Prolific Academic Survey Alerts

Value

"There are 20 kinda surveys in the same wall."

Has anyone on here ever had 20 or so surveys showing at the same time? Is that in the UK? I've only ever had a maximum of 2 or, very rarely, 3 showing at the same time.

littlegreenant

I don’t think trying to get onto studies not sent to us is very honest. 

littlegreenant

wazir88 said:

but also if I receive 5 survey in a day and somebody receives no survey in two weeks also is not very honest. if we can we should.

I disagree. I’m not going to be taking part. 

MollyR

I suspect that eventually sharing links like this would lead to people being kicked out of Prolific.  If you really want to do it, I would strongly suggest that you ask them first whether it is acceptable.

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elljay

I've never had more than a couple.  I couldn't deal with more than a couple either.  I'm very happy indeed with the ones that I do get, I really like the idea of helping research rather than helping commercial companies sell more unnecessary stuff.  And of course the money is good too, it's the only survey company I use now, since my last payout I've left Yougov too.

An interesting experiment though, I must say I do like understanding how these things work.

EJ

Value

I don't think it's dishonest if someone else receives 5 surveys in a day and I don't receive a survey in two weeks. The point of Prolific is to help academic researchers fulfil their research. If that means I don't qualify for a survey, that's fine. I actually think it's dishonest to try to access studies I'm not asked to participate in as that could mean that students, who haven't generally got a lot of money either, are paying to get research opinions which are invalid as I may not be in the intended group they need to survey.

littlesheepy

I agree, the difference with Prolific Academic as far as I'm aware is it's academic research, not market research. I'd rather participate in those I'm deemed relevant to. Plus generally I find them more interesting than market surveys too

olliebean

If that's in the USA, how come all the payment amounts are shown in UK currency?

MollyR

Well, I can quite understand that people living in one country will be offered surveys which are not offered to people living in a different country.  I see little point in those of us who live in the UK (and that will certainly be the majority of us on this forrum) trying to access surveys which are intended for people who live in the US.

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elljay

Assessing responses to charity campaign advertisements

Hosted by Dina Simons

£1.1714 minutes £5.02/hr 81 places remaining

Asks for full postcode however.  I'm not happy with that.