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Research Study Participation

As a student enrolled in Psychology 1010, 2300, 2800, or Communication Studies 1010, you will complete research credits as part of your class. This credit can be obtained in one of two ways. You may participate in research studies conducted by faculty in the psychology department, or complete a series of quizzes or short papers related to published research articles. Because you are a student at a large university in which faculty are researchers as well as teachers, you have a unique opportunity to be a participant in real psychology studies as well as see how research is carried out. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about yourself and your behavior in many of these studies.

Students under 18 years old need parental consent to participate in research studies. More information about parental consent appears below in a section titled “Parental Consent for Minors/”

All studies are reviewed and approved in advance by the Iowa State University Institutional Review Board (IRB). When you arrive at each study, that study will be explained to you by the researcher and you will have a chance to ask any questions you may have about participation. You will be asked to give your consent to participate. Even after you have consented and have started to participate, it is always up to you to decide whether to continue.

Additional information

Study participation tips

Some studies are administered online, whereas others are administered by participating in a laboratory or through a remote synchronous interaction (e.g., Webex). You can earn up to 5 of your 10 required credits from online-administered studies; the rest must come from either lab-administered or remote studies.

When you participate in a research study, please be sure to collect a receipt. Retain this receipt until the end of the term. The receipt is proof that you have participated in the research study and will be used to resolve any discrepancies in research credits you have earned.

Maps

Psychology research studies are held in a variety of campus buildings including Lagomarcino Hall, Science Hall, Office and Labs, and Gilman Hall. Please view a map showing the location of these buildings.

If you are under 18 years old and wish to participate in research studies, you must first obtain parental consent by completing a parental consent form. For lab studies, you must bring the signed form to the laboratory at the time of the study. For on-line studies, you must either deliver the signed form to 1347 Lagomarcino Hall prior to participating in the study or email a scanned copy to psychres@iastate.edu.

If you have additional questions you may contact the administrator of the psychology department participant pool at psychres@iastate.edu, or the investigator listed for the specific study. The psychology department thanks you for your assistance in obtaining the necessary documentation to participate in research as a minor.

Frequently asked questions

Your user ID is the same as your Net ID.  “Net ID” @iastate.edu which composes your unique Iowa State email address (e.g., “joesmith@iastate.edu”; User ID = joesmith).

If you have forgotten or do not have your password, then you may choose to have your password emailed to you. You will see an option on the front login. Your password will be emailed after you submit the form, and should arrive in your email box momentarily.

You may cancel a study you have signed-up for as long as you cancel it at least 2 hours before you were expected to show.

Your web browser is not properly configured to accept cookies. You should turn on cookies in your web browser, use a different web browser (for example, try Firefox if you are currently using Internet Explorer), or try a different computer. Detailed instructions can be found if you go to the site and enter the url “cookie_help.asp” in place of “default.asp” in the address bar of the browser, when you are on the front page of the site.

The researcher must grant you credit. This is usually done shortly after your participation. If it has been some time and you have still not received credit, contact the researcher.

Only the researcher and principal investigator of the study may see that you have signed up for it, along with the subject pool administrator. No other users, including other researchers, may see this information.

Researchers can choose if their studies allow you to participate more than once. Not all studies allow you to participate more than once

If you have signed up for a study that has disqualifiers (studies you must not have participated in to participate in that study), you may not then sign up for the studies that are listed as the disqualifier studies. You are allowed to sign up for the disqualifier studies if the disqualifier study will take place after the study with disqualifiers, or if you have already participated in (and received credit for) the study with disqualifiers. The easiest way to sign up for both studies is to schedule the disqualifier study at a time later than the study with disqualifiers.

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