Guidelines for Recruiting General Psychology Students as Research Participants
PLEASE INITIATE THIS PROCESS AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED IRB APPROVAL
PLEASE INITIATE THIS PROCESS AT LEAST A WEEK BEFORE YOU WISH TO COLLECT THE DATA
Survey Research
Meet with the professor(s) of the class(es) from which you wish to recruit participants.
Bring a copy of your survey and the letter indicating you have IRB approval.
You and the professor will decide all of the following:
How and when you will distribute the survey
How you will arrange for the delivery of the survey to class and the pick-up of extra surveys from class
Who will explain the purpose of the experiment to the Gen Psy class before the survey is distributed
How the professor will be provided with names of participants
On the bottom of consent forms, please include the following
A place for students to print their name and the course for which they receive extra credit
The room where surveys are to be returned (this should be in very large print)
The deadline for return of surveys
Please Note: you will have the greatest response if surveys are distributed immediately after exams.
Non-Survey Research
Meet with the professor(s) of the class(es) from which you wish to recruit participants.
Bring a description of the study and the letter indicating you have IRB approval.
You and the professor will decide all of the following:
How participants will be recruited, for example, are sign-up sheets necessary.
If sign-up sheets are necessary, the following will be discussed
Information to be included on sign-up sheets, such as:
Name of study, time of study, meeting room for study, etc.
Where sign up sheets will be posted
How long sign up sheets will remain posted
Who will explain the purpose of the experiment to the Gen Psy class before students volunteer
How you will keep Gen Psy students informed of (or reminded of) where and when to go for the study
How the professor will be provided with names of participants
If you have any questions please contact Dr. Astor-Stetson, Dr. Beck, or Dr. Mason.