Creating an online experimental study goes beyond the capabilities of survey builders due to the added complexity of the data (e.g. reaction times, graphics, videos, location of mouse clicks etc.). To collect experimental data you’ll need a more powerful experiment building platform.
There are many experiment builders out there, so in this section I’ll focus on the three platforms I think are most worth exploring. Each platform provides enough features to set up a fully functional online experiment. In addition, they all conveniently host and store your data so it’s easily downloadable as a .csv file.
The choice of which platform to use often comes down to personal preference, as they each take a slightly different approach to building your experiment (e.g. coding vs. graphical interfaces). However it’s good to explore them all so that you can choose which platform best suits your needs.
Let’s start by looking at the first option.