ESM 101
What does ESM stand for?
What is Experience Sampling Method?
What type of model is commonly used to analyze ESM data?
What is multilevel or hierarchical linear modeling?
Which Erasmus researcher studies parenting and adolescent mental health using ESM?
Who is Loes Keijsers?
According to an ESM study, people’s minds wander what % of the time?
What is 47%?
What is the very first instruction every ESM participant ignores when setting up Avicenna?
What is “Allow notifications.” (Followed closely by “Keep the app open in the background.”)
What is the main advantage of ESM compared to traditional surveys?
What is capturing real-time data and reducing recall bias?
What’s the difference between time-contingent and event-contingent sampling?
What is time = fixed intervals, event = based on specific occurrences?
What behavior does Reshmi Marhe study using ESM?
What is substance use and aggression?
What platform has been linked to mood drops in ESM studies?
What is Instagram?
In which country is the company behind the Avicenna ESM platform based?
What is Canada?
What type of data is typically collected with ESM?
What are momentary self-reports on thoughts, emotions, or behaviors?
What is ICC used for in ESM studies?
What is measuring within- and between-person variability?
Which three institutions make up the Rotterdam ESM Group?
What are Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, and TU Delft?
When are people reportedly in the worst mood, based on ESM data?
What is mid-afternoon (around 2 PM)?
What type of phone is most likely to experience technical issues when using Avicenna?
What is an Android?
What’s one common challenge in ESM research?
What is participant compliance or fatigue?
In ESM studies, why might researchers choose to “jitter” prompt times rather than keep them on a fixed schedule?
What is to reduce predictability and prevent participants from altering behavior in anticipation of prompts?
Name one topic the Rotterdam ESM Group studies.
What is parenting, self-control, smoking, alcohol use, or workplace happiness?
What everyday factor has been shown to affect mood in ESM studies?
What is the weather?
Why might a participant’s data not show up on the server even though they completed all prompts?
What is because Avicenna was set to upload via Wi-Fi only, and they weren’t connected to Wi-Fi?
What does "burden" refer to in ESM studies?
What is the participant effort required to complete multiple assessments?
You’re designing an ESM study but want to track rare behaviors, like a specific aggressive outburst. What type of sampling strategy should you use?
What is event-contingent sampling, where participants respond when a defined event occurs?
Which grant did Loes Keijsers receive for ESM parenting research?
What is the ERC Consolidator Grant (or NWO Vici)?
What’s one weird thing ESM researchers have tracked?
What is fake laughing, dream weirdness, or stalking exes?
Why might Avicenna fail to deliver prompts on newer Android phones even when the app is installed correctly?
What is battery optimization or notification settings that block background activity.