Prolific Academic Survey Alerts

Sapindus

elsien said:

olliebean said:

validation

By PW PW

71 places

£0.50 • £6.00/hr

5 mins

Just a warning, I realised as I was doing this one that it was almost certainly another YT Wang study, the same survey design and the same style of tedious questions that just went on and on and on. I returned it as soon as I realised, but not before it had wasted some of my time. I see that since I started it the average completion time has increased from 5 to 21 minutes, and hence the pay rate reduced from £6 to £1.41/hr.

I had the same one and have just reported it for the £1.39 rate of pay. 

olliebean said:

validation

By PW PW

71 places

£0.50 • £6.00/hr

5 mins

Just a warning, I realised as I was doing this one that it was almost certainly another YT Wang study, the same survey design and the same style of tedious questions that just went on and on and on. I returned it as soon as I realised, but not before it had wasted some of my time. I see that since I started it the average completion time has increased from 5 to 21 minutes, and hence the pay rate reduced from £6 to £1.41/hr.

It kept popping up and then being full, I finally got on it and then realised YT Wang has found an alias!  Cancelled participation and reported for underpaying.

But I reported the YT Wang one twice that I managed to complete, for underpaying, and prolific didn't do anything...

Sapindus

In other news... I queried the About You question about how many "romantic partners" I have had, and suggested they meant something a bit more, um, carnal.  They said yes, they were being diplomatic.  I replied that if they want quality data perhaps they'd better go for accuracy over diplomacy.

elsien

I did have to contact a researcher a while back and gently suggest that they meant public and not pubic. 

[Deleted User]

validation

By PW PW

I spent 33 minutres persevering and answering all the questions in this study.  Many of them were frustratingly repetitive.  On completion I received a notice:  "Something went wrong."  I then found that I had been "Timed out."  There was no advance warning that this was happening or I would have abandoned the study.

As I persevered with this study I missed several opportunities to participate in:  "New studies available on Prolific."  I console myself by thinking that they were probably all full even if I had managed to click on them straight away!"

I sent a message to the Researcher but I am not hopeful of a meaningful, if any, reply.

Although I am very disappointed:  Lesson learned.

Crimson

silvercar

Academic study with individual and group tasks

Hosted by Andreas Roider

Worth persevering with this one if you get it. Lots of bonus opportunities and much shorter than the 40 minutes it claims. The annoying element is that often the study doesn't start properly as it relies on 5 participants joining up at the same time and staying visible via audio and camera for the first section. This is my 6th attempt as usually someone gets camera shy and disappears. Attempts generally pay out a nominal £1-£1.50 provided you return the study once its obvious a participant has gone awol. 

elsien

Has anyone done that brain health one that keeps popping up?

[Deleted User]

I've not seen that one, elsien.  Today has been a succession of studies being 'available' yet full when clicked on.

Crimson

elsien

Altoida Brain Health Project 

By Banu Arunachalam 

£8.21 • £49.64/hr 

9 mins

Been popping up at intervals for over a week now. It appears to need specific phones, downloading software and access to phone and video. 

Not sure if I a) I can be bothered and b) need to look up the company first to see who they are. 

JGB1955

cloudylemonade13 said:

Best paying study I've had for a while. Took about 30 mins and paid within 10 minutes of completing!

The Opinion Game'; Only starting between 2:40PM GMT (now) and 2.50PM GMT

By Behavioral Experiments

£15.00 • £22.81/hr

39 mins

I did the 1:15 to 1:25 version of this yesterday.  What a shambles!  It doesn't seem to actually involve 'other' participants, rather a set of poor 'debating' answers, re-circulated at least 3 times.  Happy to pick up the £15 (almost before I had actually ended the survey).  I very much doubt the results will have any meaningful data....

elsien

elsien said:

Altoida Brain Health Project 

By Banu Arunachalam 

£8.21 • £49.64/hr 

9 mins

Been popping up at intervals for over a week now. It appears to need specific phones, downloading software and access to phone and video. 

Not sure if I a) I can be bothered and b) need to look up the company first to see who they are. 

Just went into the study and they’re being misleading about the pay. The expectation is to do 2 x 10 minute assessments a day for 3 days with no payment if you miss any of them. 

Returned the survey on that basis. It’s still over minimum wage but not enough for me to try to fit it in during work time.