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Want to create an online experiment? Here’s how to do it. I’ll show you how you can create an online experiment using two tools: Sproutbuilder and Google Forms. Using these two tools, you’ll be able to get creative and put together an experiment online that others all over the world can take. Perfect also for an online class or any type of elearning. You’ll even be able to collect and analyze the data. In this episode of The Psych Files I’ll use a classic experiment on the unreliability of eyewitness testimony as the subject for my online experiment. Both students and faculty might be interested to see how this works.
Click this image to participate in this experiment on eyewitness testimony:
(keep in mind that the results of this example are not reliable since anyone can take this study multiple times)
Resources for this Episode
- To learn more about the tool for building online experiment that I showed in this episode, go to the Sprout homepage.
- If you sign up at Sprout you get 3 free Sprouts. If you want to pay for a subscription and you are an educator or student, use the promo code: education50
- You can find a nice summary on the unreliability of eyewitness testimony in Roger Hock’s well know book "Forty Studies that Changed Psychology" which you can find in The Psych Files bookstore.
- Kebbel, M., & Giles, C. (2000). Some experimental influence of lawyers’ complicated questions on eyewitness confidence and accuracy. Journal of Psychology, 134(2), 129-139.
- Smith, V. & Ellsworth, P. (1987). The social psycholgy of eyewitness accuracy: Leading questions and communicator expertise. Journal of Applied Psychology, 72, 294-300.
- Bradfield, S.L., Wells, G.L., & Olson, E.A. (2002). The damaging effect of confirming feedback on the relation between eyewitness testimony and identification accuracy. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 112-120-.
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You put a lot of wonderful effort (intellectual and time) in to creating this fabulous podcast!! I can’t wait to have my students use this for their projects. Thanks for making the 21st century possible.
John: you’re very kind. Thanks so much for making my day (week!). I agree – students and teachers could put together some pretty creative projects using this Sprout tool combined with Google Forms. It could even be – gasp! – fun?! By the way, you’re also doing a great job with your PsychNet site. I highly recommend it to other teachers and students of psychology. Keep up the great work there. – Michael
I loved this episode I hope to see more on web and computer tools we can use theses days.
Im just wondering what are some good concept map programs on the web?
Thanks
Jordan, glad you liked the episode. There are so many cool tools on the web these days that actually toying with the idea of doing another podcast – this one all video – in which I review these tools.
Right now my favorite concept mapping programs on the web are Co-Mapping (http://www.comapping.com/) and Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com/).
I have used co-mapping (which used to be called MeadMap) in a couple previous episodes like this one: http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/01/episode-83-new-years-resolutions-to-lose-weight-why-so-hard-to-keep/
Thanks again for the comment! Michael
Hi Michael,
Finally I have to make a comment on your site.
I’m listening to your Podcast for a few months now. (Even I’m no psychologist) And it’s helping me a lot. Not that I learn that much about psychology (OK, I do, but that’s not the main reason why I keep listening), but I learn much about the english language. I come from germany and all your natural common speech helps me very much to improve my english skills.
Thank you for your all your work and the Podcast.
Andreas
Andreas – glag you’re enjoying the podcast and thx for the note. You’re using it to learn English eh? I can relate to that. I listen to some French podcasts in order to improve my French.