On the Use of Wireless Response Systems in Experimental Psychology: Implications for the Behavioral Researcher
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2007
Abstract
A method of data collection is presented that unites the efficiency of mass testing with the ease of instant electronic data collection that is typical of computer-based experiments run on individual participants. A wireless response system (WRS), originally designed as a teaching tool, is used to replicate three classic and robust effects from the memory literature (effects of false memory, levels of processing, and word frequency). It is shown that for these types of experimental designs, data can be collected more efficiently (in both time and effort) with the WRS method than through traditional mass- and individual-testing methods alone. The advantages and limitations of WRSs for use in mass electronic data collection are discussed.
Department
Psychology
Publication Title
Behavior Research Methods
Recommended Citation
Langley, M.M., Cleary, A.M., & Kostic, B.N. (2007). On the Use of Wireless Response Systems in Experimental Psychology: Implications for the Behavioral Researcher. Behavior Research Methods, 39(4), 816-823. doi: 10.3758/BF03192974
DOI
10.3758/BF03192974
Link to Publisher Version (DOI)
Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 2007 The Psychonomic Society. Article published by Springer-Verlag in Behavior Reserach Methods, volume 39, issue number 4, November 2007, pages 816-823. Available online:
https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03192974
