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Inattentive responding in MTurk and other online samples

Fleischer, Avi, Mead, Alan D., Huang, Jialin·2015·Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Abstract

The focal article by Landers and Behrend (2015) makes the case that samples collected on microtask websites like Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) are inherently no better or worse than traditional samples of convenience from university students or organizations. We wholeheartedly agree. However, having successfully used MTurk and other online sources for data collection, we feel that the focal article was insufficient regarding the caution required in identifying inattentive respondents and the problems that can arise if such individuals are not removed from the dataset. Although we focus on MTurk, similar issues arise for most “low-stakes” assessments, including student samples, which seem to be increasingly collected online.

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Authors
Fleischer, A., Mead, A. D., & Huang, J.
Affiliations
Illinois Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Fleischer, Avi
Venue
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Published
2015-06
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
196-202
ISSN
  • 1754-9426 (ISSN-L)
  • 1754-9434
OpenAlex
W2199108421
Cited by
151
References
20
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 3
FWCI
11.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords
Amazon Mechanical Turk, online sample, sample quality, convenience samples, low-stakes assessment, student samples, data cleaning, response validity

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