Prolific Academic Survey Alerts

MollyR

Is there a page with a form to report underpaying surveys, or does one have to send an e-mail - and, if so, to which address?  I can't find anything in the Help pages.

olliebean

I've always assumed that Prolific automatically checks the payment against the average completion time, and chases up extra payments if the average rate works out less than the minimum.

warby68

MollyR said:

Is there a page with a form to report underpaying surveys, or does one have to send an e-mail - and, if so, to which address?  I can't find anything in the Help pages.

There is a link at the end of each study, both while active and when in your submission history, to report it. You then choose various options. Underpayment is one of them

MollyR

Ah, thanks.  I had been hoping to report one which I had been avoiding entering.  This one has been sitting there for a couple of hours, and I do not intend to touch it:

Personality and Responses to Technology
By Epics Studies
£1.35 • £3.14/hr
25 mins
221 places

Ivana_B_Rich

MollyR said:

Is there a page with a form to report underpaying surveys, or does one have to send an e-mail - and, if so, to which address?  I can't find anything in the Help pages.

If you complete the study you can report it from the 'Submissions' page. At the far right there's a   symbol that takes you to the report form. It's only a few clicks so quick and easy to do.  

If you reserve a place or are part way through and choose to bail out there's a link towards the bottom of the study information to the report form.

elsien

Just took part in an £8.50 study, with the possibility of a £75 bonus having one of the best 3 answers. 4 week wait to find out.  Not holding my breath, but it would be very nice!

Lummoxley

elsien said:

Just took part in an £8.50 study, with the possibility of a £75 bonus having one of the best 3 answers. 4 week wait to find out.  Not holding my breath, but it would be very nice!

I did that one yesterday and got paid today. Like you I'm not expecting a bonus. 

yupiteru

A study about your experiences and preferences
By rsm.nl
£1.00 • £6.98/hr
8 mins
20 places

In this study, I will ask you to (briefly) describe some bad experiences you have had. These are relatively short (50 words per experience, 3 prompts) but you are expected to provide an answer to every prompt. After this, you will be asked about your general preferences towards various goods and services. Bonus possible (based on answer quality.)

I gave this one a swerve, three blocks of writing and a survey, oh and a possible bonus if you have your quality head on.

It wont take long - honest guv.

Anyone do it?

olliebean

I tend to avoid those as well. When I have started one, it usually runs along the lines of, "Please describe an experience you had when <something that has never happened to me> happened." And even if it is something I can write about, I don't enjoy doing it and it always takes me longer than they have estimated it will take.

yupiteru

online validation

By YT Wang

£0.40 • £1.24/hr

19 mins

16 places

7.30 on a Monday morning and TY Wang from Cardiff Uni is trying it on again.

Maybe trying to get some responses before the low pay is noticed and the study paused?