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During the last decade, academic researchers have increasingly turned to the Internet as a fast and efficient way to recruit research participants. The most commonly used platform, by far, has been Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk). The popularity of MTurk among researchers from several disciplines has caused concern that MTurk may be oversaturated.
Economists and psychologists spend a lot of time studying social dilemmas — situations in which people face a choice to act in self-interest or to cooperate with others. One particular social dilemma is the tragedy of the commons. In the tragedy of the commons, people must decide whether to use a shared resource in a way that maximizes self-interest or balances self-interest with the collective interest. An example is commercial fishing.
A comprehensive guide to understanding the role of market segmentation and implementing it in your research.
Behavioral researchers from both corporations and universities have turned to the Internet as a fast and efficient way to find research participants. The Internet allows researchers to administer surveys, polls, and experiments exponentially faster than traditional methods such as mail surveys, telephone interviews, or bringing participants in person. Although the speed of online data collection has primarily been celebrated as a strength, a new study from CloudResearch suggests that too much speed may sometimes lead to time of day bias.
The American workplace has changed a lot since the 1960s, but at least one thing remains the same: men often earn more money than women. This gender wage gap has lingered for decades despite increased public attention and legislative focus. Today, women earn about 20% less than men (1,2).
