Should We Trust Web-Based Studies? A Comparative Analysis of Six Preconceptions About Internet Questionnaires.

Gosling, Samuel D.; Vazire, Simine; Srivastava, Sanjay; John, Oliver P.

doi:10.1037/0003-066x.59.2.93

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“…Although gender revealed to have only an overall effect on comprehensibility which was weaker than the difference between individuals with AS and the control group, it cannot be excluded that-if more male individuals with AS would have participated in the experiment-the differences found would have been even more pronounced. A further point is that the data were collected online: although Internet-based studies are usually equally reliable and valid as paper-pencil based methods (more traditional strategies) and samples collected via the Internet usually show more diversity than other samples (e.g., Gosling et al 2004, see also Birnbaum 2000, this procedure does not allow to collect additional data, for example, on facial expressions. Furthermore, it was not asked for other parameters such as the IQ or psychiatric disorders other than AS.…”

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Stimulus Characteristics Affect Humor Processing in Individuals with Asperger Syndrome

Samson

Hegenloh

2009

J Autism Dev Disord

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The present paper aims to investigate whether individuals with Asperger syndrome (AS) show global humor processing deficits or whether humor comprehension and appreciation depends on stimulus characteristics. Nonverbal visual puns, semantic and Theory of Mind cartoons were rated on comprehension, funniness and the punchlines were explained. AS individuals did not differ to the control group in humor appreciation of visual puns. However, they had difficulty understanding and appreciating Theory of Mind cartoons and provided mentalistic explanations less frequently than controls suggesting that humor processing is strongly related to the cognitive requirements that the stimuli pose on the perceiver. Furthermore, AS individuals referred in all conditions more frequently to non-joke relevant details. Therefore, humor processing is also influenced by their detail-oriented processing style.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Stimulus Characteristics Affect Humor Processing in Individuals with Asperger Syndrome

Samson

Hegenloh

2009

J Autism Dev Disord

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“…2003; Gosling et al . 2004). The self‐administered surveys were intended to take 10–15 min of the respondents’ time.…”

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The paradox of canine conspecific coprophagy

Hart

Thigpen

et al. 2018

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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Canine conspecific coprophagy, the tendency or predisposition of some dogs to eat their own faeces or those of other dogs, seems paradoxical because dogs typically show an aversion to conspecific faeces. In an attempt to resolve this paradox, we set out to determine the factors associated with the occurrence of this behaviour and to evaluate the efficacy of 11 products marketed for treating coprophagy as well as behaviour modification procedures. Because a large sample of dogs was needed to address these issues, two web‐based surveys were utilized. One, intended to compare coprophagic dogs and non‐coprophagic dogs, yielded 1552 returns. The other, yielding 1475 usable returns, specifically recruited owners of coprophagic dogs to gather information about the characteristics of coprophagy and treatment success. The findings revealed that 16% of dogs sampled engaged in frequent conspecific coprophagy, defined as having been seen eating stools at least six times. No evidence was found relating the coprophagy to diet or the dog's age. Coprophagic dogs were as easily house trained as non‐coprophagic dogs, suggesting a normal aversion to faeces. Coprophagic dogs were more likely to be reported as greedy eaters than non‐coprophagic dogs. The reported success rate of the commercial products and behaviour modification approaches was close to zero, indicating that the behaviour is not readily changed. The coprophagy was overwhelmingly directed at fresh stools, defined as being no more than 2 days old. A hypothesis is offered that coprophagy reflects a tendency inherited from the ancestral wolf to keep the den area free of faecal‐borne intestinal parasites that might be deposited in the den resting area and would typically have parasite ova that are not initially infective, but could develop infective larvae after 2 days. An evolved parasite defence strategy to consume fresh faeces in the rest area would be adaptive.

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“…Although home access to computers decreases with age, older adults are increasingly being encouraged to use the Internet (Cutler, Hendricks, & Guyer, 2003;Selwyn, Gorard, Furlong, & Madden, 2003). Obvious disadvantages of the methodology are more than outweighed by its considerable advantages, particularly as evidence is accumulating to suggest that web-based studies can reliably replicate laboratory findings (see Buchanan & Smith, 1999;Gosling, Vazire, Srivastava, & John, 2004;McGraw, Tew, & Williams, 2000), including recent studies of aging (e.g., Reimers & Maylor, 2005;Robins, Trzesniewski, Gosling, & Potter, 2002).…”

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Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in Cognition Across Adulthood: Age Is Kinder to Women than to Men Regardless of Sexual Orientation

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Despite some evidence of greater age-related deterioration of the brain in males than in females, gender differences in rates of cognitive aging have proved inconsistent. The present study employed web-based methodology to collect data from people aged 20-65 years (109,612 men; 88,509 women). As expected, men outperformed women on tests of mental rotation and line angle judgment, whereas women outperformed men on tests of category fluency and object location memory. Performance on all tests declined with age but significantly more so for men than for women. Heterosexuals of each gender generally outperformed bisexuals and homosexuals on tests where that gender was superior; however, there were no clear interactions between age and sexual orientation for either gender. At least for these particular tests from young adulthood to retirement, age is kinder to women than to men, but treats heterosexuals, bisexuals, and homosexuals just the same.

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Should We Trust Web-Based Studies? A Comparative Analysis of Six Preconceptions About Internet Questionnaires.

Cited by 2,388 publications

References 62 publications

Stimulus Characteristics Affect Humor Processing in Individuals with Asperger Syndrome

Stimulus Characteristics Affect Humor Processing in Individuals with Asperger Syndrome

The paradox of canine conspecific coprophagy

Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in Cognition Across Adulthood: Age Is Kinder to Women than to Men Regardless of Sexual Orientation

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