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Working Around the Distance
Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a new set of practices has begun to take shape in how psychological scientists teach and conduct research. A global survey of the field reveals the scope of the impact, along with strategies being used to overcome the considerable challenges associated with moving research and learning from in-person laboratory settings and classrooms to online platforms.
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Research Briefs
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on visual perception of distances, bilingualism and cognitive advantages, the attraction to villains, and aggression and anger, and a special editorial on good laboratory practices.
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MTurk Workers Are More Depressed—But “Bots” and Demographic Differences Inflate the Data
MTurk participants have been found to experience major depression at higher rates than the general population, but these studies may require more stringent data-filtering procedures.
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Saliva as a Biospecimen in the Era of COVID-19
Psychological scientists will need to adopt new practices and protocols to continue conducting saliva-based research safely.
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MTurk Workers Are More Depressed—But “Bots” and Demographic Differences Inflate the Data
MTurk participants have been found to experience major depression at higher rates than the general population, but these studies may require more stringent data-filtering procedures.