BA - Methodic Constraints of Online Experiments to Inducing a CSPC Effect

As a reaction to the rising relevance of online experiments and a recent failure to induce a CSPC effect within an online experiment, I will investigate the influence of the level of control during implementation on the induction of a CSPC effect. Participants will complete a face stimulus version of the Stroop Task with a proportion congruence manipulation in three different environmental settings: via an online experimental software in their own homes, via an online experimental software within a laboratory environment or via a traditional experimental software without internet connection in a laboratory environment. I expect a CSPC effect to be induced in the last group and no CSPC effect to be found in the entirely uncontrolled group. Whether there will be a CSPC effect in the group completing the experiment online but in a controlled environment depends on the nature of the methodical problem – if the failure to induce a CSPC effect is due to the lack of environmental control, there should be a CSPC effect to be found in this group. If the fault lies within the measuring accuracy of the online experimental software, there should be no CSPC effect found in this group.