Survey Methodology: Research Area — Prolific Citations Library

Discover 7 peer-reviewed studies in Survey Methodology (2020–2025). Explore research findings powered by Prolific's diverse participant panel.

This page lists 7 peer-reviewed papers in the research area of Survey Methodology in the Prolific Citations Library, a curated collection of research powered by high-quality human data from Prolific.

Papers (7 of 7)

Generative AI meets open-ended survey responses: Research participant use of ai and homogenization

Authors: S Zhang, J Xu, AJ Alvero

Year: 2025

Published in: Sociological Methods & Research, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com

Institution: University of Maryland, Indiana University, University of Minnesota Duluth

Research Area: Sociological Methods, Generative AI, Survey Methodology

Discipline: Sociology, Social Science

The study finds that 34% of research participants use generative AI tools like large language models (LLMs) to assist with open-ended survey responses, leading to more homogeneity and positivity in their answers, which could impact data validity by masking social variations.

Methods: The study conducted an original survey on a popular online platform and simulated comparisons between human-written responses from pre-ChatGPT studies and LLM-generated responses.

Key Findings: Use of LLMs by survey participants, differences in text homogeneity, positivity, and masking of social variation in open-ended survey responses.

Citations: 26
Repeated Measure Designs are Superior for (Most) Experimental Survey Research Applications

Authors: D Jordan, T Ollerenshaw, A Trexler

Year: 2025

Published in: 2025 - weekendu.uh.edu

Institution: University of Houston, Duke University

Research Area: Experimental Survey Research Methodology

Discipline: Social Science, Research Methodology

Repeated measure designs offer enhanced precision with minimal bias, suitable for various experiments despite slight attenuation of treatment effects.

Methods: Experimentally manipulated six classic political science experiments across three sample types, including extensions with proximity manipulation and sample-type variations.

Key Findings: Suitability and precision of repeated measure designs in survey experiments, including treatment effect estimations and design applicability across different sample types and methodologies.

Citations: 1

Sample Size: 13163
Detecting the corruption of online questionnaires by artificial intelligence

Authors: B Lebrun, S Temtsin, A Vonasch

Year: 2024

Published in: Frontiers in Robotics and ..., 2024 - frontiersin.org

Institution: University of Lausanne, University of California Berkeley, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Arizona State University

Research Area: AI in Social Science Research, Survey Methodology, Data Quality

Discipline: Artificial Intelligence

The study examines the integrity of online questionnaire responses and concludes that humans can identify AI-generated text with 76% accuracy, but current AI detection systems are ineffective, raising concerns about data quality in online surveys.

Methods: Human participants and automatic AI detection systems were tested on their ability to differentiate AI-generated text from human-generated text in the context of online questionnaires.

Key Findings: The study measured the ability of humans and AI detection tools to correctly identify whether text was generated by a human or an AI system for online questionnaire responses.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2023.1277635

Citations: 26
Stop agonising over informed consent when researchers use crowdsourcing platforms to conduct survey research

Authors: J Lewis, V Dranseika, S Holm

Year: 2023

Published in: Clinical Ethics, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com

Institution: University of Manchester, Jagiellonian University

Research Area: Research Ethics in Crowdsourcing, Survey Methodology

Discipline: Research Ethics
How Does Citizen Science Compare to Online Survey Panels? A Comparison of Food Knowledge and Perceptions Between the Zooniverse, Prolific and Qualtrics UK Panels

Authors: Beth Armstrong, Christian Reynolds, Gemma Bridge, Libby Oakden Changqiong Wang, Luca Panzone, Ximena Schmidt Rivera, Astrid Kause, Charles Ffoulkes, Coleman Krawczyk, Grant Miller, Stephen Serjeant

Year: 2021

Published in: Frontiers

Institution: Agricultural Development Advisory Service, Brunel University London, Leeds Beckett University, Newcastle University, Open University, Queen Mary University of London, The University of Sheffield, University of Leeds, University of London, University of Portsmouth, Zooniverse

Research Area: Food Knowledge, Citizen Science, Survey Methodology

Discipline: Food Science, Survey Methodology

Citations: 26
Use of rapid online surveys to assess people's perceptions during infectious disease outbreaks: a cross-sectional survey on COVID-19

Authors: P Geldsetzer

Year: 2020

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research, 2020 - jmir.org

Institution: Stanford University

Research Area: Public Health Surveillance, Survey Methodology, Infectious Disease Outbreaks, COVID-19

Discipline: Public Health, Digital Health Research

Citations: 596
Survey curious? start-up guide and best practices for running surveys and experiments online

Authors: A Bergman, A Chinco, SM Hartzmark

Year: 2020

Published in: Start-Up Guide and ..., 2020 - papers.ssrn.com

Institution: Yale School of Management, University of Miami School of Business, New York University, Columbia University

Research Area: Survey Methodology, Experimental Design, Social Science Research Methods

Discipline: Social Science Research Methods

Citations: 34