Discover 4 peer-reviewed studies in Psychological Research Methods (2020–2025). Explore research findings powered by Prolific's diverse participant panel.
This page lists 4 peer-reviewed papers in the research area of Psychological Research Methods in the Prolific Citations Library, a curated collection of research powered by high-quality human data from Prolific.
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Authors: F Joessel, S Denkinger, PE Joessel, CS Green
Year: 2025
Published in: Acta Psychologica, 2025 - Elsevier
Institution: Max Planck Institute, University of Potsdam, University of Maryland, University of Zurich, University of Arizona
Research Area: Online cognitive training, Automated psychological studies, Crowdsourcing, Behavioral Research Methods
Discipline: Psychology
The study introduces a fully online method for conducting cognitive training experiments using Prolific, significantly reducing resource demands while achieving robust results and diverse participant recruitment.
Methods: Participants were recruited via Prolific, assigned to groups using a pseudo-randomized procedure, and completed a 12-hour remote cognitive training study with pre- and post-test assessments monitored via custom dashboards.
Key Findings: Impact of a 12-hour cognitive training intervention on participants' cognitive functions, conducted in a remote and automated manner.
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Authors: Z Cui, N Li, H Zhou
Year: 2024
Published in: A Large-Scale Replication of Psychological ..., 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Institution: Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai
Research Area: LLM replication of psychological experiments, Social Science Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Psychology
Discipline: Psychological Science
Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4 successfully replicate 76% of main effects and 47% of interaction effects from 154 psychological experiments, but exhibit overestimation and potential false positives, highlighting their complementary role rather than full replacement of human subjects.
Methods: Replication of 154 psychological experiments from top social science journals using GPT-4 as a simulated participant to measure main effects and interaction effects.
Key Findings: The ability of GPT-4 to replicate human responses in psychological experiments and the extent to which it produces similar results in terms of effect direction, significance, and confidence intervals.
Citations: 29
Sample Size: 154
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Authors: AC Krendl, K Hugenberg, DP Kennedy
Year: 2024
Published in: Behavior research methods, 2024 - Springer
Institution: Indiana University
Research Area: Psychological Research Methods, Data Quality in Online Experiments, Theory of Mind Assessment
Discipline: Research Methodology, Cognitive Psychology
This study found that online samples can reliably complete dynamic, complex theory of mind tasks, though familiarity with task content can influence performance.
Methods: Compared in-lab and online participants' performance on two dynamic theory of mind tasks, using one familiar and one relatively novel TV-based paradigm and counterbalancing task order.
Key Findings: Performance on theory of mind tasks, including inferring beliefs, understanding motivations, detecting deception, identifying faux pas, and understanding emotions.
Citations: 13
Sample Size: 668
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Authors: S Connors, K Spangenberg, AW Perkins
Year: 2020
Published in: Journal of ..., 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Institution: University of Guelph, University of Utah, University of Victoria
Research Area: Psychological Measurement, Crowdsourcing, Behavioral Research Methods
Discipline: Behavioral Science
DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00913367.2020.1806155#
Citations: 10
