Stimulus presentation software Flashcards
1
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advantages of computer based experiments
A
- automatic recording of data
- response times can be measured accurately
- data is in digital form ready for statistical analysis
2
Q
Disadvantages of computer based experiments
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- technology can go wrong, resulting in lost data
- likely to be lab-based
3
Q
can use computer software to do various things…
A
stimuli, recording things
4
Q
stimuli
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create stimuli - images, videos, sounds, etc.
- present stimuli: displayed on screen, played through headphones etc.
5
Q
recording things
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- record responses (via mouse, keyboard)
- record physiological measurements (brain imaging, such as EEG and MRI)
- data analysis (statistics)
6
Q
need to know before presenting stimuli to a computer
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- experiment design
- order of events
- how long events last
- type of response
- instructions
- data recording
7
Q
advantages to running your experiments online
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- wider audience
- easy access to diverse population
- bring experiment to participant
- higher statistical power
- cost of savings of lab space
- quicker data collection
8
Q
disadvantages of web-based experiments
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- lack of control
- technical variance
- cheating
- ## higher drop out rate
