Researchers are concerned about whether manipulations have the intended effects. Many
journals and reviewers view manipulation checks favorably, and they are widely reported in …

Social science researchers increasingly recruit participants through Amazon's Mechanical
Turk (MTurk) platform. Yet, the physical isolation of MTurk participants, and perceived lack of …

The COVID-19 pandemic does not fit into prevailing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
models, or diagnostic criteria, yet emerging research shows traumatic stress symptoms as a …

Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is arguably one of the most important research tools of
the past decade. The ability to rapidly collect large amounts of high-quality human subjects …

Over the past 2 decades, many social scientists have expanded their data-collection
capabilities by using various online research tools. In the 2011 article “Amazon's Mechanical …

Privacy and security researchers often rely on data collected through online crowdsourcing
platforms such as Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) and Prolific. Prior work---which used …

This chapter discusses common concerns that researchers have with Mechanical Turk
(MTurk), reviewing the evidence that bears upon each concern. It suggests that readers are …

Data collection in consumer research has progressively moved away from traditional
samples (eg, university undergraduates) and toward Internet samples. In the last complete …

This paper examines attention checks and manipulation validations to detect inattentive
respondents in primary empirical data collection. These prima facie attention checks range …

Attention checks have become increasingly popular in survey research as a means to filter
out careless respondents. Despite their widespread use, little research has empirically …