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Information about Participating in Research at Stanford

Currently there are many different kinds of research studies being conducted in our department, on such topics as aggression, social behavior, competitiveness, dreaming, color perception, spatial relations, learning and memory. Researchers rely on participants to keep this research going.  To connect with participants researchers often use our participant pools. The department has two different participant pools, a paid pool and a credit pool.

Participants in the paid pool are volunteers who join the pool to participate for payment. Researchers pay between $10 and $25 an hour depending on the study and studies usually take between 30 minutes to an hour.

You do not have to be affiliated with Stanford University to participate in the paid pool. Participants can sign up for the studies they want to participate in and their information remains confidential at all times. We would like to invite you to sign up to participate in our research. Most of our studies occur in labs in Jordan Hall on Stanford's campus. To sign up for the paid pool go to http://stanfordpsychpaid.sona-systems.com/ and click “Request an account here.” You will be asked to provide some information about yourself and you will be emailed your log in information. The first time you log in you will be asked to fill out a 2 minute demographic survey. Researchers use this information to select participants for their studies.  If you have questions about the paid pool please contact the Human Subjects Coordinator at hscoordinator@lists.stanford.edu.

Participants in the credit pool are students in Psychology classes that participate for class credit. These students gain valuable first-hand knowledge of experimental psychology and contribute to the advancement of the field. Students that do not want to participate are given another alternative to earn course credit. Students who were in the credit pool can participate in the paid pool after they have completed Psych 1. To do so they need to create a new account at http://stanfordpsychpaid.sona-systems.com/ or they can contact the Human Subjects Coordinator at hscoordinator@lists.stanford.edu. 

To become a participant in the paid pool click here.

To become a participant in the credit pool click here.

If you are interested in becoming a research assistant in a lab click here.