Multiple types of primes have been used, but some notable are:
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Types of Affective Primes in Microtask Crowdsourcing

- Affective priming with positive stimuli leads to increased creativity in microtask performance
- Affective priming with positive stimuli leads to increased accuracy

Effects of Affective Priming in Microtask Crowdsourcing

Affective priming uses stimuli to alter people's affective states. For example, affective priming can make people feel happy or sad. Its aim is to boost performance in microtask crowdsourcing platforms.

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Priming has been used in the realms of psychology as a way to alter people's behaviors or performance. It can be overt (supraliminal) or covert (subliminal). A subsequent behavior, which is a result of the priming, occurs typically without conscious awareness. In the field of microtask crowdsourcing, multiple types of primes have been used to increase and alter people's performance.

Priming to Increase Performance in Microtask Crowdsourcing

Morris, R. R., Dontcheva, M., & Gerber, E. M. (2012). Priming for better performance in microtask crowdsourcing environments. IEEE Internet Computing, 16(5), 13-19.

Priming for Better Performance in Microtask Crowdsourcing Environments

Achievement priming takes advantage of achievement-related stimuli. In crowdsourcing platforms, achievement primes have ranged from inspiring words to inspiring quotes. Their aim is to motivate workers and to subsequently increase and ameliorate their performance in microtasks. Additionally, achievement priming increases learning.

Achievement Priming in Microtask Crowdsourcing

Affective Priming in Microtask Crowdsourcing

Intertask effects refer to the effects of completing sequences of microtasks. Essentially, earlier microtasks can have a priming effect on subsequent microtasks. While intertask effects are a relatively new finding in relevant research, they should be considered when designing microtasks for crowdsourcing platforms.

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