A Global Perspective on Testing Infants Online: Introducing ManyBabies-AtHome

Zaadnoordijk, Lorijn; Buckler, Helen; Cusack, Rhodri; Tsuji, Sho; Bergmann, Christina

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.703234

A Global Perspective on Testing Infants Online: Introducing ManyBabies-AtHome

Zaadnoordijk, Lorijn; Buckler, Helen; Cusack, Rhodri; Tsuji, Sho; Bergmann, Christina

Authors

Lorijn Zaadnoordijk

Dr HELEN BUCKLER HELEN.BUCKLER@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Rhodri Cusack

Sho Tsuji

Christina Bergmann

Abstract

Online testing holds great promise for infant scientists. It could increase participant diversity, improve reproducibility and collaborative possibilities, and reduce costs for researchers and participants. However, despite the rise of platforms and participant databases, little work has been done to overcome the challenges of making this approach available to researchers across the world. In this paper, we elaborate on the benefits of online infant testing from a global perspective and identify challenges for the international community that have been outside of the scope of previous literature. Furthermore, we introduce ManyBabies-AtHome, an international, multi-lab collaboration that is actively working to facilitate practical and technical aspects of online testing and address ethical concerns regarding data storage and protection, and cross-cultural variation. The ultimate goal of this collaboration is to improve the method of testing infants online and make it globally available.

Citation

Zaadnoordijk, L., Buckler, H., Cusack, R., Tsuji, S., & Bergmann, C. (2021). A Global Perspective on Testing Infants Online: Introducing ManyBabies-AtHome. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 703234. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.703234

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Aug 9, 2021
Online Publication Date	Sep 9, 2021
Publication Date	Sep 9, 2021
Deposit Date	Sep 9, 2021
Publicly Available Date	Sep 9, 2021
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Electronic ISSN	1664-1078
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	12
Article Number	703234
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.703234
Keywords	global collaboration, replicability, method development, online testing, infancy
Public URL	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6189442
Publisher URL	https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology