online, to gain access to large and diverse samples that would be difficult to get in a laboratory environment. However, there are technical access barriers to building experiments online, and web browsers can present problems for cons...