Psychology Subject Pool. Department of Psychology Syracuse University

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1 Psychology Subject Pool Departmet of Psychology Syracuse Uiversity

2 What is the Psychology Departmet Subject Pool? It is a collectio of udergraduate studets who participate i research. Research is a importat aspect of faculty ad graduate studets roles at SU. The purpose of the Uiversity is ot oly to teach, but to expad kowledge.

3 What is the Psychology Departmet Subject Pool? I psychology, much of the research cocers the behavior ad cogitios of people. Thus, there is a eed for people to participate i experimets. To establish a pool of such people, may psychology courses offer course credit(s) i exchage for participatio i psychology experimets.

4 What s I It For You? Help make a cotributio to basic kowledge i psychology Lear more about psychology ad how research is coducted Obtai first-had experiece with psychological research This may make uderstadig research easier This may help you appreciate the value of research to society This may help you decide whether research is the career choice for you ad/or whether you might like to work i a research lab durig your time at SU May studets fid participatio iterestig ad ejoyable Ear course credit(s)

5 What to Expect If You Participate All experimets are reviewed by SU s Ethics Review Board (IRB) to esure that the beefits of the research outweigh ay possible risks You will be give a coset form explaiig the purpose of the experimet ad what you will be asked to do Typically, o idetifyig iformatio will be collected. If it is, you must be iformed how that iformatio is protected (this is icluded i the coset form.)

6 What to Expect If You Participate You have the right to withdraw from the experimet at ay time for ay reaso At the ed of the experimet, you will be debriefed told about the purposes of the experimet ad the role you played i testig the hypothesis

7 What to Expect If You Participate The course credit(s) that you ear through participatio i psychology experimets will automatically be set to your istructor at the ed of the year You ca review how may credits you eared by loggig ito SONA systems Your eared credit(s) are the distributed accordig to your istructors syllabus (at their discretio)

8 How Do I Participate? Experimets for which you ca ear credit(s) by participatig are listed olie at: Go to this site to lear about available experimets ad to sigup for participatio i these experimets Detailed istructios o how to sig up for ad review experimets are give i a documet called DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH PARTICIPATION POOL MANUAL FOR PARTICIPANTS. This is posted o the course lecture blackboard

9 Cacelig Appoitmets You ca cacel research participatio appoitmets, either by cotactig the researchers via or by goig to You are required to provide at least 24 hours otice to cacel a appoitmet Simply ot showig up for your scheduled appoitmet is a big icoveiece to the researcher ad slows the research process tremedously

10 Complaits If you have ay complaits or cocers, you may cotact the Departmet of psychology Research Coordiator or the IRB (cotact iformatio is listed o the coset form). Ay complaits about the research covered uder Upstate IRB approved protocols will be reported to the Upstate IRB Admiistrator immediately upo receivig such a complait

11 What If I Do t Wat to Participate Your istructor is required to provide a alterate optio to research participatio for studets who wish ot to participate i a experimet You will receive the same credits/poits awarded for research participatio, detailed i the course syllabus

12 Review Hadouts The followig are available o blackboard: DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH PARTICIPATION POOL MANUAL FOR PARTICIPANTS (which icludes Basic Rights ad Privileges of Research Participatio)