Running in person

Pre-run checklist

• Before the participant arrives:

  • Add them as a participant in the participants table of our database

  • Gather the supplies you need (computer, headphones, iPad, consent forms, etc.)

  • Setup the experiment (go to participant URL, check screen brightness & volume, etc.)

• After the participant arrives:

  • If run in lab: request consent via consent form, describe the study, and answer questions

  • If child: request assent

Run checklist

• Begin the audio recording

• Ask the participant to put on lab headphones and check whether they can see the screen ok

• Run the experiment, making sure to enter the proper URL variables (pid, rid, eid, loc)

• Write down the random_id and any notes you want to remember on the datasheet

Post-run checklist

• After the experiment, before the participant leaves:

  • End the experiment and stop the audio recording

  • Debrief the participant and thank them

  • Compensate them:

    • If a SONA participant, explain they'll get course credit

    • If a child participant off-site, let them choose a book

    • If a child participant in-lab, let them choose a book and offer $5 to parent

• After the participant leaves:

  • Save the audio recording to the Google Drive folder

  • Update the run on the runs table with withdrawn, withdrawn_reason, all_data_saved, permalink_media, and notes

  • If child participant: update Salesforce with participation

Running online

Coming soon....

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