[nabs-l] Participants needed for brief research study

[Katie Wang]

Hi all,

Chris, unfortunately the survey is only open to those  who are over
18. Per university regulations, minors need parental permission in
order to participate in a study, so it is common for researchers to
apply this age restriction.

Antonio, I'm sorry about the low compensation. I understand that your
time is valuable and really appreciate your considering to take this
survey. As academics, though, we do have to make do with a limited
budget - While I could have opted to give out larger individual
prizes, in order to keep the total costs down I would have to reduce
the odds of winning the lottery and therefore fewer participants would
receive any compensation for their time. It is also worth pointing out
that neuroscience researchers tend to pay their participants a lot
more because of the demanding nature of their experiments - One would
have to travel to the laboratory at a designated time and endure the
discomfort of being stuck in a FMRI scanner. In contrast, the current
on-line survey can be done any time on one's own computer and should
not take more than 10-15 minutes. That said, much of survey research
does depend on people's interest in social sciences and their
willingness to help addressing the research question, so your
complaint is not a completely invalid one - It is just part of the
reality of how on-line research is conducted.

Thanks so much to those of you who have already participated!
Katie


On 7/19/13, Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr. <freethaught at gmail.com> wrote:
> Arielle,
>
> I am sure the research you're doing is interesting, and can shed some light
> into blind and sighted interactions. This is the type of thing blind people
> experience, and discuss amongst themselves.
>
> Who else would sympathize with me 100 percent when I am approached in public
> about how great I must be at reading one's aura? Who better to understand
> and laugh off about the woman who tried bribing me to give her advice in
> exchange for helping me cross the street?
>
> I do wonder why your research project is only compensating participants a
> total of $10. It's not even $10 per test, but a a chance at the
> compensation.
>
> I've taken part as a subject in other studies that did a little more to
> compensate subjects for their time. Granted the time I spent was stuck
> inside an FMRI machine for quite a while, but time is time, and data is
> precious.
>
> I have not taken part as a research subject for the money, and I realize
> budgets are very low for some projects, but I am surprised there is next to
> no compensation for participants in your project.
>
> Antonio
>
> On
>
>  Jul 19, 2013, at 3:13 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am working on a research project with Katie Wang, a graduate student
>> in social psychology at Yale University. We are still seeking more
>> participants for our survey, which examines how blind people feel
>> about interactions with the public involving offers of assistance.
>> (Some of you have seen this before, but the accessibility bugs have
>> been fixed).
>> All participants will be entered into a drawing for a $10 Amazon.com
>> gift certificate.
>>
>> To participate please go to:
>> https://yalepsych.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_29pHk82wUblaghn
>> Thanks for your help!
>> Best,
>> Arielle
>>
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