An evaluation of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, its rapid rise, and its effective use
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Author(s)
Buhrmester, Michael D
Talaifar, Sanaz
Gosling, Samuel D
Type
Journal Article
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.
Date Issued
2018-03
Date Acceptance
2018-03-01
Citation
Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2018, 13 (2), pp.149-154
ISSN
1745-6916
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Start Page
149
End Page
154
Journal / Book Title
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Volume
13
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2017. Buhrmester, M. D., Talaifar, S., & Gosling, S. D. (2018). An Evaluation of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, Its Rapid Rise, and Its Effective Use. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(2), 149–154. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691617706516
Identifier
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691617706516
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-03-29