TY - JOUR
T1 - The prevalence and prevention of crosstalk
T2 - A multi-institutional study
AU - Edlund, John E.
AU - Nichols, Austin Lee
AU - Okdie, Bradley M.
AU - Guadagno, Rosanna E.
AU - Eno, Cassie A.
AU - Heider, Jeremy D.
AU - Hansen, Edward J.
AU - Sagarin, Brad J.
AU - Blackhart, Ginette
AU - Cottrell, Catherine A.
AU - Wilcox, Kenneth Tyler
PY - 2014/5/4
Y1 - 2014/5/4
N2 - It is a common problem in psychology subject pools for past study participants to inform future participants of key experimental details (also known as crosstalk). Previous research (Edlund, Sagarin, Skowronski, Johnson, & Kutter, 2009) demonstrated that a combined classroom and laboratory treatment could significantly reduce crosstalk. The present investigation tested a laboratory-only treatment for the prevention of crosstalk at five universities, along with institutional-level moderators of crosstalk. Results indicated the presence of crosstalk at all universities and that the laboratory-based treatment was effective in reducing crosstalk. Importantly, crosstalk rates were higher (but successfully neutralized) in research pools with higher research credit requirements. Therefore, this research provides valuable guidance regarding crosstalk prevalence and its minimization by researchers.
AB - It is a common problem in psychology subject pools for past study participants to inform future participants of key experimental details (also known as crosstalk). Previous research (Edlund, Sagarin, Skowronski, Johnson, & Kutter, 2009) demonstrated that a combined classroom and laboratory treatment could significantly reduce crosstalk. The present investigation tested a laboratory-only treatment for the prevention of crosstalk at five universities, along with institutional-level moderators of crosstalk. Results indicated the presence of crosstalk at all universities and that the laboratory-based treatment was effective in reducing crosstalk. Importantly, crosstalk rates were higher (but successfully neutralized) in research pools with higher research credit requirements. Therefore, this research provides valuable guidance regarding crosstalk prevalence and its minimization by researchers.
KW - Crosstalk
KW - data integrity
KW - participant pools
KW - research methods
KW - social influence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84898633558&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00224545.2013.872596
DO - 10.1080/00224545.2013.872596
M3 - Article
C2 - 24873021
AN - SCOPUS:84898633558
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 154
SP - 181
EP - 185
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 3
ER -