The prevalence and prevention of crosstalk: A multi-institutional study

John E. Edlund; Austin Lee Nichols; Bradley M. Okdie; Rosanna E. Guadagno; Cassie A. Eno; Jeremy D. Heider; Edward J. Hansen; Brad J. Sagarin; Ginette Blackhart; Catherine A. Cottrell; Kenneth Tyler Wilcox

doi:10.1080/00224545.2013.872596

The prevalence and prevention of crosstalk: A multi-institutional study

John E. Edlund^*
, Austin Lee Nichols
, Bradley M. Okdie
, Rosanna E. Guadagno
, Cassie A. Eno
, Jeremy D. Heider
, Edward J. Hansen
, Brad J. Sagarin
, Ginette Blackhart
, Catherine A. Cottrell
, Kenneth Tyler Wilcox

^*Corresponding author for this work

Rochester Institute of Technology
University of Navarra
Ohio State University
National Science Foundation
Bellevue University
Southeast Missouri State University
Northern Illinois University
East Tennessee State University
New College of Florida

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-185
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Social Psychology
Volume	154
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2013.872596
State	Published - 4 May 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Crosstalk
data integrity
participant pools
research methods
social influence

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