Perspectives on Psychological Science· 2018Q1
An Evaluation of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, Its Rapid Rise, and Its Effective Use
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Short summary
Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) has become a widely adopted platform for social science data collection, enabling researchers to gather data more affordably and efficiently.
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Key points
- Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) has significantly expanded data-collection capabilities for social scientists.
- The platform was introduced in 2011 as a nascent but promising tool for researchers.
- Thousands of social scientists across various fields now utilize MTurk for their research.
- The paper offers new, data-driven recommendations for effective MTurk usage.
- Alternative online research platforms are also discussed.
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Abstract
Over the past 2 decades, many social scientists have expanded their data-collection capabilities by using various online research tools. In the 2011 article "Amazon's Mechanical Turk: A new source of inexpensive, yet high-quality, data?" in Perspectives on Psychological Science, Buhrmester, Kwang, and Gosling introduced researchers to what was then considered to be a promising but nascent research platform. Since then, thousands of social scientists from seemingly every field have conducted research using the platform. Here, we reflect on the impact of Mechanical Turk on the social sciences and our article's role in its rise, provide the newest data-driven recommendations to help researchers effectively use the platform, and highlight other online research platforms worth consideration.
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