Research Participation Program

Your Guide to the Research Participation Program and Pool

**Researcher use of the RPP is limited to Psychology Department faculty, graduate students, postdocs, honors students, postbacs, and lab managers.**

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About the Research Participation Program (RPP)

The Research Participation Program (RPP) gives undergraduate students a chance to participate in some of this research. As a participant in RPP surveys and experiments, you help the department's graduate student and faculty researchers answer important questions about psychology. RPP is a chance to learn more about important topics in research methods to meet faculty and graduate student researchers.

To encourage participation in the RPP, your psychology course is allowing you to receive research participation credit as part of your grade. Participation in the RPP involves participating in a certain number of experiments throughout the semester. In addition, you can earn one RPP credit at the beginning of the semester by completing the optional Prescreening Survey.

It is your choice to volunteer, or not, for the program. Students in the RPP program courses who choose to not volunteer should speak with their instructor or GSI about an alternative task. If you do participate, keep this information as a reference about the program's policies and your role in it.

You must be at least 18 years old to participate in the RPP. If you are not 18, please notify your instructor or GSI and obtain an alternative task.

The psychology student services office (Psych SSO) does not monitor the RPP. For questions regarding the RPP please be sure to reach out to RPP at rpp@berkeley.edu

• For Students

  Please download and read completely: RPP Information for Students

  Fall 2024	Spring 2025
  Aug 28	Jan 21	First day participate in the RPP Prescreening Survey
  Sep 4	Jan 31	Last day to complete the RPP Prescreening Survey by 12 pm (noon, midday)
  Sep 5	Feb 1	First day to participate in studies (other than Prescreening)
  Oct 20	Mar 16	Last day to earn a credit & for researchers to credit participants for Phase I
  Dec 6	May 8	Last day to participate in studies
  Dec 6	May 8	Last day for researchers to credit participants
  Dec 7	May 9	Last day to change credit allocations to Psychology courses

• For Researchers

  Please download for more information on RPP requirements and procedures: Guidelines for Researchers

  Fall 2024	Spring 2025
  Aug 25	Jan 13	Prescreening online application & Qualtrics survey due
  Aug 28 - Sep 4	Jan 21 - 31	Prescreening
  Sep 1	Jan 22	RPP Phase 1 application due
  Sep 8	Feb 7	Researchers receive prescreening information
  Sep 5	Feb 1	First day to recruit for studies
  Oct 13	Mar 10	Phase 2 starts for researchers
  Oct 20	Mar 16	Last day for researchers to credit participants for Phase I
  Dec 6	May 8	Last day to run studies and credit participants