Psychology 1000 Research Requirement

Coordinator: Johanna Meyer ([email protected])

Requirements Need to complete 6 hours of research credit

Options: – Study Participation – Quizzes

1 Credit = 1 Hour Participation/1 Quiz

What is Research?

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Not your typical extra credit busy work

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Actual studies that get published

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Brings in funding to UW which helps lower tuition fees

Study Participation

 http://uwyo.sona-systems.com

– Create a User ID (email confirmation) & Sign-up  Smartphone App – Search for “SONA systems” – Currently available for iOS and Android operating systems

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Option One: Study Participation

 You must be 17 years or older to participate  SONA handles the Details: e-mail reminders, receipts, etc.

No-Show Policy

  If you are unable to make it to a study you signed up for – Please cancel through the SONA system at least 24 hours ahead of time – If you do not cancel at least 1 hr before or don’t show up, you will receive 1 “strike” 3 strikes and you’re out – No longer able to earn credit through Study Participation Option

The Pretest Starts

Next Week

8:00am Monday, January 27 th 9:00pm Friday, February 9 th to

It is very important that you do this, but you must do it on your own time.

You will receive ONE credit for completing the Pretest **You will NOT be eligible for MOST studies if you do not complete it during the week it is available** If you do miss the pretest, don’t panic, you will still be able to participate in some of the studies.

Johanna is available by email or by appointment if you have any questions, and has weekly office hours: Tuesdays 12-2 BS 106.

Option Two: Quizzes

    Six quizzes offered Email Johanna ahead of time to sign up for a quiz Based on research articles: o Psychology Dept Web Page o “Research Participation for Students” link http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/psychology/resear chparticipation.asp

o Must read the articles ahead of time Quizzes will not be available after dates listed o You may take them early

Quiz Dates & Times

Tuesdays at 5:30pm in Bio Sci 310 Article 1 Quiz Date – February 11th Article 2 Quiz Date – February 25th Article 3 Quiz Date – March 11th Article 4 Quiz Date – March 25th Article 5 Quiz Date – April 8th Article 6 Quiz Date – April 22nd

Last Day to participate in Research: Friday, May 2 nd Pretest is only available for 2 weeks

You may check on how many credits you have earned by logging into the Sona system at any point during the semester Questions about your participation should go to the researcher in charge of the study. General questions go to Johanna Meyer ([email protected])

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