within-subjects study
被试内研究:每个参与者都经历所有条件的实验设计,便于进行被试内对比。和被试间设计(between-subjects design,不同参与者分配到不同条件)形成对照。
English Definition
"An experimental design in which every participant experiences all conditions or treatments, enabling within-person comparisons. It is contrasted with between-subjects designs, where different participants are assigned to different conditions."
用法说明 · 针对中文母语者
在心理学中也叫 repeated measures design(重复测量设计)。优势是个体差异被天然抵消;劣势是顺序效应(order effect)和学习效应(learning effect)容易出现,所以常配合 counterbalancing。
常见错误
- ·和 between-subjects design 混淆
- ·忽视顺序效应
真实用例 · 2 条
"Our within-subjects study (N=20) demonstrated the opportunities of TermSight in making ToS significantly easier to read and navigate while revealing the challenges of augmenting service contracts such as ToS."
"To explore the opportunities and challenges of designing contract reading interfaces, we conducted a counterbalanced within-subjects study (N=20) using TermSight and a baseline HTML reader."