Abstract While human behaviour has been studied extensively, as technology progresses, so much research. The prevalence of the internet is only expected to grow, and researchers should attempt to stay as close to ahead of the curve as possible when it comes to understanding how humans will interact with technological evolutions. Understanding human behaviour is … Continue reading Anonymity’s Effect on Online Human Behaviour — Abstract
Hypothesis Anonymous online environments will lead to users portraying more negative personality traits and observing (or creating) more instances of negative interactions when compared to non-anonymous online environments. Outline Relevancy of Anonymity Online User support for online anonymity Rosenberry, 2011. Why online anonymity is considered valuable Akdeniz, 2002. Research Hypothesis Anonymity’s Impact … Continue reading Designing Anonymity Research, Outline
Searches Keyword(s): anonymous behaviour Database: Sociological Abstracts Results: 20 Analysis: This search did yield two potential sources. However, the main focus of these articles was on the differences between how male and female participants reacted in online anonymous spaces. The information is useful as a starting point, but not necessarily as a direct source. Keyword(s): … Continue reading Approaching Saturation in Online Anonymity Research
Subject Searching Database Used: Communication & Mass Media Complete Source: Associations between the Dark Triad and online communication behavior: A brief report of preliminary findings. Petit, J., & Carcioppolo, N. (2020). Associations between the Dark Triad and online communication behavior: A brief report of preliminary findings. Communication Research Reports, 37(5), 286–297. https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2020.1862784 Results: This … Continue reading Online Anonymity Subject Searching and Citation Tracing
Search 1 Search Term anonymity AND internet AND behaviour Database Computer Source Results 27 sources Conclusion Initially, my first search did not include behaviour. This returned 273 results, so I added another term to narrow the search quite a bit. However, this search yielded a lot of sources that looked interesting. I’m very interested in … Continue reading Advanced Anonymity Research
Hello everyone! Below is my presentation over questions 40 and 41 from the Duesbery & Twyman text. It covers non-equivalent control group design, qualitative vs quantitative research, and mixed-method research designs: quantitative first approach, qualitative first approach, and same-time approach. Hope it helps!
Choosing Databases I began by choosing two databases that I found through last week’s unit: Computer Source and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Keyword Searches I used three simple keyword searches: Anonymity on the internet, online persona, and online discipline Keyword Searches and Respective Results Keyword Used Computer Source Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Anonymity on the internet … Continue reading Preliminary Research on Online Anonymity
Initially, I was interested in understanding how being anonymous on the web affects the behaviour patterns of individuals. However, upon further inspection, I found that it’s important that people perceive that they are anonymous. Whether they truly are or not is not nearly as relevant as whether or not they feel that they are. When people … Continue reading The Perception of Anonymity’s Effect on Behaviour
The idea of creating a research proposal was, at first, very intimidating. It isn’t something I had truly learned to do before, and it isn’t something I expected to ever be able to do. Thankfully, the instructions are incredibly well written. It brought a lot of comfort to have very clearly defined goals. A lot … Continue reading Research Proposal Discussion
Reference Accessiblity in Web Development (pdf) Ferati, M., & Vogel, B. (2020). Accessibility in Web Development Courses: A Case Study. Informatics, 7(1), 1+. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/informatics7010008 Abstract “Web accessibility is becoming a relevant topic with an increased number of people with disabilities and the elderly using the web. Numerous legislations are being passed that require the web … Continue reading Accessibility in Web Development Curriculum