A showcase of how the web can be used to advance psychological knowledge Web-based research
methodology has evolved since the development of the world wide web in the 1990s and has
proliferated and diversified with layers upon layers of new major developments in Internet
technology and life generally (e.g. search engines social media smartphones Open Science).
This volume presents a selection of state-of-the-art contributions on web-based research in
psychology. Expert authors explore research methodology including new methods made possible
through the web or research that cannot be done without the web. In addition research ethics
which have special characteristics in the online research environment are addressed to varying
degrees including deception and inclusivity. Further topics presented range from how web-based
research can advance our knowledge on perception to the adoption of Open Science (including
sharing data materials and preregistrations) as well as how behavior is observed in
web-based research. This collection of contributions is a showcase of the creativity of
researchers to find nifty new ways to harness the web to advance psychological research.
