{"id":6514,"date":"2015-09-15T12:11:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T16:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/?page_id=6514"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:03:12","slug":"participating-in-psychological-research-sona","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/current-students\/undergraduate\/participating-in-psychological-research-sona\/","title":{"rendered":"SONA: Cognitive Science Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Introduction to Sona &#8211; Research Participation Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are taking CGSC 1001 you will have the opportunity to have an \u201cup close\u201d look at cognitive science research through research participation studies conducted by Cognitive Science professors, graduate students, and honours thesis students from 杏吧原创 University\u2019s Institute for Cognitive Science.<\/p>\n<p>Research participation comes in several forms (i.e., lab studies, online studies, reading and writing about research articles). All are designed to foster understanding and appreciation of cognitive science research.\u00a0Research Participation credits are worth 4% and <strong>count as<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><u>bonus<\/u><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>grades.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Participating in Cognitive Science Studies for Credit <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the term\u00a0when\u00a0you are taking\u00a0<em>CGSC 1001,<\/em>\u00a0<strong>you will\u00a0receive an e-mail containing your SONA login information and instructions explaining how to use the system to sign up for your \u00a0choice of Research Participation Studies.\u00a0<\/strong>In order to see a list of the available studies, you will need to log into the <strong>SONA system<\/strong> at <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton-ics.sona-systems.com\/\">https:\/\/carleton-ics.sona-systems.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are two types of studies that you can sign-up for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lab studies<\/strong> (conducted in a lab, typically on campus)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Online studies<\/strong> (completed online from any computer).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lab studies:<\/strong> For each 30 minute block that you spend participating in a lab study on campus, you will earn 0.5%. There is <u>no cap<\/u> (i.e., no limit) on the number of lab studies you can participate in up to the maximum of 4% towards your research participation credits.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(up to) 30 min lab study = 0.5%<\/li>\n<li>31-60 min lab study = 1.0%<\/li>\n<li>61-90 min lab study = 1.5%<\/li>\n<li>91-120 min lab study = 2% \u2026 etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Online studies:<\/strong> For each 30 minute block that you spend participating in an online study, you will earn .25%. There <u>is a cap<\/u> on the number of online studies you can participate in; you can earn a maximum of 3% (of the 4%) towards your research participation credits by participating in online studies. The remaining 1% can be earned by lab study participation or reading and writing about research articles for credit.<\/p>\n<p>* The reason for the online cap is that we want to encourage students to experience a lab study which typically provides a richer and more interactive experience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(up to) 30 min survey = 0.25%<\/li>\n<li>\u2022\u00a0 31-60 min survey = 0.5%<\/li>\n<li>\u2022\u00a0 61-90 min survey = 0.75%<\/li>\n<li>\u2022\u00a0 91-120 min = 1% \u2026 etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What if I sign up for a session but can&#8217;t make it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you sign up for a lab\u00a0study session and need to cancel or postpone, you must let the researcher know via email at least 24 hours in advance. Failure to do so will result in a &#8216;no show&#8217; penalty being assigned to you. If you collect two &#8216;no-shows&#8217;, you will be blocked from SONA, the system that is used to sign up for studies (and thus you will not be able to collect bonus points using SONA). This policy is there so that researcher time is not wasted setting up for study\u00a0sessions that result in no-shows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading and Writing about Research Articles for Credit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An alternative way to earn your 4% research participation credits is by reading and answering questions about research articles (see your course outline for more details).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the last day that I can earn Research Participation Credits?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will then have until the last day of classes for the term to earn your research participation credits (i.e., through Cognitive Science studies and\/or alternative written assignments).<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What if I have issues accessing my information\u00a0or\u00a0logging in?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check your in-box and re-read your email that you received prior to contacting the SONA Administrator.<\/p>\n<p>If you find that you are still having difficulty, email <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#99;ogs&#x63;&#x69;&#x40;&#x63;&#x61;&#114;&#108;&#101;ton&#x2e;&#x63;&#x61;\">&#85;&#x7a;m&#x61;&#46;&#107;&#x68;&#97;&#x6e;&#64;&#99;&#x61;&#114;&#x6c;e&#x74;&#x6f;&#110;&#x2e;c&#x61;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Sona &#8211; Research Participation Credits If you are taking CGSC 1001 you will have the opportunity to have an \u201cup close\u201d look at cognitive science research through research participation studies conducted by Cognitive Science professors, graduate students, and honours thesis students from 杏吧原创 University\u2019s Institute for Cognitive Science. 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