Purpose: The purpose of the experiment and survey is to understand students' course experiences. This study includes 7 experimental tasks and a survey. It takes approximately 60 minutes of your time to complete both the experiment and the survey. Assistant Professor Dr. Hsueh-Hsiang Li of the Department of Economics at Colorado State University is conducting this study.
Eligibility: If you are an undergraduate student who are 18 years or older, are currently enrolled at Colorado State University, and have completed at least three courses with letter grades at Colorado State University in the last 5 years, you are eligible to participate in this study.
Participation: Your participation in this research is voluntary. If you decide to participate in the study, you may withdraw your consent and stop your participation at any time without penalty. For this study, we will collect information about yourself and the courses you have taken.
Payment: You will receive a guaranteed $5 for your participation (after completing both the experiment and the survey). In addition, you may earn up to $29 depending on your performance/choices in the experimental tasks. There are 7 tasks in the experiment. The minimum payment is $5 and the maximum payment is $34. An average participant earns an approximately total payment of $20.
For Tasks 1, 2 and 5, you will be paid based on your performance in each of the tasks. The possible payment for these three tasks combined is between $0 and $24.
You can earn an additional payment between $0 and $5 based on your performance on Tasks 3, 4, 6, and 7. At the end of the session, the computer will randomly select one of these 4 tasks and pay you your earnings in that task. Since you will not know which of the tasks from Tasks 3, 4, 6, and 7 has been selected for payment until the end of the study, you should treat each task as if you will receive payments for it.
The payment will be made in Ram Cash and be directly deposited to your Ram Account by the end of June in 2019.
In addition to the payment (between the minimum $5 and the maximum $34) mentioned above, participants who complete the 30-minute survey and provide the required information for payments (CSU student ID, name, and valid email information) will also automatically enter a lottery drawing for a chance to win 1 out of 10 prizes of a $100 Ram Cash which will be directly deposited to the winners' Ram Accounts by the end of June in 2019. Each eligible participant has the same chance of winning the lottery. Any duplicate entries of the survey by the same participant will be removed from the lottery drawing. Your name and CSU student ID number will be submitted to CSU financial departments for the payment purposes. Any names and emails associated with the survey will be removed from any other publications to protect participants' privacy. Other than the payment you receive from the participation, there is no other direct benefits or known risks associated with this research.
Questions? If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Hsueh-Hsiang Li at Hsueh-hsiang.li@colostate.edu or 970-491-6305. If you have any questions about your rights as a volunteer in this study, contact the CSU IRB at: RICRO_IRB@mail.colostate.edu or 970-491-1553. The IRB Protocol ID for the study is 17-7489H.
Consent: By clicking "NEXT", you acknowledge that you have read the information stated and consent to participate in this study.
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