Prolific Academic Survey Alerts

theonlywayisup

Sapindus said:

theonlywayisup said:

Watch out for this one (which I have reported).

It clearly says that it is part one and you may be invited to part two.  However part way during the study it tells you that if you fail to partake in the second study you won't get paid for the first.  Totally wrong. 

I think "the study consists of two surveys" is a fair description of a study that you have to complete both parts of.  And it doesn't say you MAY be invited, it says you WILL be invited. 

It would be better if it made more of a point of saying if you don't think you will be able to do the second survey don't do the first.  Do you think you won't be able to?  

I think the key for me is that an invitation (will be invited) is not the same as being required to complete the second part.  No, I don't think I will be able to complete it as I won't be in the UK. 

I also think it should state that you won't get paid for part one without completing part two in the main description and not tucked away in the first study.  I have done multi part studies before but have always been paid for the bits I have done and usually it is on a bonus if you complete all of them.  I find the approach by this researcher to be underhand.  

Martico

I won't copy the whole info sheet, but this study I just did part 1 for presents the two-part expectations very clearly. I sympathise with you:

Your Languages (v3)

By Luigi Palumbo

£0.20 • £6.00/hr

2 mins

98 places

Participant Information Sheet

1. What is this survey about?

This short survey is meant to identify a custom sample of potential participants for a future experiment, as allowed by Prolific: https://researcher-help.prolific.co/hc/en-gb/articles/360015732013-How-do-I-recruit-a-custom-sample-

Please note that by participating in this survey, you are in no way committing to participate in the future experiment (that is, if you receive a separate invitation for the future experiment, you will still be free to accept it or not, independently of taking part in the present survey). 

Vintage67

theonlywayisup said:

Sapindus said:

theonlywayisup said:

Watch out for this one (which I have reported).

It clearly says that it is part one and you may be invited to part two.  However part way during the study it tells you that if you fail to partake in the second study you won't get paid for the first.  Totally wrong. 

I think "the study consists of two surveys" is a fair description of a study that you have to complete both parts of.  And it doesn't say you MAY be invited, it says you WILL be invited. 

It would be better if it made more of a point of saying if you don't think you will be able to do the second survey don't do the first.  Do you think you won't be able to?  

I think the key for me is that an invitation (will be invited) is not the same as being required to complete the second part.  No, I don't think I will be able to complete it as I won't be in the UK. 

I also think it should state that you won't get paid for part one without completing part two in the main description and not tucked away in the first study.  I have done multi part studies before but have always been paid for the bits I have done and usually it is on a bonus if you complete all of them.  I find the approach by this researcher to be underhand.  

Prolific allows researchers to only pay upon completion of all parts, since partial data may not be of any use for their research. However, they have to make that clear in the initial description 

 https://researcher-help.prolific.co/hc/en-gb/articles/360009222733-How-do-I-set-up-a-longitudinal-multi-part-study-

"You'll want to make sure that you explain the full structure of your study clearly in the study description, especially if payment is contingent upon participation in the follow-up stages."

JGB1955

Hit £2,000 today.  I was trying to find out when I hit £1,000 .... purely out of interest, not for filling in a tax form!  Can't be bothered to download pages and pages of submissions to find out....

Martico

Nice! How long has that taken you?

theonlywayisup

JGB1955 said:

Hit £2,000 today.  I was trying to find out when I hit £1,000 .... purely out of interest, not for filling in a tax form!  Can't be bothered to download pages and pages of submissions to find out....

Well done.  We mark our landmarks.  I still cannot get my head around how much there is to earn.  

Makingabobor2

Well done. Think it will be a while before I get that far....lol

theonlywayisup

Not worth losing any sleep over, but this study appears full on admission.

whosthatrubi

theonlywayisup said:

Not worth losing any sleep over, but this study appears full on admission.

I've just done this study and it worked fine.

olliebean

Crisis Research Copy

By ceibs.edu

£0.30 • £10.80/hr

1 min

0 places

There is only several simple questions in the survey, and you need to provide 3 Prolific IDs of your co-workers' if you consent to participate.

Is this allowed? It sounds like a chain letter by means of a study. If I had three co-workers, I wouldn't feel comfortable asking them for their Prolific IDs. (I doubt many people even have three co-workers with Prolific accounts, let alone are aware of it.)