You can complete experiments in the Department of Psychology for extra credit.  For every hour of experiment participation you can earn 10 points of extra credit toward the class.  Experiments are scheduled through the Sona Systems (click for sign in).  The user name and password information should have been provided by the Department of Psychology.  Please contact Sean McIlraith if you did not receive that information.

Each experiment for extra credit can be used in only one course and you have to designate which course through Sona Systems.  Your experiment credit is posted to the class grade book every two weeks.

 You can earn a maximum of 40 points extra credit (total) in Psychology 305.

Please note the following:

Sona-Systems/Experiment Participation As a student enrolled in this course you will be provided a login and password to Sona-systems.  (http://www.uidaho.sona-systems.com)  Your login information will arrive by the 10^th day of the term.  After the 10^th day of the term you will be able to login to the database and see a listing of experiments in which you may participate. 

You have also been provided with the opportunity to complete non-experiment participation based assignments.  If you would prefer not to participate in any experiments, you may opt to do the alternative assignments.  (see the extra credit link for more information)

As a human subject participating in a study, you are protected by three universally accepted principles behind the conduct of such research. These are respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. Thus, you have various rights which include being informed about:

• the nature of the study meaning the purpose, the methods, the data which will be collected, and the level of risk involved,
• the time commitment and any compensation,
• your participation being voluntary,
• what to do should something occur unexpectedly (known as an adverse event), and
• who the investigators are and how to contact them.

All experiments/studies listed in sona-systems have been approved or certified as exempt by the University of Idaho Institutional Review Board.  If you have questions or concerns about any experiment you may ask the researcher, the faculty member listed as the principal investigator, your professor/instructor, or contact the IRB directly at irb@uidaho.edu.