1. Psychology 1000 Research Requirement Coordinator: Brooke Merrow (bmerrow@uwyo.edu)

2. Requirements Need to complete 6 hours of research credit Options: –Study Participation –Quizzes 1 Credit = 1 Hour Participation/1 Quiz

3. What is Research? - Not your typical extra credit busy work - Actual studies that get published - Brings in funding to UW which helps lower tuition fees

4. Study Participation http://uwyo.sona-systems.com http://uwyo.sona-systems.com http://uwyo.sona-systems.com –Create a User ID (email confirmation) & Sign-up Smartphone App Smartphone App –Search for “SONA systems” –Currently available for iOS and Android operating systems

5. SONA

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8. Option One: Study Participation You must be 17 years or older to participate You must be 17 years or older to participate SONA handles the Details: e-mail reminders, receipts, etc. SONA handles the Details: e-mail reminders, receipts, etc.

9. No-Show Policy If you are unable to make it to a study you signed up for If you are unable to make it to a study you signed up for –Please cancel through the SONA system at least 24 hours ahead of time –If you do not cancel at least 1 hr before or don’t show up, you will receive 1 “strike” 3 strikes and you’re out 3 strikes and you’re out –No longer able to earn credit through Study Participation Option

10. The Pretest Starts Next Week 8:00am Monday, February 9 th to 9:00pm Sunday, February 22 nd It is very important that you do this, but you must do it on your own time. You will receive ONE credit for completing the Pretest **You will NOT be eligible for MOST studies if you do not complete it during the week it is available** If you do miss the pretest, don’t panic, you will still be able to participate in some of the studies. Brooke is available by email or by appointment if you have any questions, and has weekly office hours: Tuesdays 9:30am-11:30am in BS 104.

11. Option Two: Quizzes Six quizzes offered Six quizzes offered Email Brooke ahead of time to sign up for a quiz Email Brooke ahead of time to sign up for a quiz Based on research articles: Based on research articles: o Psychology Dept Web Page o “Research Participation for Students” link http://www.uwyo.edu/psychology/research- participation-for-students/ http://www.uwyo.edu/psychology/research- participation-for-students/ Must read the articles ahead of time Must read the articles ahead of time Quizzes will not be available after dates listed Quizzes will not be available after dates listed o You may take them early

12. Quiz Dates & Times Fridays at 12pm in Biological Sciences 310 Article 1 Quiz Date – February 27 th Article 2 Quiz Date – March 13 th Article 3 Quiz Date – March 27 th Article 4 Quiz Date – April 10 th Article 5 Quiz Date – April 24 th Article 6 Quiz Date – May 8 th 5:30 pm 5:30 pm

13. Last Day to participate in Research: Friday, May 8 th Pretest is only available for 2 weeks You may check on how many credits you have earned by logging into the Sona system at any point during the semester Questions about your participation should go to the researcher in charge of the study. General questions go to Brooke Merrow (bmerrow@uwyo.edu)

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