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. 2020 Aug;24(8):583-584.
doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.05.003. Epub 2020 May 11.

No Participant Left Behind: Conducting Science During COVID-19

Stella F Lourenco  1 , Arber Tasimi  2
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No Participant Left Behind: Conducting Science During COVID-19

Stella F Lourenco et al. Trends Cogn Sci. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Cognitive scientists have ramped up online testing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although research conducted online solves the problem of data collection, the paucity of internet access among low-income and minority communities may reduce the diversity of study samples, and thus have an impact on the generalizability of scientific findings.

Keywords: COVID-19; diversity; online testing; participants.

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