Conclusions about the Web as an Experimental Medium. The data obtained by the Web versions of these experiments seem to be tapping the same psychological phenomena as in the laboratory experiments. The sample is more varied than the laboratory sample, but cannot be claimed to be representative. As the Web increases in popularity and more people have access to it, the sample may become more representative. The Web samples are already moving in that direction.
Data collection is easy as it proceeds automatically.
Data collection is getting faster. Both samples would be nearly twice as large if the data collected in June 1996 were added. Sex differences in perceptions of desirable body shape. Body image distortion and satisfaction in university students. Some correlates of the thin standard of bodily attractiveness for women.