Edited 7/13/21 by Christina.

COMPENSATING PARTICIPANTS

Subjects are either compensated via monetary payment (check/Amazon gift card) or T-Points.

PAYMENT

Participants who participate in return for payment are compensated at a rate of $10/hour for non-scanner studies and $20/hour for scanner studies.

Learn how to pay by check or gift card here.

T-points

Undergrads can earn credit for certain courses by participating in studies, via T-Points.

To use the T-Point system:

  1. At the beginning of each term, enter your study in SONA (it will be inactive for now.)

  2. Provide Michelle Powers with the consent form for your study containing the CPHS stamp/number at the bottom and the T-Point form signed by Meghan and Courtney Rogers. 

  3. Michelle will then activate/reactivate your study.

If your subject arrives and participates, grant a T-Point.

If the subject...

  • does not show up or email, mark him/her unexcused on SONA

  • does not show up but sends a very good excuse, mark him/her excused

  • removes him/herself from the sing-up, do nothing -- they have canceled an appropriate amount of time before the scheduled slot

  • does not meet the criteria listed on SONA, do not let them participate, do not grant a T-Point. Remind them to read the study requirements before signing up.

  • has to leave early or has some other special cast, grant half a T-Point, at your discretion.

  • somehow cannot participate because of an error on our end, always grant a full T-Point

You can find the full T-Point policy here.