The effects of computerized experimentation on response variance

Rezmovic, Victor

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“…In general, no differences between computer assisted and paper-and-pencil tests were found in reliability and validity of the tests (Harrel & Lombardo, 1984;Parks et al, 1985). One study (Canoune & Leyhe, 1985) found that questions involving social pressure (conformity, evaluation) were answered differently in computerized and face-to-face questioning, with the face-to-face version leading to more social desirable answers and more tension reported by respondents, but other studies (Koson et al, 1970;Rezmovic, 1977) did not find this effect. A meta-analysis of 29 studies comparing conventional and computerized cognitive tests (Mead & Drasgow, 1993) found that power tests (ability tests without restrictive time limits) were highly equivalent (the cross-mode correlation is 0.97), but speed tests (cognitive tests measuring cognitive processing speed) were less equivalent (the cross-mode correlation is 0.72).…”

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Technological Innovations in Data Collection: Acceptance, Data Quality and Costs

Leeuw¹,

Ii²

1996

Sociological Research Online

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1Whether computer assisted data collection methods should be used for survey data collection is no longer an issue. Most professional research organizations, commercial, government and academic, are adopting these new methods with enthusiasm. Computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) is most prevalent, and computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) is rapidly gaining in popularity. Also, new forms of electronic reporting of data using computers, telephones and voice recognition technology are emerging. This paper begins with a taxonomy of current computer assisted data collection methods. It then reviews conceptual and theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on such topics as: (1) respondents and interviewer acceptance of new techniques, (2) effect of computer assisted interviewing on data quality, (3) consequences for survey costs and (4) centralized vs. decentralized deployment of CATI.

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Technological Innovations in Data Collection: Acceptance, Data Quality and Costs

Leeuw¹,

Ii²

1996

Sociological Research Online

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“…Rezmovic (1977) pointed out that, although useful in reducing some biases, computerized assessment may present its own de-mand characteristics. Using a counterbalanced design to compare automated with traditional administration for two well-established personality tests, Rezmovic (1977) found that scale means for the two methods were not different, but the group assessed by computer in the second session showed an increase in test score variance. One suggested explanation was that the subjects' ability to interact with the equipment may have been a confounding variable.…”

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Challenge of computers in psychological assessment.

Skinner¹,

Pakula²

1986

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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At a 1984 APA Division 5 symposium, James Mitchell argued that "the advent of computer-based test interpretation" . . . "presents the field of psychology with its most serious and consequential challenge of the next decade; how we react to that challenge 44 This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly. HARVEYA. SKINNER received his doctorate from the University of Western Ontario in 1975. He is currently a senior scientist at the Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario and also holds the rank of professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. One of his major research areas is the application of microcomputers for assessment and intervention in health care settings. He is currently a consulting editor for the Journal of Abnormal Psychology as well as for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. ANDREW PAKULA, MSc, did his early training in the area of social psychology. He currently runs his own consulting firm specializing in computer applications in health and social services. One of his special interests is in studying attitudes toward the use of computer technology. He is currently working on his PhD dissertation on this topic at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

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“…Other terms used in this literature are response bias (Rezmovic, 1977), socially desirable responding (Zerbe & Paulhus, 1987), response distortion (Potosky & Bobko, 1997) and overreporting (Turner et al, 1998). Social desirability distortion can result from quite different processes.…”

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A meta-analytic study of social desirability distortion in computer-administered questionnaires, traditional questionnaires, and interviews.

Richman

Kiesler²,

Weisband³

et al. 1999

Journal of Applied Psychology

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472

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A meta-analysis of social desirability distortion compared computer questionnaires with traditional paper-and-pencil questionnaires and face-to-face interviews in 61 studies (1967-1997; 673 effect sizes). Controlling for correlated observations, a near-zero overall effect size was obtained for computer versus paper-and-pencil questionnaires. With moderators, there was less distortion on computerized measures of social desirability responding than on the paper-and-pencil measures, especially when respondents were alone and could backtrack. There was more distortion on the computer on other scales, but distortion was small when respondents were alone, anonymous, and could backtrack. There was less distortion on computerized versions of interviews than on face-to-face interviews. Research is needed on nonlinear patterns of distortion, and on the effects of context and interface on privacy perceptions and on responses to sensitive questions.

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The effects of computerized experimentation on response variance

Cited by 20 publications

References 14 publications

Technological Innovations in Data Collection: Acceptance, Data Quality and Costs

Technological Innovations in Data Collection: Acceptance, Data Quality and Costs

Challenge of computers in psychological assessment.

A meta-analytic study of social desirability distortion in computer-administered questionnaires, traditional questionnaires, and interviews.

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