Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted many researchers to quickly move lab operations online. For many, this was a first foray into working with participants remotely. Throughout the past year, there have been articles, webinars, conference sessions, and informal discussions centered on issues related to online research, including how to streamline recruitment and data collection practices to mirror those used in lab settings. This presentation will provide an overview of helpful resources demonstrating best practices for online behavioral research (particularly with children) and highlight ways online studies can complement those conducted in more traditional lab settings. Discussion topics will include: 1) the trades offs made when moving research online, 2) the extent to which online research can support multi-site recruitment and reproducible science efforts, and 3) opportunities to evaluate the limits of what we can and cannot do via online (synchronous and asynchronous) research.