Longform recordings of everyday life: Ethics for best practices
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Longform recordings of everyday life: Ethics for best practices Margaret Cychosz 1 & Rachel Romeo 2 & Melanie Soderstrom 3 & Camila Scaff 4 & Hillary Ganek 5 & Alejandrina Cristia 6 & Marisa Casillas 7 & Kaya de Barbaro 8 & Janet Y. Bang 9 & Adriana Weisleder 10
# The Psychonomic Society, Inc. 2020
Abstract Recent advances in large-scale data storage and processing offer unprecedented opportunities for behavioral scientists to collect and analyze naturalistic data, including from underrepresented groups. Audio data, particularly real-world audio recordings, are of particular interest to behavioral scientists because they provide high-fidelity access to subtle aspects of daily life and social interactions. However, these methodological advances pose novel risks to research participants and communities. In this article, we outline the benefits and challenges associated with collecting, analyzing, and sharing multi-hour audio recording data. Guided by the principles of autonomy, privacy, beneficence, and justice, we propose a set of ethical guidelines for the use of longform audio recordings in behavioral research. This article is also accompanied by an Open Science Framework Ethics Repository that includes informed consent resources such as frequent participant concerns and sample consent forms. Keywords Longform recording . Naturalistic . Ethics . Privacy . Confidentiality . Data management
Introduction Audio recordings have long been a staple of social science research, offering fast, reliable records of human behavior and interaction (Bucher, Fritz, & Quarantelli, 1956; Fasick, 1977; Lee, 2004). Recent years have seen the rise of a particular recording methodology, real-world longform audio recording, that captures an audio environment over the course of multiple hours. These recordings (sometimes also known as “long-format” or “[naturalistic] daylong” recordings) are made using a small, lightweight recording device, often in a
shirt pocket or small pouch. These devices capture naturalistic human activity for extended periods of time, and may reduce the impact of observer effects on behavior. The recordings provide high-fidelity access to many aspects of research participants’ daily life (de Barbaro, 2019; Harari, Müller, Aung, & Rentfrow, 2017, Soderstrom & Wittebolle 2013). The newfound popularity of this recording method can be partially attributed to technological advances that make it possible to capture, store, and analyze large volumes of audio data. Small, portable devices for audio (and video-) recording are increasingly available and used. Data storage and
Melanie Soderstrom, Camila Scaff, Hillary Ganek, Alejandrina Cristia, Marisa Casillas, Kaya de Barbaro and Janet Y. Bang contributed equally to this work * Margaret Cychosz [email protected]
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The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et de Psycholinguistique, Département d’études cognitives, ENS, EHESS, CNRS, PSL University, Paris, France
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Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmeg
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