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Title Format Open seats Maximum time commitment (minutes)* Maximum REP Points Cash Award Contact Requirements Description
* Some studies may involve participation over multiple sessions, including screening etc. Not all participants will qualify for all sessions.
Identity and Well-Being Among College Students Self-guided (online) 3992 45 2 $0 iwellstudies@umn.edu 1 The current study aims to understand identity development and the protective and risk factors that influence the psychological well-being of college students. We are inviting approximately 700 University of Minnesota students to complete a one-time online survey that will take about 45 minutes to finish. University of Minnesota psychology students will earn 2 REP research credits for their participation. The current study has no known risks. Participants might receive indirect benefits from understanding their psychological well-being as college students. ***Note: If you are currently enrolled in the Longitudinal Study of Stress, Adaptation, and Well-Being (https://psyrep.umn.edu/studies/4924), please wait two weeks after completing Survey IV before participating in the current study.***
Ethnic-Racial Identity and Helping Behavior Study Live (in-person or remote) 15 30 2 $7 "Lisette Horne" <horne146@umn.edu> 1 In this University of Minnesota research study, we are interested in ethnic-racial identity and your helping behavior. You will be asked to respond to demographic information, report on your ethnic-racial identity, and respond to two prompts about your helping behavior in a 15–30-minute Zoom interview. This will be conducted entirely online/over Zoom. In order to be eligible to participate in the study, you must be over the age of 18 and speak fluent English. You will be compensated with either 2 REP points OR a gift card worth $7.50.
Visual Attention - Find the Target! Live (in-person or remote) 9 60 3 $15 "Emma Holtz" <holtz257@umn.edu> 1, 2, 9, 11, 11 Test your brains super fast perception! In this study, you will see a flash of information and tell us the color of a pre-specified target. You will search for a target letter (such as the letter T) presented among other letters and press a button when you find the target. Can you make the leaderboard in this lightning fast attention game? There will be several hundred "trials," but you can take breaks. The task takes about 60 minutes to complete. An eye tracker will track your eye position during the task. Because the eye tracker does not work well with frame glasses or with eye makeup, please do not sign up if you wear glasses or eye makeup. Contact lenses are okay. This is an in-person study in Elliott Hall, Room S505. 3 REP points or $15 will be awarded. Please be sure to check the eligibility requirements before signing up.
Personal Reflections on COVID-19 and Politics Live (in-person or remote) 11 30 2 $0 "Emily Saks" <saks0011@umn.edu> 1, 3, 4, 11, 11 We are interested in studying how people form political opinions. We want to hear from you! This survey should only take around 10-15 minutes, and no longer than 30 minutes to complete and you will be required to provide a brief written narrative of reflection about your views on COVID-19. You will be asked to come to campus and take the online survey on your laptop (IN PERSON). This study is being conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota and is open to English-speaking U.S. residents aged 18 and older. We hope to hear from people of all different backgrounds. You will be able to receive 2 REP points for participating. You may withdraw your participation at any time. Please contact us before signing if you do not have a laptop, so we can make sure to have one available for you. New seats will be released each week, but if no times work for you, feel free to email us to schedule a time. You may only receive credit once.
**Students under 18 years of age** - College Well-Being & Thinking Study Live (in-person or remote) and self-guided (online) 10 305 15 $0 "Wilma Koutstaal" <kouts003@umn.edu> 2 College can be both a stressful and exciting time and we are interested in better understanding how students think, feel, and act during this unique period of life. This research study aims to better understand how students change during the college years, and how students concurrently enrolled in high school or early college students may be different from full time college students. Participating in the study would involve up to 4 sessions (3 questionnaires and a Zoom-based session), scheduled during this academic term, as follows: Time-1 online Questionnaire only---complete anytime before Week 15---3 REP; Time-2 online Questionnaire---available after Time-1, do Time-1 by Week 6---3 REP; Time-3 online Questionnaire---available after Time-2, do Time-2 by Week 12---3 REP; Researcher-led Zoom session---available after Time-1, do Time-1 by Week 12---6 REP; Total REP points possible---15 REP. Time-1 Questionnaire (3 REP points): a 90-minute questionnaire that you can complete online on your own, with questions about your classes, your social and emotional well-being, and your ways of coping with stress or anxiety. Availability: If you wish to also respond to the later questionnaires, the Time-1 Questionnaire must be completed no later than Week 6. However, if you only wish to complete the Time-1 Questionnaire, it will be available throughout the term. Zoom-based Session (6 REP points, 3 points for your time plus 3 meeting points): a 75-minute Zoom-based session that you will complete with a researcher at an agreed-upon time. In this session, you will engage in a variety of cognitive tasks, such as generating words that end with specific letters, or deciding what "comes next" in a series. Availability: The Zoom-based session should be scheduled 1-2 weeks after you complete the Time-1 Questionnaire and a researcher will email you to schedule the session. Please note that you are not eligible for this part of the study if you have previously completed the researcher-led Zoom-based session; also, the Zoom session must be completed on a computer, laptop or tablet (not a smartphone). Time-2 Questionnaire (3 REP points): a 70-minute questionnaire that you can complete online on your own, with questions like those in the Time-1 Questionnaire. Availability: If you have completed the first questionnaire, you will be emailed an invitation to complete this Questionnaire in Week 8. Time-3 Questionnaire (3 REP points): a 70-minute questionnaire that you can complete online on your own, with questions like those in the Time-2 Questionnaire. Availability: If you have completed the first two questionnaires, you will be emailed an invitation to complete this Questionnaire in Week 12. Because you are under 18 years of age, you will first need to obtain Consent to take part in this research study from one of your parents or a guardian. You can choose which parent or guardian you ask to give their consent. If they agree, we will also ask your parent or guardian to answer some questions about you, such as how you learned about early college opportunities and how they advise or support you in your choices. When you sign up for a seat we will provide a link for the Parental Consent Form and Survey. Once we receive the completed Consent Form, we will email you the Assent Form and the Time-1 Questionnaire.
Personality and Social Situations Self-guided (online) 891 50 2 $0 "Hyunsuk Lee" <lee01960@umn.edu> 1 Thank you for your interest in our research. In this study, we are examining people’s experiences when they were hurt or offended by another person. The purpose of this study is to understand how people respond when someone else has committed wrongdoing that harms or inconveniences them. If you would like to participate in the study, you can click the link to start. For completion of the study, you will be rewarded 2 points. The entire process of survey will take up to 50 minutes. This research is being conducted by Mr. Hyun-suk Lee, Professor Mark Snyder, and Professor Marti Hope Gonzales in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, Professor Hyun Euh in the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Professor Pierce Ekstrom in the department of political science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. If you would like to participate in this study, please first enroll through the REP webpage. After enrolling, you will receive an email containing a link to access the survey (or you can use the following link). Participation in this study is limited to one time only. Survey link: https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3mZufRMgJbqyP9I
Mechanisms of acquired hearing deficits Live (in-person or remote) Log in to contact study team 120 0 $30 "Heather Kreft" <plumx002@umn.edu> 1, 3 CASH ONLY. The purpose of this study is to better understand and develop strategies to prevent and treat the hearing difficulties that may occur secondary to blast exposure in service members (SMs). In the study, participants will be asked to complete a series of short tests involving questionnaires, hearing and vision tests, cognitive assessments, and speech recognition tasks. The study will require a single in-person visit to the research lab (average completion time is 1 hour 45 minutes). Compensation is $30. Age requirement is greater than 18 years. Must be a native American English speaker.
College Well-Being & Thinking Study (students 18 years old and older) Live (in-person or remote) and self-guided (online) 18 305 15 $0 "Wilma Koutstaal" <kouts003@umn.edu> 1 College can be both a stressful and exciting time and we are interested in better understanding how students think, feel, and act during this unique period of life. This research study aims to better understand how students change during the college years, and how students concurrently enrolled in high school or early college students may be different from full time college students. Participating in the study would involve up to 4 sessions (3 questionnaires and a Zoom-based session), scheduled during this academic term, as follows: Time-1 online Questionnaire only---complete anytime before Week 15---3 REP; Time-2 online Questionnaire---available after Time-1, do Time-1 by Week 6---3 REP; Time-3 online Questionnaire---available after Time-2, do Time-2 by Week 12---3 REP; Researcher-led Zoom session---available after Time-1, do Time-1 by Week 12---6 REP; Total REP points possible---15 REP. Time-1 Questionnaire (3 REP points): a 90-minute questionnaire that you can complete online on your own, with questions about your classes, your social and emotional well-being, and your ways of coping with stress or anxiety. Availability: If you wish to also respond to the later questionnaires, the Time-1 Questionnaire must be completed no later than Week 6. However, if you only wish to complete the Time-1 Questionnaire, it will be available throughout the term. Zoom-based Session (6 REP points, 3 points for your time plus 3 meeting points): a 75-minute Zoom-based session that you will complete with a researcher at an agreed-upon time. In this session, you will engage in a variety of cognitive tasks, such as generating words that end with specific letters, or deciding what "comes next" in a series. Availability: The Zoom-based session should be scheduled 1-2 weeks after you complete the Time-1 Questionnaire and a researcher will email you to schedule the session. Please note that you are not eligible for this part of the study if you have previously completed the researcher-led Zoom-based session; also, the Zoom session must be completed on a computer, laptop or tablet (not a smartphone). Time-2 Questionnaire (3 REP points): a 70-minute questionnaire that you can complete online on your own, with questions like those in the Time-1 Questionnaire. Availability: If you have completed the first questionnaire, you will be emailed an invitation to complete this Questionnaire in Week 8. Time-3 Questionnaire (3 REP points): a 70-minute questionnaire that you can complete online on your own, with questions like those in the Time-2 Questionnaire. Availability: If you have completed the first two questionnaires, you will be emailed an invitation to complete this Questionnaire in Week 12. If you are interested in taking part in this study, please set aside 90 minutes, in a quiet place, to complete the Time-1 Questionnaire. Once we receive the completed Consent Form and completed questionnaire from Time-1, we will email you with instructions on how to schedule the researcher-led Zoom-based meeting.
Validation Of A New Personality Scale Self-guided (online) 0 75 3 $0 "Magdalena March" <march341@umn.edu> 1 You are invited to participate in a research study used to validate a new personality inventory, titled the Loss of Grip Scale. This study is being conducted by Dr. Colin DeYoung and Magdalena March at the University of Minnesota. We are asking you to take part in this research study because you are a healthy adult who is currently enrolled at the University of Minnesota, and has access to the University of Minnesota PsyREP system. If you agree to participate in this study, we will ask you to do the following: You will opt into the study by voluntarily clicking on our study's information within the PsyREP system. Our survey will be hosted in the Qualtrics server. Once you opt in, you will be directed to the Qualtrics interface, where you will first fill out an online consent form at the beginning of the survey. There will be a forced response option and if you do not sign the consent form, you will be directed to the end of the survey. For those who do sign, you will progress through the survey. Upon completion of the survey, you will receive a thank you and a debriefing message to inform you about the purpose of the study. You will be given the option and contact information necessary to withdraw your data if you so choose. Compensation will be in the form of 1-3 REP points (depending on the time spent on the survey) and will be awarded in the usual manner. We anticipate the survey will take you one hour. Link to Qualtrics survey: https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8dYFrsgzfwkgDEG Thank you for your participation! Please contact march341@umn.edu if you have any questions.
CASH STUDY ($60): Studying planning by playing Tetris Live (in-person or remote) Log in to contact study team 150 0 $60 liu02936@umn.edu 1 We’re running a new fun, interactive study that explores how rewards influence attention and decision-making using the classic video game Tetris. To help you decide if you would like to participate, here is some information about the study. Task: Play Tetris and view stimuli related to the game of Tetris. Experience with Tetris is not required at all. Duration: One 2.5 hour long session. Location: Elliott Hall at the University of Minnesota Twin-Cities (free parking available). Compensation: $60 preloaded Mastercard. What will I do? While you play Tetris, we will collect EEG (electroencephalography) and pupillometry data to help us understand what the brain is doing during the task. These methods are completely non-invasive; EEG simply requires a water soluble gel on your scalp for reading clear signals. If you’d like, you can rinse out your hair before you leave, there is a shower in the Elliott Hall bathroom with towels and shampoo available. Reach out to me at liu02936@umn.edu if you're interested in participating!