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What is Subject Pool?

What is Subject Pool?. A pool of students from lower division psychology courses who participate as Human Subjects in social science research conducted at LMU as part of their educational experience. Subject Pool Introduction .

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What is Subject Pool?

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  1. What is Subject Pool? • A pool of students from lower division psychology courses who participate as Human Subjects in social science research conducted at LMU as part of their educational experience.

  2. Subject Pool Introduction You will be participating in a variety of research studies as part of your educational experience at LMU. This is a presentation of guidelines for your part in this process and directions in gaining your credit hours required for this course.

  3. Students from lower division Psychology courses participate as Human Subjects (PSYC 100, 101, & 105) Researchers use the Human Subjects to fill out surveys or participate in research studies in order for data to be collected. Subject Pool

  4. To collect scientific data from Human Subjects in order to further our understanding about human behavior To provide advanced undergraduate students and LMU faculty with a pool of research participants for their research studies To provide LMU students with a hands on experience with social science research Why do we need a Subject Pool?

  5. What is required for my course as a research option? • Students are required to complete a research component for their class. • Students do not have to participate in research studies in order to receive credit for this research component (they may instead complete an alternative assignment approved by the course instructor.) • Students must complete at least 3 hours of research participation or an appropriate number of approved alternatives.

  6. Sona Systems • Sona-systems is a Human Subject Pool internet management system. It is an easy system that allows you to log on to the internet to find the studies, times, and locations available for you to participate in these studies.

  7. How do I participate in a research experiment? • Log into: http://lmu.sona-systems.com • User ID: Initial of first name then last name • Password: Birthday in six digits: 100386 • Sign up for experiments on line • Check your credits earned online

  8. Logging on to Sona Systems Welcome to the LMU Psychology Dept. Subject Pool Announcement:Welcome to the Subject Pool User ID: ______________ Password: ____________ LOGIN

  9. Available Studies • As studies become available for your participation they will be listed on the Sona Systems management system. They will be posted on the Subject Pool bulletin board next to the Subject Pool office in University Hall, and may be announced in your class. • Read the individual description of these studies and check to see if you are eligible. • Sign up: If you wish to participate in a particular study, sign up for a specific time online.

  10. Consequences of Being Tardy • If you are more than 5 minutes late for a research study you will not be able to participate in the study, and you will be penalized an equivalent amount of time that the study was worth.

  11. Cancellation Instructions if you need to cancel an appointment: http://lmu.sona-systems.com • Click on My Schedule/Credits • Cancel 24 hours in advance • Choose the particular experiment you have signed up for and click the cancellation button • You will see a confirmation page • If you do not cancel, you will be penalized an equivalent amount of time that the study was worth. • For example: if the research study is worth one hour of credit and you did not show or cancel 24 hours in advance you will be penalized one hour.

  12. Tracking your Progress • Log on to Sona-systems • Click on My Schedule/Credits • The screen will show you the number of credits you are required to earn as well as how many you have earned thus far • All the studies you have signed up for will be listed. • If you fail to appear for a study a penalty will be displayed in your progress & will increase the number of credits you must earn

  13. What can I expect when I show up for a study? • The experimenter(s) will be waiting for you and will greet you. • You will be asked to sign a consent form, which informs you of your rights as a subject and the responsibilities of the researchers. • The experimenter(s) will explain your involvement in the study you have signed up for. • When the study is complete the experimenter(s) will explain to you the general purpose of the study and answer any questions that you may have. You will receive a participation slip that you must complete and hold on to in order to verify your attendance if needed. • The experimenter(s) will grant you credit within one week of the session.

  14. Other Important Information • All research in the psychology department is conducted according to the guidelines set by the American Psychological Association and must meet the approval of the LMU Institutional Review Board before posting in the Human Subject Pool.

  15. Contact Info • The Subject Pool Office is staffed by students who take care of the daily activity of the subject pool and are available to answer any questions you might have. • University Hall 4727 • 310.338.3737 • Subpool@lmu.edu

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