The Schecter Lab is conducting research on how individuals work in teams to complete problem-solving tasks. Specifically, we are investigating how different technologies such as artificial intelligence or virtual communication can affect teamwork. Your responses may help us understand how teams can function effectively while using these advanced technologies.
If you agree to take part in this study, you will be asked to solve an analytical task, along with two other teammates.
We are looking for individuals age 18 and older who have some familiarity working with technology and are not current military personnel.
Algorithms are being used to recommend whether people should be given bail after being arrested for a crime. We want your assessment of whether they should be given bail.
Is it a myth? Is it a fact? You will be presented with 42 statements and will be asked to rate how much you believe them to be true. After finding out whether they are true or false, you will be asked to re-rate your belief in each statement.
This is a replication of the original Mason and Watts study. Participants must search a two-dimensional map for oil. They are put in a social network where they can see what their neighbors have drilled and how much oil they found. In this template, you can control what information neighbors see, how often they see it, the networks subjects are in, and how easy it is to spot valuable wells.
A traveling salesperson has to cover all the cities in his/her inventory, given a list of cities and the distances between each pair of cities, what is the shortest possible route that visits each city and returns to the origin city?
Recent advances in military technology like satellites, drones, and artificial intelligence have raised questions about when and how they should be used. How both domestic and international audiences view of these new weapons plays a critical role, both in the way policy-makers view their use and how international law around their use is formulated. This study asks participants to walk through three scenarios involving the use of these tools by the U.S. military. We are interested both in how people in both the U.S. and other countries view their use under different conditions.
Rate news videos to help researchers from Harvard, Princeton, and MIT understand the impact of different video recommendation systems.
| 15-25 mins
Team TSP
Collaborate with other participants over multiple rounds to solve a Traveling Salesperson Problem.
| 10 - 15 mins
Spotting Deepfake Videos
The MAHD Lab needs you to watch videos and tell us what you think. Some of them use artificial intelligence to create fake videos.
| 5 mins
Sentencing Advice
Algorithms are being used to recommend whether people should be given bail after being arrested for a crime. We want your assessment of whether they should be given bail.
| 5 mins
Myth or Fact?!
Is it a myth? Is it a fact?
| 30 to 40 mins
Wildcat Wells
A single-player version of our strike it rich game! You're looking for oil and helping scientists understand how people make strategic choices.
| 5 mins
Political Survey
In this research study, you will be asked a series of questions and then presented with an article that was recently in the news. Afterwards, you will be asked a series of follow-up questions.
| 8 mins
Traveling Salesperson
FIND 2 FRIENDS and help researchers study group problem solving! You and your friends are given a map of cities and must find the shortest possible route that visits each city.
| 5 mins
Ethics of Military Technology
What do you think about how militaries use new advanced technologies?
| 15 mins
Public Goods
In this study, you must decide how many coins to put in a shared pot. The more coins in the pot, the more coins the group makes. But the profit is split equally regardless of how many coins you put in
| 5 mins
Higher Order Wildcat Wells
FIND TWO FRIENDS to participate in this multiplayer experiment on higher-order communication patterns. Wait time is up to 2 minutes to match.
| 3 mins
Reaction Time
Think fast!
| 1 min
Wildcat Wells
FIND 4 FRIENDS to participate in this multiplayer experiment on higher-order communication patterns. Waiting room is set to 2 minutes.
| 5 mins
Public Goods Multiplayer
Share your resources with other participants.
| 10 mins
Rate a Job Candidate
Take 5 minutes to rate these statements about job candidates to help us prepare our next experiment
| 5 mins
Scavenger Hunt!
Help researchers collect data on local governments across the U.S.!
| 2 mins
Posed
Play this webgame to get recommendations for what careers might be good for you. This project is funded by an NSF SBIR grant. PLAY IN CHROME for the best experience.
| 15 mins
Norms Scenario
Read this story and tell us what you think. This study will help researchers at the University of South Carolina and Northeastern University understand how people evaluate others' behavior in a variet
| 10 mins
Norms scenario video
Watch a short animation and tell us what you think about it.
| 10 mins
USA - Media and citizen participation
Media and citizen participation survey
| 5 mins
Three Cows
Can you raise the biggest cows?
| 5 mins
Greetings around the world
Tell us about the norms in your part of the world so we can study how people treat one another.
| 5 mins
Decision Problems
Randomized set of classic decision problems from behavioral economics
| 5 mins
Timed Risk-Reward
Quickly evaluate the risks and benefits of everyday things
| 5 mins
Lazer Lab
COVID-19 Panel Study
Join our panel of volunteers around the U.S. Every month we'll send you a survey about your experiences, attitudes, and beliefs to help us study the pandemic. Results are at CovidStates.org.
| 30-45 min
Coronavirus Impact Survey
The Relationships Lab at Carnegie Mellon University wants to know more about your experiences during the coronavirus pandemic.
| 30 mins
Covid-19 Transition to Telework Study
Participate in this survey and help an international team of scientists study the different ways teleworking impacts us in times of crisis.
| 10-15 mins
Keeping Healthy During COVID
This research explores the ways in which the current context of pandemic may affect people’s wellness and stress, and related health behaviors.
| 25-30 mins
Surveys
Need for Cognition
2-5 minutes
| 5 mins
Demographics
Tell us about yourself! Researchers at Volunteer Science want to know who is participating in our studies and help scientists understand how demographics are related to their personality, skills, life
| 5 mins
Narcissism Inventory
This is the Narcissism inventory for the Volunteer Science core participant study. Learn about your ego and help scientists understand narcissism around the world.
| 5 mins
Big Five Personality
Take the most studied personality survey there is! The Big Five personality inventory measures your extroversion, openness to new experiences, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and agreeableness. This i
| 5 mins
Which Band Member are You?
Take our quiz and find out! This is a playful version of the Narcissism inventory for the core participant study at Volunteer Science.
| 5 mins
Network Monitoring
How well do you network?
| 5 mins
Cognitive Reflection
0-3 minutes
| 5 mins
Random Survey
Pick one for me
| 5 mins
Revised Self-Monitoring Scale
This survey is intended to measure your ability to modify your behavior in response to others. You will be presented with a combined score after the survey has been completed.
| 5 mins
Collectivism-Individualism
3-5 minutes
| 5 mins
Reciprocity Belief
1-3 minutes
| 5 mins
Studies for Women
Twiggy Study
We are asking women ages 60-75 to respond to an online survey about body image and related feelings and behaviors.
| 35 mins
Midlife Women: Facing the age of Botox
This research explores attitudes towards and use of cosmetic procedures among midlife women.
| 25-30 mins
Over 40 and on Instagram
This research explores experiences with social media, self-perception, and appearance-related behaviors in women aged 40 years and over.
