How to Sign-up for a Psychology Study

 

Go to http://lockhaven.sona-systems.com

 

·         Request an account

  • The first time you will have to request an account.  Look on the bottom left hand side of the screen and click on “New Participant? Request an account here”.  Your USER ID is the prefix of your Lock Haven University e-mail account – do NOT type in @lhup.edu – the computer does that for you.   
  • For example, if your LHU e-mail is mjones4@lhup.edu your USER ID is mjones4
  • Your USER ID is NOT your student ID number.
  • A default password will be sent to your e-mail address.  You can change your password after your first log-in

 

·         Logging in

  • Once you have your login information, go to the front page of the site and enter you user ID and your password.  Your user ID is the prefix of your LHUP e-mail address – do NOT type in @lhup.edu.
    • If your LHUP e-mail address is mjones4@lhup.edu, your USER ID is mjones4      Do NOT use your student ID number. 
    • Use the password that was e-mailed to you by the system.  After you log on the first time, you can change your password. 

·         Sign-up for Studies

  • You should be able to view all the studies with available time slots.
    • If you wish, you can also look for available studies by specific dates.
  • Click on the study name for more information.  You will see if there are any special restrictions or eligibility requirements
  • Click on View Timeslots for this study and you well see a list of the available time slots.  Choose a timeslot that is convenient for you and click Sign Up.
  • You should receive an e-mail confirmation.

·         Getting Extra Credit

  • After you participate in a study you will get a slip of paper from the researcher verifying that you took part.  You should give this paper to your psychology instructor.
  • At present you will not be able to track the number of extra credit points you have on-line.

·         Canceling a Sign-Up

  • You can cancel a sign-up from the My Schedule page, giving at least 2 hours notice before the scheduled time of the study.  Choose this option from the top toolbar. 
  • Click on the Cancel button