Reward Enhances Online Participants' Engagement With a Demanding Auditory Task.
Online recruitment platforms are increasingly used for experimental research. Crowdsourcing is associated with numerous benefits but also notable constraints, including lack of control over participants' environment and engagement. In the context of auditory experiments, these limitations may be par...
| Publicado en: | Trends in Hearing pp. 1 - 10 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
6/25/2021
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