Studies
Click a study title for details, and registration when applicable.
| Title | Format | Open seats | Maximum time commitment (minutes)* | Maximum sessions* | Maximum REP Points | Cash Award | Requirements | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Some studies may involve participation over multiple sessions, including screening etc. Not all participants will qualify for all sessions. | ||||||||
| Social decision-making under uncertainty 3 | Self-guided (online) | 60 | 90 | 1 | 3 | $0 | 1, 9 | Are you an individual with normal or corrected to normal vision between the ages of 18-80? We are conducting a computer-based research study to investigate how people make decisions under uncertainty. This fully online study is worth one REP point for every 30 minutes of your time. This study will take up to 90 minutes to complete (although generally less than 1 hour), thus each person will receive 3 REP points for their participation. |
| test | Self-guided (online) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $0 | test | |
| Socializing with Close Others Study! | Live (in-person or remote) | Log in to contact study team | 60 | 2 | 4 | $20 | 1, 11 | Participants will come to the lab for two, short, and lighthearted interactions with each person. Lab visits only take 15 minutes! Participants must be willing to come to 2 separate lab events (1-3 weeks apart), once with a romantic partner and once with a close friend. Both lab visit takes place on the Twin Cities campus and will take no more than 30 minutes to complete. You, your romantic partner, & one of your close friends are eligible to participate if: You are all 18 or older, speak fluent English, you and your romantic partner have been dating for over 6 months and you and your friend have been friends for over 6 months. Payment: $10 (or 2 REP points) per lab visit for each person participating. Interested in participating? For more information, contact: vieth017@umn.edu |
| Evaluating Messages for Volunteer Recruitment | Self-guided (online) | 163 | 30 | 1 | 1 | $0 | 1 | We are conducting an online survey to evaluate messages about volunteering experiences for use in volunteer recruitment. This survey will take no more than 30 minutes of your time and can be completed at your convenience. To participate in this study, you must be 18 years of age or older and located in the United States. |
| Decision-making under uncertainty | Self-guided (online) | 0 | 120 | 1 | 4 | $0 | 1, 9 | In this study, you will complete a series of brief questionnaires alongside a collection of six behavioral tasks and games. This study is fully remote – you can complete it online from your home or another quiet space with few distractions. We expect the study to take about two hours to complete, but the exact amount of time will vary across individuals. While we do not anticipate the study taking more than two hours to complete, please complete the study if you can and reach out to us to let us know if it takes longer than two hours. We ask that you complete the study in one sitting – please plan accordingly when you choose your location. Additionally, we request that you use a laptop or desktop computer (i.e., not a phone or tablet device) as some of the tasks will require you to make decisions about visual images that may be hard to see on a small screen. Thanks again, and please feel free to reach out to Nathan Torunsky (torun005@umn.edu) if you have any questions before, during, or after your study participation! |
| Letter Recognition Task - IN PERSON ONLY | Live (in-person or remote) | Log in to contact study team | 120 | 1 | 5 | $40 | 1, 3, 9 | In this study, participants will view letters on a computer screen. The letters may be presented in different locations of the visual field depending on where the participant is looking. We ask that participants have normal or corrected-to-normal vision, be native English speakers, and not wear any eye makeup. The experiment is a single session lasting up to an hour and participants will be compensated with either a prepaid debit card with $40.00 or PsyRep credit. There are not any direct benefits or costs to participants. The experiment is in-person only and is located in Engel Vision & Imaging Laboratory (https://engellab.psych.umn.edu/). The location is in secured areas of the basement of Elliott Hall, and cell phone reception may be limited. |