So You Want to Do an Online Study: Ethics Considerations and Lessons Learned.

The use of the Internet in conducting psychological research has become increasingly common over the past few decades, as Internet access has become more widespread. Although web-based work has a number of benefits, including lower cost, easy access to large samples, and strict standardization of ad...

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Publicado en:Ethics & Behavior Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 293 - 304
Autor principal: Emery, Kara
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2014
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