Prolific Academic Survey Alerts

Value

Ah, thanks @olliebean. Their reason was that I completed it 'too quickly'. I must look that up and then I'll go back to them with that evidence.

@warby68, sounds like this might be a researcher who is trying to pay out to fewer people. As you say, it's multiple choice so how can they see how much effort there was!

olliebean

Value said:

Ah, thanks @olliebean. Their reason was that I completed it 'too quickly'. I must look that up and then I'll go back to them with that evidence.

@warby68, sounds like this might be a researcher who is trying to pay out to fewer people. As you say, it's multiple choice so how can they see how much effort there was!

The relevant help page is here: https://researcher-help.prolific.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360009092394-Approvals-rejections-returns

Value

Thanks @olliebean.

After much to-ing and fro-ing with the researcher, they have now paid. They insisted the average was the 10 minutes they'd estimated so I had to explain I could see the average on Prolific. They then tried to claim they had this study on several platforms so it was the average across all platforms which really counted. Then they offered me the chance to return my submission and to take the study again, which I refused. Eventually when I said I'd look to Prolific to resolve it, they paid.

warby68

They have paid me but claimed I only used 2 of the answer options once or twice but I don't think that's uncommon at all, certainly not for me. They also said I missed 8 questions but not sure how I was able to complete the study if that's the case and particularly when they also said it was 98% complete which equates to 1 or 2 unanswered. I've offered to answer any missing questions but not redo the whole thing.

Slinky

Did that one come out at about 8.30 last night? Think I decided multiple choice for 10 minutes on a sunday night wasnt my thing. Glad I swerved it.

Did anybody manage to get this one to work? I couldn't get it to load properly on Chrome so ended up returning it. Why is it always the big payers that have technical issues!

Watching animations and answering questions (30-40 mins)

By FINN Lab

£9.23 • £23.11/hr

23 mins

4 places

In this survey, you will be asked to watch 84 short video animations (no audio) consisting of two dots and answer questions about each animation. The survey takes 30-40 minutes in total.

IMPORTANT: The survey has been optimized for Google Chrome. You may not be able to submit the survey with other browsers, so please switch to Chrome before you begin.

You will be asked to enter your 24-character Prolific ID twice - so please have that handy.

Before you begin the survey: 

(1) Mute ALL phone and email notifications.

(2) Make sure that there are no other distractions for the next 45 minutes

(3) Be seated comfortably with your eyes at about 40cm (15 inches) from the screen

(4) Wear glasses or contact lenses if you use them

(5) Make sure that the keyborad and mouse controls work well. You will primarily need the mouse.

(6) Please close all other browsers and proceed.

Pre-requisites: a PC, mouse, keyboard, normal/corrected-to-normal vision, no distractions

(Important: In case the first 3-4 of pages fail to load, please quit immediately)

Devices you can use to take this study:

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Desktop

Slinky

Researcher has been in touch and authorised £2.31 compensation for the code bug, so that was good.

Slinky

elsien said:

I've not had any AI ones for ages. It may be that they have ended, or it may be that the researchers now want a broader range of participants.

I've just had one of the ones comparing two images against a written description. Is that what you're refering to? I had some quite a while ago but none for ages. £11.25, so a nice earner.

Slinky

Did anybody else do

The psychology of patterns

By qmul.ac.uk

£12.50 • £8.25/hr

90 mins

0 places

In this study you will view a series of 10 second videos of moving dots and rate them on a 10 point pattern scale.

Didn't get a completion code which is worrying somewhat as it took ages.

[Deleted User]

If you are nearing the 1000  limit for the year but store excess money on prolific and cash out after April 1st does this mean you are still within the 1000 limit

silvercar

[Deleted User] said:

If you are nearing the 1000  limit for the year but store excess money on prolific and cash out after April 1st does this mean you are still within the 1000 limit

New tax year starts April 6 not April 1st. 

I would have thought you have the choice of whether to account on a cash or accruals basis; accruals would account for it when earned, cash when you withdraw it.