Launching a Recruitment Session¶
Written by Noah Nelson
Noah Nelson is VP of Product and has volunteered at FindingFive since 2017. He has a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Arizona.
Select A Session Type:¶
This guide explains how to launch a recruitment session for a study hosted on FindingFive. Before proceeding, make sure you have already chosen the session type that best fits your recruitment needs.
Wen you are ready, choose one of the tabs above to see the guide for your chosen session type.
Launching a FindingFive Public Pool Session¶
FindingFive sessions are designed for researchers who wish to recruit participants from FindingFive's public participant pool.
Participant accounts and cash payments required
FindingFive sessions require participants to sign into a FindingFive account. This allows you to define eligibility criteria, demographic filters, and participation-history requirements that will be managed by FindingFive.
FindingFive sessions also require the use of FindingFive-managed digital cash payments.
Are You Ready to Launch?¶
Before launching a recruitment session, make sure to check the following:
- You have permission to launch a session of this study. You must either own the study yourself, or be a collaborator with session launching permissions. If you are not, contact the study owner to request the necessary permissions.
- You have an active FindingFive subscription. A subscription is required to recruit participants. Plans start as low as $20/year, but you can find the right plan for your needs on our pricing page.
- You have acquired all necessary permissions from your supervisory ethics board (IRB, REC, etc.). This is human subjects research, after all! You know the drill.
- You have a PDF of your approved consent form on hand. You will need to upload it as part of session setup.
- If using FindingFive’s cash payment system, you have sufficient funds in your account to cover all participant payouts and payment processing fees. This does not apply if you are using course credits or rewarding participants outside of FindingFive.
- You have recently completed a full preview of your experiment. In some cases, FindingFive will not allow you to launch a recruitment session until you have completed a full preview. In other cases, it is still a good idea to help identify issues that might otherwise cause problems or confusion for your participants.
- You have downloaded that preview data and verified that it includes what you expect. Nothing would be more frustrating than downloading your data after your experiment is complete only to find that critical response data were not properly collected. By checking the data after a preview, you greatly reduce the risk of this happening.
Once you can check each of these boxes, you are ready to set up a session and start recruiting participants!
Select FindingFive Recruitment¶
From the study editor page of the study you wish to recruit for, click Recruit and select From FindingFive.
Click Confirm to open FindingFive's session launcher, which provides a step-by-step process for configuring all details of your session.
FindingFive saves your progress
You can leave the session launcher and return to it at any time by once again selecting Recruit and choosing the same session type. FindingFive will give you the option of picking up where you left off.
Choose a step from the tabs below to view information about that step of the session launcher:
Step 1: Welcome¶
The Welcome page highlights several important features and requirements of FindingFive public pool sessions. Review the information carefully before proceeding.
Cash Reward Required¶
FindingFive's public participant pool requires you to compensate participants with digital cash rewards, managed and distributed automatically by FindingFive. For more information on how cash rewards work, see our Participant Rewards feature page.
Later in the session setup process, you will specify both the number of participants to recruit and the amount each participant should receive. This will include a projected cost calculator.
Demographic Filtering¶
Session types that require participant accounts support demographic filters managed by FindingFive. Later in the session setup process, you will be able to restrict participation based on criteria such as:
- Age
- Gender
- Language background
- Country of residence
Demographic filters can be used to target specific participant populations and reduce the need for manual participant screening.
Shareable URL¶
Study sessions can be found by browsing available studies on FindingFive, but it is much more convenient to give participants a direct link to the study. FindingFive generates a unique URL for sessions that can be safely shared, even on public channels.
Researchers typically distribute this URL to potential participants through various means, including email invitations, laboratory websites, classroom systems, institutional participant pools, or external participant management tools. Participants who visit this URL will be able to view information about the study before choosing whether or not to participate.
Additional FindingFive Public Session Features¶
FindingFive sessions require participants to have FindingFive accounts. In addition to demographic filters and automatic cash payments, this also allows FindingFive sessions to support:
- Exclusion of participant populations based on past experience with similar studies.
- Longitudinal study chains, where each experiment is a prerequisite for the next.
- Inclusion or exclusion of specific participants based on their unique participant ID.
When you are ready to continue, click Next.
Step 2: Task Details¶
The Task Details page collects the information that will be displayed to potential participants who visit your study's unique URL.
What's the name of this experiment (to the participant)?¶
Enter the name that participants will see when deciding whether to participate in your study. Choose a clear and descriptive title that accurately reflects the purpose of the experiment without revealing information that could bias participant responses.
This field is required.
What will the participants do? List any requirements here as well.¶
Provide a brief description of the participant experience. Researchers commonly use this field to describe:
- The purpose of the study.
- The activities participants will complete.
- Any technical requirements.
- Any participation requirements not enforced automatically by FindingFive.
Participants may use this information to determine whether they are interested in participating and whether they meet the requirements for the study.
This field is required.
Privacy Level¶
The Privacy Level setting determines what participant contact information, if any, will be available to researchers after participation. Regardless of the privacy level selected, participant names and contact information are never linked to study response data. FindingFive stores participant identity information separately from experimental data.
Good¶
Researchers receive the email address of every participant who begins the study, regardless of whether they complete it. This option may be useful when researchers need to:
- Follow up with participants who encounter technical difficulties.
- Investigate unusually high rates of participant withdrawal.
- Offer participants another opportunity to participate after an interrupted session.
- Communicate with participants regarding compensation or reimbursement.
Better (Default)¶
Researchers receive the email address of participants who successfully complete the study, but not of participants who quit or are removed from the study before completion. This option provides a balance between participant privacy and the ability to contact participants who successfully complete the study.
Best¶
Researchers do not receive participant email addresses. This option provides the greatest level of participant privacy and is appropriate when participant contact information is not needed.
Consent Form¶
Upload the consent form that participants should review before deciding whether to participate. Consent forms must be uploaded as PDF files. Researchers are responsible for ensuring that all consent materials accurately reflect the procedures approved by their IRB, REC, or other supervisory ethics board.
Once you have completed the Task Details page, click Next.
Step 3: Time Requirements¶
The Time Requirements page allows you to estimate how long participation should take and define how long the recruitment session should remain active.
Based on your best estimate, completing this experiment should generally take [X] minutes.¶
Enter your estimate of how long it should take participants to complete the experiment under normal conditions. This estimate is displayed to participants before they begin the study and may influence their decision to participate.
Researchers should provide a realistic estimate based on pilot testing, study previews, or previous experience with similar experiments whenever possible.
Kick out participants if they don't finish in [X] minutes.¶
This setting defines the maximum amount of time participants may spend in the experiment before they are automatically removed. Leaving this setting blank or setting it to 0 disables the timeout entirely, allowing participants to take as long as they need to complete the study.
Researchers are generally encouraged to provide participants with as much time as practical, particularly for longer studies or studies where interruptions may be common. A common approach is to set the timeout substantially higher than the expected completion time.
Participants that time out are reported separately from completed and abandoned participations in the session summary. However, data from timed-out (and abandoned) participations are not included when exporting the session's participant data.
Once launched, this session will stay open for [X] days and [Y] hours.¶
This setting determines how long the recruitment session will remain active after launch. Once the specified duration has elapsed, new participants will no longer be able to join the session. The session will also automatically close once the requested number of participants have been recruited, even if the specified duration has not yet expired.
Researchers should select a duration that provides sufficient time to recruit the desired number of participants while remaining consistent with project deadlines and recruitment goals.
When you are satisfied with your time requirements, click Next.
Step 4: Participant Rewards¶
The Participant Rewards page allows you to specify how many participants to recruit, determine the compensation each participant will receive, and review the projected cost of the session before launch.
This session will recruit [X] participants.¶
Enter the total number of participants you would like to recruit for this session. The session will automatically close once this number of participants have successfully completed the study, even if the session's scheduled duration has not yet expired.
Note that only successfully completed participations count toward this total.
Each participant will get a reward of [X] [USD | EUR].¶
Enter the amount each participant will receive for successfully completing the study. This value can be in either U.S. dollars or Euros. A minimum reward of 0.10 USD or 0.10 EUR is required for monetary compensation.
Each participant reward also incurs a payment processing fee of $0.75 to cover the fees we are charged to move money. These fees are automatically included in the projected session cost.
Please note that compensation cannot be changed after the session has been launched. If you need to adjust participant rewards, you will have to end your session and create a new one with the desired compensation.
Experimental: Prevent duplicate participations from the same device/browser combination in this session.¶
When enabled, this experimental feature makes it more difficult for a single individual to participate multiple times using different participant accounts on the same device or browser.
This setting is currently experimental and should not be considered a complete safeguard against duplicate participation.
Projected Total Cost¶
As you configure participant rewards, a panel on the right automatically updates to provide your session's Projected Total Cost. This estimate includes participant rewards and payment processing fees. It also displays your current payout balance and indicates whether sufficient funds are available to launch the session.
Please note that this estimate does not include any subscription or session fees that may be incurred when downloading completed participant data after the session concludes.
When you are satisfied with your recruitment target and participant rewards, click Next.
Step 5: Eligibility¶
The Eligibility step allows you to control who may participate in your recruitment session based on previous participation history on FindingFive. Use the Who to Allow section to require previous participation before someone becomes eligible, and the Who to Block section to prevent certain participants from taking part.
Reminder: You can launch multiple recruitment sessions for the same study. Some eligibility criteria refer to previous sessions of the current study, while others refer to participation in entirely different studies.
Who to Allow¶
Use the Who to Allow section when participation should be limited to people who have already completed specific studies or who have been explicitly invited to participate.
If no criteria are selected, all participants are allowed unless they are excluded by the Who to Block section.
Participants who have completed all of the following studies (Prerequisites)¶
Choose this option when participants should only be eligible after successfully completing one or more previous studies.
Because all selected studies must have been completed, this option is well suited for longitudinal research, multi-stage experiments, training studies, or other research designs where participants progress through a fixed sequence of studies.
Select participants who have completed my other studies¶
Choose this option to invite specific participants using participant IDs from previously downloaded participant data.
FindingFive will send invitation emails to the selected participants.
Researcher users on FindingFive¶
Choose this option when the session should only be available to registered researcher accounts. This option is primarily intended for internal testing, demonstrations, or other situations where participation should be limited to FindingFive researchers.
Who to Block¶
Use the Who to Block section to prevent participation by individuals who have already been exposed to study materials or who should otherwise be excluded from the current sample.
Participants who attempted but failed to complete a previous session of this study¶
This option is enabled by default.
Participants who have previously started, but did not successfully complete, a session of the current study are prevented from participating again. This helps avoid collecting data from participants who have already been exposed to the study materials.
Consider disabling this option if participants who previously withdrew should be allowed to attempt the study again without requiring you to manually nullify their previous participation.
Those who have completed a previous session of this study¶
This option is enabled by default.
Participants who have already completed a previous session of the current study are prevented from participating again. This helps to ensure that each participant contributes data only once.
Consider disabling this option if you intentionally want participants to complete multiple recruitment sessions of the same study, such as when using different versions of the study to investigate unrelated research questions.
Participants who have participated in any of these studies (Anti-prerequisites)¶
Choose this option to exclude participants who have previously participated in one or more other studies.
Unlike prerequisites, participants are excluded if they have participated in any of the selected studies.
This option is useful when multiple studies use similar materials, manipulations, or research questions and individual participants should experience only one of them.
Select participants who have completed my other studies¶
Choose this option to exclude specific participants using participant IDs from previously downloaded participant data.
This option is useful when individual participants should be excluded regardless of whether they satisfy the other eligibility criteria.
No Double Dipping¶
Regardless of the eligibility criteria you define, FindingFive will never allow a participant to complete the same recruitment session more than once.
If you would like to allow a participant to retry a session after experiencing technical difficulties or another exceptional circumstance, use the Nullify Participation Record feature from the Manage Participants page for the active session.
When you are satisfied with your eligibility criteria, click Next.
Step 6: Demographic Filters¶
The Demographic Filters page allows you to further refine which participants are eligible for your recruitment session based on self-reported demographic information associated with each participant’s FindingFive participant account.
All demographic filters are optional. If you do not specify any filters, participants of all demographic backgrounds will be eligible to participate (subject to any eligibility criteria defined in the previous step).
Please note that this information is used by FindingFive to allow or disallow certain participants, but is not reported alongside participant data as it is deemed Personally Identifying Information (PII).
The age of the participant must be between [X] and [Y] years.¶
Use this setting to specify the minimum and maximum ages of eligible participants. FindingFive evaluates age daily by comparing each participant's date of birth with the date they attempt to join the session.
The gender of the participant must be one of...¶
Use this setting to restrict participation to one or more gender identities.
If no genders are selected, participants of all genders remain eligible.
The participant must be a native speaker of the following languages.¶
Use this setting to recruit participants based on their native language(s).
If you select multiple languages, participants must identify as native speakers of all selected languages in order to be eligible.
This filter is particularly useful for studies involving bilingualism, language acquisition, speech perception, or other research where native language background is an important inclusion criterion.
The participant must currently live in one of the following regions.¶
Use this setting to restrict participation based on participants' current country or region of residence.
Researchers commonly use this filter when recruiting participants from specific geographic regions or when study materials are intended only for people living in particular locations.
Important Disclosure About Demographic Filters¶
Demographic filters rely on information that participants have voluntarily provided in their FindingFive profiles. To protect participant privacy, demographic information used to determine eligibility is not included in participant data exports by default. Researchers receive only the participant data collected by the study itself. Although FindingFive encourages participants to provide accurate demographic information, these data are self-reported and cannot be independently verified.
When you are satisfied with your demographic filters, click Next.
Final Step: Review and Launch¶
The Review and Launch page summarizes your session configuration before the session is created. Review the information carefully to ensure that everything is correct before proceeding.
Important details listed¶
Important details, such as the number of participants to be recruited, compensation details, and any limits on eligibility will be listed here and should be carefully reviewed. Note that the specific details listed will depend on the specific configuration of your session.
A session fee invoice may be generated...¶
This notice refers to FindingFive's session fees, which may apply to your session when you download your data if you have exceeded your subscription plan's free participation record quota.
Will session fees apply?
Depending on your subscription plan, a certain number of completed participation records are included at no additional cost. If the total number of completed participation records downloaded across your account exceeds your plan's complimentary quota, a session fee invoice may be generated when you download this session's participant data.
Unlike participant rewards and payment processing fees, session fees cannot be calculated at the time of session launch because they depend on your cumulative participation record usage when your session data are downloaded. Please see our cost management FAQ for more information.
Launch¶
When you are satisfied with your session configuration, click Launch to create the recruitment session. Once the session has been launched, participants can begin joining immediately using the session URL.
Data Sharing Agreement¶
By launching a session, you agree to share session-related data with FindingFive.
As a nonprofit organization, FindingFive uses these data to improve the platform and the experiences of researchers and participants. No action is required beyond launching the session.
Launching an Institution Session¶
Institution sessions are designed for researchers who are recruiting participants from their own participant pool, such as a department subject pool, research lab, or community participant database.
Participant accounts required
Institution sessions require participants to sign into a FindingFive account. This allows you to define eligibility criteria, demographic filters, and participation-history requirements.
Are You Ready to Launch?¶
Before launching a recruitment session, make sure to check the following:
- You have permission to launch a session of this study. You must either own the study yourself, or be a collaborator with session launching permissions. If you are not, contact the study owner to request the necessary permissions.
- You have an active FindingFive subscription. A subscription is required to recruit participants. Plans start as low as $20/year, but you can find the right plan for your needs on our pricing page.
- You have acquired all necessary permissions from your supervisory ethics board (IRB, REC, etc.). This is human subjects research, after all! You know the drill.
- You have a PDF of your approved consent form on hand. You will need to upload it as part of session setup.
- If using FindingFive’s cash payment system, you have sufficient funds in your account to cover all participant payouts and payment processing fees. This does not apply if you are using course credits or rewarding participants outside of FindingFive.
- You have recently completed a full preview of your experiment. In some cases, FindingFive will not allow you to launch a recruitment session until you have completed a full preview. In other cases, it is still a good idea to help identify issues that might otherwise cause problems or confusion for your participants.
- You have downloaded that preview data and verified that it includes what you expect. Nothing would be more frustrating than downloading your data after your experiment is complete only to find that critical response data were not properly collected. By checking the data after a preview, you greatly reduce the risk of this happening.
Once you can check each of these boxes, you are ready to set up a session and start recruiting participants!
Select Institution Recruitment¶
From the study editor page of the study you wish to recruit for, click Recruit and select From your own institution.
You will then be asked how participants will be compensated:
- Cash: Choose this option if FindingFive will manage digital cash payments to participants.
- Course Credit: Choose this option if your institution has access to FindingFive's course credit management features. If your institution does not have an active course credit license, this option will be unavailable.
- Neither: Choose this option if participants will not be compensated through FindingFive. For example, you may provide course credit through an external system such as SONA or compensate participants outside of FindingFive.
Click Confirm to open FindingFive's session launcher, which provides a step-by-step process for configuring all details of your session.
FindingFive saves your progress
You can leave the session launcher and return to it at any time by once again selecting Recruit and choosing the same session type. FindingFive will give you the option of picking up where you left off.
Select your compensation choice from the tabs above to update the guide.
Choose a step from the tabs below to view information about that step of the session launcher:
Step 1: Welcome¶
The Welcome page highlights several important features and requirements of Institutional sessions. Review the information carefully before proceeding.
Access Code Required¶
An access code is an alphanumeric string that participants must enter correctly before they can participate in a session. These sessions require an access code to help prevent members of the general public from accidentally joining studies that are intended only for a specific group of participants.
You may either:
- Enter your own access code, or
- Click Generate to create one automatically.
Researchers commonly distribute access codes through participant management systems, recruitment emails, classroom announcements, or subject pool platforms such as SONA.
Shareable URL¶
Study sessions can be found by browsing available studies on FindingFive, but it is much more convenient to give participants a direct link to the study. FindingFive generates a unique URL for sessions that can be safely shared, even on public channels.
Researchers typically distribute this URL to potential participants through various means, including email invitations, laboratory websites, classroom systems, institutional participant pools, or external participant management tools. Participants who visit this URL will be able to view information about the study before choosing whether or not to participate.
Participant Sign-Up Required¶
Institution sessions require participants to have a FindingFive account in order to participate. This enables FindingFive to track participant identities to support participation-based eligibility criteria and demographic filters.
Participants may view study information through the shared session URL, but they must create or sign in to a FindingFive participant account before they can participate.
Additional Institution Session Features¶
Because Institution sessions use FindingFive participant accounts, they also support:
- Exclusion of certain participants based on past experience with similar studies.
- Longitudinal study chains, where each experiment is a prerequisite for the next.
- Participant reward distribution through FindingFive.
When you are ready to continue, click Next.
Step 2: Task Details¶
The Task Details page collects the information that will be displayed to potential participants who visit your study's unique URL.
What's the name of this experiment (to the participant)?¶
Enter the name that participants will see when deciding whether to participate in your study. Choose a clear and descriptive title that accurately reflects the purpose of the experiment without revealing information that could bias participant responses.
This field is required.
What will the participants do? List any requirements here as well.¶
Provide a brief description of the participant experience. Researchers commonly use this field to describe:
- The purpose of the study.
- The activities participants will complete.
- Any technical requirements.
- Any participation requirements not enforced automatically by FindingFive.
Participants may use this information to determine whether they are interested in participating and whether they meet the requirements for the study.
This field is required.
Privacy Level¶
The Privacy Level setting determines what participant contact information, if any, will be available to researchers after participation. Regardless of the privacy level selected, participant names and contact information are never linked to study response data. FindingFive stores participant identity information separately from experimental data.
Good¶
Researchers receive the email address of every participant who begins the study, regardless of whether they complete it. This option may be useful when researchers need to:
- Follow up with participants who encounter technical difficulties.
- Investigate unusually high rates of participant withdrawal.
- Offer participants another opportunity to participate after an interrupted session.
- Communicate with participants regarding compensation or reimbursement.
Better (Default)¶
Researchers receive the email address of participants who successfully complete the study, but not of participants who quit or are removed from the study before completion. This option provides a balance between participant privacy and the ability to contact participants who successfully complete the study.
Best¶
Researchers do not receive participant email addresses. This option provides the greatest level of participant privacy and is appropriate when participant contact information is not needed.
Consent Form¶
Upload the consent form that participants should review before deciding whether to participate. Consent forms must be uploaded as PDF files. Researchers are responsible for ensuring that all consent materials accurately reflect the procedures approved by their IRB, REC, or other supervisory ethics board.
Once you have completed the Task Details page, click Next.
Step 3: Time Requirements¶
The Time Requirements page allows you to estimate how long participation should take and define how long the recruitment session should remain active.
Based on your best estimate, completing this experiment should generally take [X] minutes.¶
Enter your estimate of how long it should take participants to complete the experiment under normal conditions. This estimate is displayed to participants before they begin the study and may influence their decision to participate.
Researchers should provide a realistic estimate based on pilot testing, study previews, or previous experience with similar experiments whenever possible.
Kick out participants if they don't finish in [X] minutes.¶
This setting defines the maximum amount of time participants may spend in the experiment before they are automatically removed. Leaving this setting blank or setting it to 0 disables the timeout entirely, allowing participants to take as long as they need to complete the study.
Researchers are generally encouraged to provide participants with as much time as practical, particularly for longer studies or studies where interruptions may be common. A common approach is to set the timeout substantially higher than the expected completion time.
Participants that time out are reported separately from completed and abandoned participations in the session summary. However, data from timed-out (and abandoned) participations are not included when exporting the session's participant data.
Once launched, this session will stay open for [X] days and [Y] hours.¶
This setting determines how long the recruitment session will remain active after launch. Once the specified duration has elapsed, new participants will no longer be able to join the session. The session will also automatically close once the requested number of participants have been recruited, even if the specified duration has not yet expired.
Researchers should select a duration that provides sufficient time to recruit the desired number of participants while remaining consistent with project deadlines and recruitment goals.
When you are satisfied with your time requirements, click Next.
Step 4: Participant Rewards¶
The Participant Rewards page allows you to specify how many participants to recruit, determine the compensation each participant will receive, and review the projected cost of the session before launch.
This session will recruit [X] participants.¶
Enter the total number of participants you would like to recruit for this session. The session will automatically close once this number of participants have successfully completed the study, even if the session's scheduled duration has not yet expired.
Note that only successfully completed participations count toward this total.
Each participant will get a reward of [X] [USD | EUR].¶
Enter the amount each participant will receive for successfully completing the study. This value can be in either U.S. dollars or Euros. A minimum reward of 0.10 USD or 0.10 EUR is required for monetary compensation.
Each participant reward also incurs a payment processing fee of $0.75 to cover the fees we are charged to move money. These fees are automatically included in the projected session cost.
Please note that compensation cannot be changed after the session has been launched. If you need to adjust participant rewards, you will have to end your session and create a new one with the desired compensation.
Experimental: Prevent duplicate participations from the same device/browser combination in this session.¶
When enabled, this experimental feature makes it more difficult for a single individual to participate multiple times using different participant accounts on the same device or browser.
This setting is currently experimental and should not be considered a complete safeguard against duplicate participation.
Projected Total Cost¶
As you configure participant rewards, a panel on the right automatically updates to provide your session's Projected Total Cost. This estimate includes participant rewards and payment processing fees. It also displays your current payout balance and indicates whether sufficient funds are available to launch the session.
Please note that this estimate does not include any subscription or session fees that may be incurred when downloading completed participant data after the session concludes.
When you are satisfied with your recruitment target and participant rewards, click Next.
Step 5: Eligibility¶
The Eligibility step allows you to control who may participate in your recruitment session based on previous participation history on FindingFive. Use the Who to Allow section to require previous participation before someone becomes eligible, and the Who to Block section to prevent certain participants from taking part.
Reminder: You can launch multiple recruitment sessions for the same study. Some eligibility criteria refer to previous sessions of the current study, while others refer to participation in entirely different studies.
Who to Allow¶
Use the Who to Allow section when participation should be limited to people who have already completed specific studies or who have been explicitly invited to participate.
If no criteria are selected, all participants are allowed unless they are excluded by the Who to Block section.
Participants who have completed all of the following studies (Prerequisites)¶
Choose this option when participants should only be eligible after successfully completing one or more previous studies.
Because all selected studies must have been completed, this option is well suited for longitudinal research, multi-stage experiments, training studies, or other research designs where participants progress through a fixed sequence of studies.
Select participants who have completed my other studies¶
Choose this option to invite specific participants using participant IDs from previously downloaded participant data.
FindingFive will send invitation emails to the selected participants.
Researcher users on FindingFive¶
Choose this option when the session should only be available to registered researcher accounts. This option is primarily intended for internal testing, demonstrations, or other situations where participation should be limited to FindingFive researchers.
Who to Block¶
Use the Who to Block section to prevent participation by individuals who have already been exposed to study materials or who should otherwise be excluded from the current sample.
Participants who attempted but failed to complete a previous session of this study¶
This option is enabled by default.
Participants who have previously started, but did not successfully complete, a session of the current study are prevented from participating again. This helps avoid collecting data from participants who have already been exposed to the study materials.
Consider disabling this option if participants who previously withdrew should be allowed to attempt the study again without requiring you to manually nullify their previous participation.
Those who have completed a previous session of this study¶
This option is enabled by default.
Participants who have already completed a previous session of the current study are prevented from participating again. This helps to ensure that each participant contributes data only once.
Consider disabling this option if you intentionally want participants to complete multiple recruitment sessions of the same study, such as when using different versions of the study to investigate unrelated research questions.
Participants who have participated in any of these studies (Anti-prerequisites)¶
Choose this option to exclude participants who have previously participated in one or more other studies.
Unlike prerequisites, participants are excluded if they have participated in any of the selected studies.
This option is useful when multiple studies use similar materials, manipulations, or research questions and individual participants should experience only one of them.
Select participants who have completed my other studies¶
Choose this option to exclude specific participants using participant IDs from previously downloaded participant data.
This option is useful when individual participants should be excluded regardless of whether they satisfy the other eligibility criteria.
No Double Dipping¶
Regardless of the eligibility criteria you define, FindingFive will never allow a participant to complete the same recruitment session more than once.
If you would like to allow a participant to retry a session after experiencing technical difficulties or another exceptional circumstance, use the Nullify Participation Record feature from the Manage Participants page for the active session.
When you are satisfied with your eligibility criteria, click Next.
Step 6: Demographic Filters¶
The Demographic Filters page allows you to further refine which participants are eligible for your recruitment session based on self-reported demographic information associated with each participant’s FindingFive participant account.
All demographic filters are optional. If you do not specify any filters, participants of all demographic backgrounds will be eligible to participate (subject to any eligibility criteria defined in the previous step).
Please note that this information is used by FindingFive to allow or disallow certain participants, but is not reported alongside participant data as it is deemed Personally Identifying Information (PII).
The age of the participant must be between [X] and [Y] years.¶
Use this setting to specify the minimum and maximum ages of eligible participants. FindingFive evaluates age daily by comparing each participant's date of birth with the date they attempt to join the session.
The gender of the participant must be one of...¶
Use this setting to restrict participation to one or more gender identities.
If no genders are selected, participants of all genders remain eligible.
The participant must be a native speaker of the following languages.¶
Use this setting to recruit participants based on their native language(s).
If you select multiple languages, participants must identify as native speakers of all selected languages in order to be eligible.
This filter is particularly useful for studies involving bilingualism, language acquisition, speech perception, or other research where native language background is an important inclusion criterion.
The participant must currently live in one of the following regions.¶
Use this setting to restrict participation based on participants' current country or region of residence.
Researchers commonly use this filter when recruiting participants from specific geographic regions or when study materials are intended only for people living in particular locations.
Important Disclosure About Demographic Filters¶
Demographic filters rely on information that participants have voluntarily provided in their FindingFive profiles. To protect participant privacy, demographic information used to determine eligibility is not included in participant data exports by default. Researchers receive only the participant data collected by the study itself. Although FindingFive encourages participants to provide accurate demographic information, these data are self-reported and cannot be independently verified.
When you are satisfied with your demographic filters, click Next.
Final Step: Review and Launch¶
The Review and Launch page summarizes your session configuration before the session is created. Review the information carefully to ensure that everything is correct before proceeding.
Important details listed¶
Important details, such as the number of participants to be recruited, compensation details, and any limits on eligibility will be listed here and should be carefully reviewed. Note that the specific details listed will depend on the specific configuration of your session.
A session fee invoice may be generated...¶
This notice refers to FindingFive's session fees, which may apply to your session when you download your data if you have exceeded your subscription plan's free participation record quota.
Will session fees apply?
Depending on your subscription plan, a certain number of completed participation records are included at no additional cost. If the total number of completed participation records downloaded across your account exceeds your plan's complimentary quota, a session fee invoice may be generated when you download this session's participant data.
Unlike participant rewards and payment processing fees, session fees cannot be calculated at the time of session launch because they depend on your cumulative participation record usage when your session data are downloaded. Please see our cost management FAQ for more information.
Launch¶
When you are satisfied with your session configuration, click Launch to create the recruitment session. Once the session has been launched, participants can begin joining immediately using the session URL.
Data Sharing Agreement¶
By launching a session, you agree to share session-related data with FindingFive.
As a nonprofit organization, FindingFive uses these data to improve the platform and the experiences of researchers and participants. No action is required beyond launching the session.
Choose a step from the tabs below to view information about that step of the session launcher:
Step 1: Welcome¶
The Welcome page highlights several important features and requirements of Institutional sessions. Review the information carefully before proceeding.
Access Code Required¶
An access code is an alphanumeric string that participants must enter correctly before they can participate in a session. These sessions require an access code to help prevent members of the general public from accidentally joining studies that are intended only for a specific group of participants.
You may either:
- Enter your own access code, or
- Click Generate to create one automatically.
Researchers commonly distribute access codes through participant management systems, recruitment emails, classroom announcements, or subject pool platforms such as SONA.
Shareable URL¶
Study sessions can be found by browsing available studies on FindingFive, but it is much more convenient to give participants a direct link to the study. FindingFive generates a unique URL for sessions that can be safely shared, even on public channels.
Researchers typically distribute this URL to potential participants through various means, including email invitations, laboratory websites, classroom systems, institutional participant pools, or external participant management tools. Participants who visit this URL will be able to view information about the study before choosing whether or not to participate.
Participant Sign-Up Required¶
Institution sessions require participants to have a FindingFive account in order to participate. This enables FindingFive to track participant identities to support participation-based eligibility criteria and demographic filters.
Participants may view study information through the shared session URL, but they must create or sign in to a FindingFive participant account before they can participate.
Additional Institution Session Features¶
Because Institution sessions use FindingFive participant accounts, they also support:
- Exclusion of certain participants based on past experience with similar studies.
- Longitudinal study chains, where each experiment is a prerequisite for the next.
- Participant reward distribution through FindingFive.
When you are ready to continue, click Next.
Step 2: Task Details¶
The Task Details page collects the information that will be displayed to potential participants who visit your study's unique URL.
What's the name of this experiment (to the participant)?¶
Enter the name that participants will see when deciding whether to participate in your study. Choose a clear and descriptive title that accurately reflects the purpose of the experiment without revealing information that could bias participant responses.
This field is required.
What will the participants do? List any requirements here as well.¶
Provide a brief description of the participant experience. Researchers commonly use this field to describe:
- The purpose of the study.
- The activities participants will complete.
- Any technical requirements.
- Any participation requirements not enforced automatically by FindingFive.
Participants may use this information to determine whether they are interested in participating and whether they meet the requirements for the study.
This field is required.
Privacy Level¶
The Privacy Level setting determines what participant contact information, if any, will be available to researchers after participation. Regardless of the privacy level selected, participant names and contact information are never linked to study response data. FindingFive stores participant identity information separately from experimental data.
Good¶
Researchers receive the email address of every participant who begins the study, regardless of whether they complete it. This option may be useful when researchers need to:
- Follow up with participants who encounter technical difficulties.
- Investigate unusually high rates of participant withdrawal.
- Offer participants another opportunity to participate after an interrupted session.
- Communicate with participants regarding compensation or reimbursement.
Better (Default)¶
Researchers receive the email address of participants who successfully complete the study, but not of participants who quit or are removed from the study before completion. This option provides a balance between participant privacy and the ability to contact participants who successfully complete the study.
Best¶
Researchers do not receive participant email addresses. This option provides the greatest level of participant privacy and is appropriate when participant contact information is not needed.
Consent Form¶
Upload the consent form that participants should review before deciding whether to participate. Consent forms must be uploaded as PDF files. Researchers are responsible for ensuring that all consent materials accurately reflect the procedures approved by their IRB, REC, or other supervisory ethics board.
Once you have completed the Task Details page, click Next.
Step 3: Time Requirements¶
The Time Requirements page allows you to estimate how long participation should take and define how long the recruitment session should remain active.
Based on your best estimate, completing this experiment should generally take [X] minutes.¶
Enter your estimate of how long it should take participants to complete the experiment under normal conditions. This estimate is displayed to participants before they begin the study and may influence their decision to participate.
Researchers should provide a realistic estimate based on pilot testing, study previews, or previous experience with similar experiments whenever possible.
Kick out participants if they don't finish in [X] minutes.¶
This setting defines the maximum amount of time participants may spend in the experiment before they are automatically removed. Leaving this setting blank or setting it to 0 disables the timeout entirely, allowing participants to take as long as they need to complete the study.
Researchers are generally encouraged to provide participants with as much time as practical, particularly for longer studies or studies where interruptions may be common. A common approach is to set the timeout substantially higher than the expected completion time.
Participants that time out are reported separately from completed and abandoned participations in the session summary. However, data from timed-out (and abandoned) participations are not included when exporting the session's participant data.
Once launched, this session will stay open for [X] days and [Y] hours.¶
This setting determines how long the recruitment session will remain active after launch. Once the specified duration has elapsed, new participants will no longer be able to join the session. The session will also automatically close once the requested number of participants have been recruited, even if the specified duration has not yet expired.
Researchers should select a duration that provides sufficient time to recruit the desired number of participants while remaining consistent with project deadlines and recruitment goals.
When you are satisfied with your time requirements, click Next.
Step 4: Participant Rewards¶
The Participant Rewards page allows you to specify how many participants to recruit and determine the compensation each participant will receive.
This session will recruit [X] participants.¶
Enter the total number of participants you would like to recruit for this session. The session will automatically close once this number of participants have successfully completed the study, even if the session's scheduled duration has not yet expired.
Note that only successfully completed participations count toward this total.
Each participant will get [X] credits redeemable at [institution].¶
Enter the number of credits each participant will receive for successfully completing the study, and select the institution these credits will be applied to. Only institutions you are associated with that have an active department license will be selectable.
Please note that compensation cannot be changed after the session has been launched. If you need to adjust participant rewards, you will have to end your session and create a new one with the desired compensation.
When you are satisfied with your recruitment target and participation rewards, click Next.
Step 5: Eligibility¶
The Eligibility step allows you to control who may participate in your recruitment session based on previous participation history on FindingFive. Use the Who to Allow section to require previous participation before someone becomes eligible, and the Who to Block section to prevent certain participants from taking part.
Reminder: You can launch multiple recruitment sessions for the same study. Some eligibility criteria refer to previous sessions of the current study, while others refer to participation in entirely different studies.
Who to Allow¶
Use the Who to Allow section when participation should be limited to people who have already completed specific studies or who have been explicitly invited to participate.
If no criteria are selected, all participants are allowed unless they are excluded by the Who to Block section.
Participants who have completed all of the following studies (Prerequisites)¶
Choose this option when participants should only be eligible after successfully completing one or more previous studies.
Because all selected studies must have been completed, this option is well suited for longitudinal research, multi-stage experiments, training studies, or other research designs where participants progress through a fixed sequence of studies.
Select participants who have completed my other studies¶
Choose this option to invite specific participants using participant IDs from previously downloaded participant data.
FindingFive will send invitation emails to the selected participants.
Researcher users on FindingFive¶
Choose this option when the session should only be available to registered researcher accounts. This option is primarily intended for internal testing, demonstrations, or other situations where participation should be limited to FindingFive researchers.
Who to Block¶
Use the Who to Block section to prevent participation by individuals who have already been exposed to study materials or who should otherwise be excluded from the current sample.
Participants who attempted but failed to complete a previous session of this study¶
This option is enabled by default.
Participants who have previously started, but did not successfully complete, a session of the current study are prevented from participating again. This helps avoid collecting data from participants who have already been exposed to the study materials.
Consider disabling this option if participants who previously withdrew should be allowed to attempt the study again without requiring you to manually nullify their previous participation.
Those who have completed a previous session of this study¶
This option is enabled by default.
Participants who have already completed a previous session of the current study are prevented from participating again. This helps to ensure that each participant contributes data only once.
Consider disabling this option if you intentionally want participants to complete multiple recruitment sessions of the same study, such as when using different versions of the study to investigate unrelated research questions.
Participants who have participated in any of these studies (Anti-prerequisites)¶
Choose this option to exclude participants who have previously participated in one or more other studies.
Unlike prerequisites, participants are excluded if they have participated in any of the selected studies.
This option is useful when multiple studies use similar materials, manipulations, or research questions and individual participants should experience only one of them.
Select participants who have completed my other studies¶
Choose this option to exclude specific participants using participant IDs from previously downloaded participant data.
This option is useful when individual participants should be excluded regardless of whether they satisfy the other eligibility criteria.
No Double Dipping¶
Regardless of the eligibility criteria you define, FindingFive will never allow a participant to complete the same recruitment session more than once.
If you would like to allow a participant to retry a session after experiencing technical difficulties or another exceptional circumstance, use the Nullify Participation Record feature from the Manage Participants page for the active session.
When you are satisfied with your eligibility criteria, click Next.
Step 6: Demographic Filters¶
The Demographic Filters page allows you to further refine which participants are eligible for your recruitment session based on self-reported demographic information associated with each participant’s FindingFive participant account.
All demographic filters are optional. If you do not specify any filters, participants of all demographic backgrounds will be eligible to participate (subject to any eligibility criteria defined in the previous step).
Please note that this information is used by FindingFive to allow or disallow certain participants, but is not reported alongside participant data as it is deemed Personally Identifying Information (PII).
The age of the participant must be between [X] and [Y] years.¶
Use this setting to specify the minimum and maximum ages of eligible participants. FindingFive evaluates age daily by comparing each participant's date of birth with the date they attempt to join the session.
The gender of the participant must be one of...¶
Use this setting to restrict participation to one or more gender identities.
If no genders are selected, participants of all genders remain eligible.
The participant must be a native speaker of the following languages.¶
Use this setting to recruit participants based on their native language(s).
If you select multiple languages, participants must identify as native speakers of all selected languages in order to be eligible.
This filter is particularly useful for studies involving bilingualism, language acquisition, speech perception, or other research where native language background is an important inclusion criterion.
The participant must currently live in one of the following regions.¶
Use this setting to restrict participation based on participants' current country or region of residence.
Researchers commonly use this filter when recruiting participants from specific geographic regions or when study materials are intended only for people living in particular locations.
Important Disclosure About Demographic Filters¶
Demographic filters rely on information that participants have voluntarily provided in their FindingFive profiles. To protect participant privacy, demographic information used to determine eligibility is not included in participant data exports by default. Researchers receive only the participant data collected by the study itself. Although FindingFive encourages participants to provide accurate demographic information, these data are self-reported and cannot be independently verified.
When you are satisfied with your demographic filters, click Next.
Final Step: Review and Launch¶
The Review and Launch page summarizes your session configuration before the session is created. Review the information carefully to ensure that everything is correct before proceeding.
Important details listed¶
Important details, such as the number of participants to be recruited, compensation details, and any limits on eligibility will be listed here and should be carefully reviewed. Note that the specific details listed will depend on the specific configuration of your session.
A session fee invoice may be generated...¶
This notice refers to FindingFive's session fees, which may apply to your session when you download your data if you have exceeded your subscription plan's free participation record quota.
Will session fees apply?
Depending on your subscription plan, a certain number of completed participation records are included at no additional cost. If the total number of completed participation records downloaded across your account exceeds your plan's complimentary quota, a session fee invoice may be generated when you download this session's participant data.
Unlike participant rewards and payment processing fees, session fees cannot be calculated at the time of session launch because they depend on your cumulative participation record usage when your session data are downloaded. Please see our cost management FAQ for more information.
Launch¶
When you are satisfied with your session configuration, click Launch to create the recruitment session. Once the session has been launched, participants can begin joining immediately using the session URL.
Data Sharing Agreement¶
By launching a session, you agree to share session-related data with FindingFive.
As a nonprofit organization, FindingFive uses these data to improve the platform and the experiences of researchers and participants. No action is required beyond launching the session.
Choose a step from the tabs below to view information about that step of the session launcher:
Step 1: Welcome¶
The Welcome page highlights several important features and requirements of Institutional sessions. Review the information carefully before proceeding.
Access Code Required¶
An access code is an alphanumeric string that participants must enter correctly before they can participate in a session. These sessions require an access code to help prevent members of the general public from accidentally joining studies that are intended only for a specific group of participants.
You may either:
- Enter your own access code, or
- Click Generate to create one automatically.
Researchers commonly distribute access codes through participant management systems, recruitment emails, classroom announcements, or subject pool platforms such as SONA.
Shareable URL¶
Study sessions can be found by browsing available studies on FindingFive, but it is much more convenient to give participants a direct link to the study. FindingFive generates a unique URL for sessions that can be safely shared, even on public channels.
Researchers typically distribute this URL to potential participants through various means, including email invitations, laboratory websites, classroom systems, institutional participant pools, or external participant management tools. Participants who visit this URL will be able to view information about the study before choosing whether or not to participate.
Participant Sign-Up Required¶
Institution sessions require participants to have a FindingFive account in order to participate. This enables FindingFive to track participant identities to support participation-based eligibility criteria and demographic filters.
Participants may view study information through the shared session URL, but they must create or sign in to a FindingFive participant account before they can participate.
Additional Institution Session Features¶
Because Institution sessions use FindingFive participant accounts, they also support:
- Exclusion of certain participants based on past experience with similar studies.
- Longitudinal study chains, where each experiment is a prerequisite for the next.
- Participant reward distribution through FindingFive.
When you are ready to continue, click Next.
Step 2: Task Details¶
The Task Details page collects the information that will be displayed to potential participants who visit your study's unique URL.
What's the name of this experiment (to the participant)?¶
Enter the name that participants will see when deciding whether to participate in your study. Choose a clear and descriptive title that accurately reflects the purpose of the experiment without revealing information that could bias participant responses.
This field is required.
What will the participants do? List any requirements here as well.¶
Provide a brief description of the participant experience. Researchers commonly use this field to describe:
- The purpose of the study.
- The activities participants will complete.
- Any technical requirements.
- Any participation requirements not enforced automatically by FindingFive.
Participants may use this information to determine whether they are interested in participating and whether they meet the requirements for the study.
This field is required.
Privacy Level¶
The Privacy Level setting determines what participant contact information, if any, will be available to researchers after participation. Regardless of the privacy level selected, participant names and contact information are never linked to study response data. FindingFive stores participant identity information separately from experimental data.
Good¶
Researchers receive the email address of every participant who begins the study, regardless of whether they complete it. This option may be useful when researchers need to:
- Follow up with participants who encounter technical difficulties.
- Investigate unusually high rates of participant withdrawal.
- Offer participants another opportunity to participate after an interrupted session.
- Communicate with participants regarding compensation or reimbursement.
Better (Default)¶
Researchers receive the email address of participants who successfully complete the study, but not of participants who quit or are removed from the study before completion. This option provides a balance between participant privacy and the ability to contact participants who successfully complete the study.
Best¶
Researchers do not receive participant email addresses. This option provides the greatest level of participant privacy and is appropriate when participant contact information is not needed.
Consent Form¶
Upload the consent form that participants should review before deciding whether to participate. Consent forms must be uploaded as PDF files. Researchers are responsible for ensuring that all consent materials accurately reflect the procedures approved by their IRB, REC, or other supervisory ethics board.
Once you have completed the Task Details page, click Next.
Step 3: Time Requirements¶
The Time Requirements page allows you to estimate how long participation should take and define how long the recruitment session should remain active.
Based on your best estimate, completing this experiment should generally take [X] minutes.¶
Enter your estimate of how long it should take participants to complete the experiment under normal conditions. This estimate is displayed to participants before they begin the study and may influence their decision to participate.
Researchers should provide a realistic estimate based on pilot testing, study previews, or previous experience with similar experiments whenever possible.
Kick out participants if they don't finish in [X] minutes.¶
This setting defines the maximum amount of time participants may spend in the experiment before they are automatically removed. Leaving this setting blank or setting it to 0 disables the timeout entirely, allowing participants to take as long as they need to complete the study.
Researchers are generally encouraged to provide participants with as much time as practical, particularly for longer studies or studies where interruptions may be common. A common approach is to set the timeout substantially higher than the expected completion time.
Participants that time out are reported separately from completed and abandoned participations in the session summary. However, data from timed-out (and abandoned) participations are not included when exporting the session's participant data.
Once launched, this session will stay open for [X] days and [Y] hours.¶
This setting determines how long the recruitment session will remain active after launch. Once the specified duration has elapsed, new participants will no longer be able to join the session. The session will also automatically close once the requested number of participants have been recruited, even if the specified duration has not yet expired.
Researchers should select a duration that provides sufficient time to recruit the desired number of participants while remaining consistent with project deadlines and recruitment goals.
When you are satisfied with your time requirements, click Next.
Step 4: Number of Participants¶
The Number of Participants page allows you to specify how many participants to recruit.
This session will recruit [X] participants.¶
Enter the total number of participants you would like to recruit for this session. The session will automatically close once this number of participants have successfully completed the study, even if the session's scheduled duration has not yet expired.
Note that only successfully completed participations count toward this total.
When you are satisfied with your recruitment target, click Next.
Step 5: Eligibility¶
The Eligibility step allows you to control who may participate in your recruitment session based on previous participation history on FindingFive. Use the Who to Allow section to require previous participation before someone becomes eligible, and the Who to Block section to prevent certain participants from taking part.
Reminder: You can launch multiple recruitment sessions for the same study. Some eligibility criteria refer to previous sessions of the current study, while others refer to participation in entirely different studies.
Who to Allow¶
Use the Who to Allow section when participation should be limited to people who have already completed specific studies or who have been explicitly invited to participate.
If no criteria are selected, all participants are allowed unless they are excluded by the Who to Block section.
Participants who have completed all of the following studies (Prerequisites)¶
Choose this option when participants should only be eligible after successfully completing one or more previous studies.
Because all selected studies must have been completed, this option is well suited for longitudinal research, multi-stage experiments, training studies, or other research designs where participants progress through a fixed sequence of studies.
Select participants who have completed my other studies¶
Choose this option to invite specific participants using participant IDs from previously downloaded participant data.
FindingFive will send invitation emails to the selected participants.
Researcher users on FindingFive¶
Choose this option when the session should only be available to registered researcher accounts. This option is primarily intended for internal testing, demonstrations, or other situations where participation should be limited to FindingFive researchers.
Who to Block¶
Use the Who to Block section to prevent participation by individuals who have already been exposed to study materials or who should otherwise be excluded from the current sample.
Participants who attempted but failed to complete a previous session of this study¶
This option is enabled by default.
Participants who have previously started, but did not successfully complete, a session of the current study are prevented from participating again. This helps avoid collecting data from participants who have already been exposed to the study materials.
Consider disabling this option if participants who previously withdrew should be allowed to attempt the study again without requiring you to manually nullify their previous participation.
Those who have completed a previous session of this study¶
This option is enabled by default.
Participants who have already completed a previous session of the current study are prevented from participating again. This helps to ensure that each participant contributes data only once.
Consider disabling this option if you intentionally want participants to complete multiple recruitment sessions of the same study, such as when using different versions of the study to investigate unrelated research questions.
Participants who have participated in any of these studies (Anti-prerequisites)¶
Choose this option to exclude participants who have previously participated in one or more other studies.
Unlike prerequisites, participants are excluded if they have participated in any of the selected studies.
This option is useful when multiple studies use similar materials, manipulations, or research questions and individual participants should experience only one of them.
Select participants who have completed my other studies¶
Choose this option to exclude specific participants using participant IDs from previously downloaded participant data.
This option is useful when individual participants should be excluded regardless of whether they satisfy the other eligibility criteria.
No Double Dipping¶
Regardless of the eligibility criteria you define, FindingFive will never allow a participant to complete the same recruitment session more than once.
If you would like to allow a participant to retry a session after experiencing technical difficulties or another exceptional circumstance, use the Nullify Participation Record feature from the Manage Participants page for the active session.
When you are satisfied with your eligibility criteria, click Next.
Step 6: Demographic Filters¶
The Demographic Filters page allows you to further refine which participants are eligible for your recruitment session based on self-reported demographic information associated with each participant’s FindingFive participant account.
All demographic filters are optional. If you do not specify any filters, participants of all demographic backgrounds will be eligible to participate (subject to any eligibility criteria defined in the previous step).
Please note that this information is used by FindingFive to allow or disallow certain participants, but is not reported alongside participant data as it is deemed Personally Identifying Information (PII).
The age of the participant must be between [X] and [Y] years.¶
Use this setting to specify the minimum and maximum ages of eligible participants. FindingFive evaluates age daily by comparing each participant's date of birth with the date they attempt to join the session.
The gender of the participant must be one of...¶
Use this setting to restrict participation to one or more gender identities.
If no genders are selected, participants of all genders remain eligible.
The participant must be a native speaker of the following languages.¶
Use this setting to recruit participants based on their native language(s).
If you select multiple languages, participants must identify as native speakers of all selected languages in order to be eligible.
This filter is particularly useful for studies involving bilingualism, language acquisition, speech perception, or other research where native language background is an important inclusion criterion.
The participant must currently live in one of the following regions.¶
Use this setting to restrict participation based on participants' current country or region of residence.
Researchers commonly use this filter when recruiting participants from specific geographic regions or when study materials are intended only for people living in particular locations.
Important Disclosure About Demographic Filters¶
Demographic filters rely on information that participants have voluntarily provided in their FindingFive profiles. To protect participant privacy, demographic information used to determine eligibility is not included in participant data exports by default. Researchers receive only the participant data collected by the study itself. Although FindingFive encourages participants to provide accurate demographic information, these data are self-reported and cannot be independently verified.
When you are satisfied with your demographic filters, click Next.
Final Step: Review and Launch¶
The Review and Launch page summarizes your session configuration before the session is created. Review the information carefully to ensure that everything is correct before proceeding.
Important details listed¶
Important details, such as the number of participants to be recruited, compensation details, and any limits on eligibility will be listed here and should be carefully reviewed. Note that the specific details listed will depend on the specific configuration of your session.
A session fee invoice may be generated...¶
This notice refers to FindingFive's session fees, which may apply to your session when you download your data if you have exceeded your subscription plan's free participation record quota.
Will session fees apply?
Depending on your subscription plan, a certain number of completed participation records are included at no additional cost. If the total number of completed participation records downloaded across your account exceeds your plan's complimentary quota, a session fee invoice may be generated when you download this session's participant data.
Unlike participant rewards and payment processing fees, session fees cannot be calculated at the time of session launch because they depend on your cumulative participation record usage when your session data are downloaded. Please see our cost management FAQ for more information.
Launch¶
When you are satisfied with your session configuration, click Launch to create the recruitment session. Once the session has been launched, participants can begin joining immediately using the session URL.
Data Sharing Agreement¶
By launching a session, you agree to share session-related data with FindingFive.
As a nonprofit organization, FindingFive uses these data to improve the platform and the experiences of researchers and participants. No action is required beyond launching the session.
Launching a Prolific Session¶
Prolific sessions allow you to host your experiment on FindingFive while recruiting participants through Prolific. FindingFive and Prolific work together to provide participants with a seamless experience, without requiring them to create FindingFive accounts.
Prolific manages participant identities and rewards
Because participants are recruited through Prolific, participant identity, eligibility criteria, demographic filtering, and compensation are managed by Prolific rather than FindingFive. FindingFive uses the participant IDs provided by Prolific to track participation and prevent the same participant from completing the same session more than once.
Set up your Prolific and FindingFive sessions at the same time
The FindingFive session launcher is designed to be completed alongside the corresponding study setup on Prolific. As you configure your FindingFive session, the launcher will guide you through the settings needed to connect the two systems.
Are You Ready to Launch?¶
Before launching a recruitment session, make sure to check the following:
- You have permission to launch a session of this study. You must either own the study yourself, or be a collaborator with session launching permissions. If you are not, contact the study owner to request the necessary permissions.
- You have an active FindingFive subscription. A subscription is required to recruit participants. Plans start as low as $20/year, but you can find the right plan for your needs on our pricing page.
- You have acquired all necessary permissions from your supervisory ethics board (IRB, REC, etc.). This is human subjects research, after all! You know the drill.
- You have a PDF of your approved consent form on hand. You will need to upload it as part of session setup.
- If using FindingFive’s cash payment system, you have sufficient funds in your account to cover all participant payouts and payment processing fees. This does not apply if you are using course credits or rewarding participants outside of FindingFive.
- You have recently completed a full preview of your experiment. In some cases, FindingFive will not allow you to launch a recruitment session until you have completed a full preview. In other cases, it is still a good idea to help identify issues that might otherwise cause problems or confusion for your participants.
- You have downloaded that preview data and verified that it includes what you expect. Nothing would be more frustrating than downloading your data after your experiment is complete only to find that critical response data were not properly collected. By checking the data after a preview, you greatly reduce the risk of this happening.
Once you can check each of these boxes, you are ready to set up a session and start recruiting participants!
Select Prolific Recruitment¶
From the study editor page of the study you wish to recruit for, click Recruit and select From Prolific.
Click Confirm to open FindingFive's session launcher, which provides a step-by-step process for configuring all details of your session.
FindingFive saves your progress
You can leave the session launcher and return to it at any time by once again selecting Recruit and choosing the same session type. FindingFive will give you the option of picking up where you left off.
Step 1: Welcome¶
The Welcome page provides the information you need to connect session of your FindingFive study to a study on Prolific.
We recommend starting a new study on Prolific before proceeding. As you work through FindingFive's session setup wizard, configure the corresponding settings on Prolific at the same time, but do not publish your Prolific study yet.
Private Study URL¶
FindingFive generates a private URL that allows Prolific participants—and only Prolific participants—to access your session.
Click the this URL link to view and copy the URL, then paste it into Prolific's What's the URL of your study field.
Participants who enter through this URL will be recognized as coming from Prolific. The session will not be publicly listed among available studies on FindingFive.
Seamless Participation¶
When configuring your study on Prolific, select I'll use URL parameters for recording Prolific IDs.
This allows Prolific to pass participant identifiers to FindingFive automatically when participants enter the study. Participants can therefore be identified without creating or signing in to FindingFive accounts.
Completion Code Integration¶
Prolific uses completion codes to confirm that participants have successfully completed a study.
Find the completion code for the default completion path in your Prolific study and enter it in the field provided on this page.
After a participant successfully completes your experiment, FindingFive automatically passes this completion code back to Prolific on the participant's behalf. This allows Prolific to recognize that the participant completed the study without requiring the participant to manually enter or submit a completion code.
Eligibility Control by Prolific¶
Participant eligibility for Prolific sessions is managed through Prolific rather than FindingFive.
FindingFive's participation-history eligibility criteria and demographic filters therefore do not apply to these sessions. Configure any participant eligibility requirements you need when setting up your study on Prolific.
FindingFive will still prevent the same Prolific participant from participating in the same FindingFive session more than once.
When you are ready to continue, click Next.
Step 2: Task Details¶
The Task Details page collects the information that will be displayed to potential participants who visit your study's unique URL.
What's the name of this experiment (to the participant)?¶
Enter the name that participants will see when deciding whether to participate in your study. Choose a clear and descriptive title that accurately reflects the purpose of the experiment without revealing information that could bias participant responses.
This field is required.
What will the participants do? List any requirements here as well.¶
Provide a brief description of the participant experience. Researchers commonly use this field to describe:
- The purpose of the study.
- The activities participants will complete.
- Any technical requirements.
- Any participation requirements not enforced automatically by FindingFive.
Participants may use this information to determine whether they are interested in participating and whether they meet the requirements for the study.
This field is required.
Privacy Level¶
For Prolific sessions, the privacy level is automatically set to Good and cannot be changed. You will receive the Prolific IDs of participants who complete or quit the experiment. These IDs are provided because participant identities are managed by Prolific rather than FindingFive.
As with other session types, participant identifiers are never linked to study response data.
Consent Form¶
Upload the consent form that participants should review before deciding whether to participate. Consent forms must be uploaded as PDF files. Researchers are responsible for ensuring that all consent materials accurately reflect the procedures approved by their IRB, REC, or other supervisory ethics board.
Once you have completed the Task Details page, click Next.
Step 3: Time Requirements¶
The Time Requirements page allows you to estimate how long participation should take and define how long the recruitment session should remain active.
Based on your best estimate, completing this experiment should generally take [X] minutes.¶
Enter your estimate of how long it should take participants to complete the experiment under normal conditions. This estimate is displayed to participants before they begin the study and may influence their decision to participate.
Researchers should provide a realistic estimate based on pilot testing, study previews, or previous experience with similar experiments whenever possible.
Kick out participants if they don't finish in [X] minutes.¶
This setting defines the maximum amount of time participants may spend in the experiment before they are automatically removed. Leaving this setting blank or setting it to 0 disables the timeout entirely, allowing participants to take as long as they need to complete the study.
Researchers are generally encouraged to provide participants with as much time as practical, particularly for longer studies or studies where interruptions may be common. A common approach is to set the timeout substantially higher than the expected completion time.
Participants that time out are reported separately from completed and abandoned participations in the session summary. However, data from timed-out (and abandoned) participations are not included when exporting the session's participant data.
Once launched, this session will stay open for [X] days and [Y] hours.¶
This setting determines how long the recruitment session will remain active after launch. Once the specified duration has elapsed, new participants will no longer be able to join the session. The session will also automatically close once the requested number of participants have been recruited, even if the specified duration has not yet expired.
Researchers should select a duration that provides sufficient time to recruit the desired number of participants while remaining consistent with project deadlines and recruitment goals.
When you are satisfied with your time requirements, click Next.
Step 4: Number of Participants¶
The Number of Participants page allows you to specify how many participants to recruit.
This session will recruit [X] participants.¶
Enter the total number of participants you would like to recruit for this session. The session will automatically close once this number of participants have successfully completed the study, even if the session's scheduled duration has not yet expired.
Note that only successfully completed participations count toward this total.
Assign participants to the same groups as they were in the following prerequisite study.¶
Select this option when participants should remain in the same participant groups they were assigned to in an earlier Prolific study. This option is useful for multi-study or longitudinal research designs where participants need to remain in the same experimental group or condition across studies.
This option is only available when the current study uses participant groups. If participant grouping is not configured for the current study, the option cannot be selected.
To enable, select the checkbox and choose the relevant prerequisite study from the dropdown menu. Only previous Prolific-based studies are available.
When you are satisfied with your recruitment target, click Next.
Final Step: Review and Launch¶
The Review and Launch page summarizes your session configuration before the session is created. Review the information carefully to ensure that everything is correct before proceeding.
Important details listed¶
Important details, such as the number of participants to be recruited, compensation details, and any limits on eligibility will be listed here and should be carefully reviewed. Note that the specific details listed will depend on the specific configuration of your session.
A session fee invoice may be generated...¶
This notice refers to FindingFive's session fees, which may apply to your session when you download your data if you have exceeded your subscription plan's free participation record quota.
Will session fees apply?
Depending on your subscription plan, a certain number of completed participation records are included at no additional cost. If the total number of completed participation records downloaded across your account exceeds your plan's complimentary quota, a session fee invoice may be generated when you download this session's participant data.
Unlike participant rewards and payment processing fees, session fees cannot be calculated at the time of session launch because they depend on your cumulative participation record usage when your session data are downloaded. Please see our cost management FAQ for more information.
Launch¶
When you are satisfied with your session configuration, click Launch to create the recruitment session. Once the session has been launched, participants can begin joining immediately using the session URL.
Data Sharing Agreement¶
By launching a session, you agree to share session-related data with FindingFive.
As a nonprofit organization, FindingFive uses these data to improve the platform and the experiences of researchers and participants. No action is required beyond launching the session.
Launching an Anywhere Session¶
Anywhere sessions are designed to allow participants to join research studies on FindingFive without the need to sign up for a FindingFive participant account. This is especially useful for research that prioritizes participant privacy and accessibility over eligibility requirements or convenience features for researchers.
Anywhere sessions have restricted features
Because these sessions do not require participant accounts, FindingFive cannot track participant identities. This makes it impossible to apply eligibility criteria, demographic filters, or FindingFive-managed participant rewards.
Are You Ready to Launch?¶
Before launching a recruitment session, make sure to check the following:
- You have permission to launch a session of this study. You must either own the study yourself, or be a collaborator with session launching permissions. If you are not, contact the study owner to request the necessary permissions.
- You have an active FindingFive subscription. A subscription is required to recruit participants. Plans start as low as $20/year, but you can find the right plan for your needs on our pricing page.
- You have acquired all necessary permissions from your supervisory ethics board (IRB, REC, etc.). This is human subjects research, after all! You know the drill.
- You have a PDF of your approved consent form on hand. You will need to upload it as part of session setup.
- If using FindingFive’s cash payment system, you have sufficient funds in your account to cover all participant payouts and payment processing fees. This does not apply if you are using course credits or rewarding participants outside of FindingFive.
- You have recently completed a full preview of your experiment. In some cases, FindingFive will not allow you to launch a recruitment session until you have completed a full preview. In other cases, it is still a good idea to help identify issues that might otherwise cause problems or confusion for your participants.
- You have downloaded that preview data and verified that it includes what you expect. Nothing would be more frustrating than downloading your data after your experiment is complete only to find that critical response data were not properly collected. By checking the data after a preview, you greatly reduce the risk of this happening.
Once you can check each of these boxes, you are ready to set up a session and start recruiting participants!
Select Anywhere Recruitment¶
From the study editor page of the study you wish to recruit for, click Recruit and select From Anywhere (no sign-up required).
Click Confirm to open FindingFive's session launcher, which provides a step-by-step process for configuring all details of your session.
FindingFive saves your progress
You can leave the session launcher and return to it at any time by once again selecting Recruit and choosing the same session type. FindingFive will give you the option of picking up where you left off.
Choose a step from the tabs below to view information about that step of the session launcher:
Step 1: Welcome¶
The Welcome page highlights several important features and requirements of Anywhere sessions. Review the information carefully before proceeding.
Access Code Required¶
An access code is an alphanumeric string that participants must enter correctly before they can participate in a session. These sessions require an access code to help prevent members of the general public from accidentally joining studies that are intended only for a specific group of participants.
You may either:
- Enter your own access code, or
- Click Generate to create one automatically.
Researchers commonly distribute access codes through participant management systems, recruitment emails, classroom announcements, or subject pool platforms such as SONA.
Shareable URL¶
Study sessions can be found by browsing available studies on FindingFive, but it is much more convenient to give participants a direct link to the study. FindingFive generates a unique URL for sessions that can be safely shared, even on public channels.
Researchers typically distribute this URL to potential participants through various means, including email invitations, laboratory websites, classroom systems, institutional participant pools, or external participant management tools. Participants who visit this URL will be able to view information about the study before choosing whether or not to participate.
Sign-Ups Not Required¶
Participants do not need to create or sign in to FindingFive accounts to participate in an Anywhere session.
This reduces barriers to participation and allows participants to take part without providing identifying information to FindingFive. However, because FindingFive does not manage participant identities, we cannot provide you with information about who participated in your study.
If you need to identify or track participants, you will need to manage participant identities outside FindingFive, collect the necessary information as part of your experiment, or choose a different session type.
No Eligibility Control¶
Because Anywhere sessions do not require FindingFive accounts, FindingFive cannot apply eligibility criteria based on previous participation history or participant demographics.
If your research requires prerequisites, exclusion based on participation in related studies, demographic screening, or other eligibility controls, you will need to choose another session type or manage those requirements outside FindingFive.
In addition, FindingFive will not be able to reliably prevent the same individual from participating more than once in an Anywhere session. However, later in the setup process you will have the option to enable an experimental feature that helps prevent multiple participations from the same device and browser combination.
Additional Anywhere Session Notices¶
Because FindingFive cannot track the identities of Anywhere session participants, we also cannot support compensation. Please ensure you are compensating participants through other means, as appropriate.
When you are ready to continue, click Next.
Step 2: Task Details¶
The Task Details page collects the information that will be displayed to potential participants who visit your study's unique URL.
What's the name of this experiment (to the participant)?¶
Enter the name that participants will see when deciding whether to participate in your study. Choose a clear and descriptive title that accurately reflects the purpose of the experiment without revealing information that could bias participant responses.
This field is required.
What will the participants do? List any requirements here as well.¶
Provide a brief description of the participant experience. Researchers commonly use this field to describe:
- The purpose of the study.
- The activities participants will complete.
- Any technical requirements.
- Any participation requirements not enforced automatically by FindingFive.
Participants may use this information to determine whether they are interested in participating and whether they meet the requirements for the study.
This field is required.
Privacy Level¶
Because participants in Anywhere sessions are not required to have FindingFive accounts, no identifying or contact information is available for any participants. This provides the greatest level of participant privacy.
Consent Form¶
Upload the consent form that participants should review before deciding whether to participate. Consent forms must be uploaded as PDF files. Researchers are responsible for ensuring that all consent materials accurately reflect the procedures approved by their IRB, REC, or other supervisory ethics board.
Once you have completed the Task Details page, click Next.
Step 3: Time Requirements¶
The Time Requirements page allows you to estimate how long participation should take and define how long the recruitment session should remain active.
Based on your best estimate, completing this experiment should generally take [X] minutes.¶
Enter your estimate of how long it should take participants to complete the experiment under normal conditions. This estimate is displayed to participants before they begin the study and may influence their decision to participate.
Researchers should provide a realistic estimate based on pilot testing, study previews, or previous experience with similar experiments whenever possible.
Kick out participants if they don't finish in [X] minutes.¶
This setting defines the maximum amount of time participants may spend in the experiment before they are automatically removed. Leaving this setting blank or setting it to 0 disables the timeout entirely, allowing participants to take as long as they need to complete the study.
Researchers are generally encouraged to provide participants with as much time as practical, particularly for longer studies or studies where interruptions may be common. A common approach is to set the timeout substantially higher than the expected completion time.
Participants that time out are reported separately from completed and abandoned participations in the session summary. However, data from timed-out (and abandoned) participations are not included when exporting the session's participant data.
Once launched, this session will stay open for [X] days and [Y] hours.¶
This setting determines how long the recruitment session will remain active after launch. Once the specified duration has elapsed, new participants will no longer be able to join the session. The session will also automatically close once the requested number of participants have been recruited, even if the specified duration has not yet expired.
Researchers should select a duration that provides sufficient time to recruit the desired number of participants while remaining consistent with project deadlines and recruitment goals.
When you are satisfied with your time requirements, click Next.
Step 4: Number of Participants¶
The Number of Participants page allows you to specify how many participants to recruit.
This session will recruit [X] participants.¶
Enter the total number of participants you would like to recruit for this session. The session will automatically close once this number of participants have successfully completed the study, even if the session's scheduled duration has not yet expired.
Note that only successfully completed participations count toward this total.
When you are satisfied with your recruitment target, click Next.
Final Step: Review and Launch¶
The Review and Launch page summarizes your session configuration before the session is created. Review the information carefully to ensure that everything is correct before proceeding.
Important details listed¶
Important details, such as the number of participants to be recruited, compensation details, and any limits on eligibility will be listed here and should be carefully reviewed. Note that the specific details listed will depend on the specific configuration of your session.
A session fee invoice may be generated...¶
This notice refers to FindingFive's session fees, which may apply to your session when you download your data if you have exceeded your subscription plan's free participation record quota.
Will session fees apply?
Depending on your subscription plan, a certain number of completed participation records are included at no additional cost. If the total number of completed participation records downloaded across your account exceeds your plan's complimentary quota, a session fee invoice may be generated when you download this session's participant data.
Unlike participant rewards and payment processing fees, session fees cannot be calculated at the time of session launch because they depend on your cumulative participation record usage when your session data are downloaded. Please see our cost management FAQ for more information.
Launch¶
When you are satisfied with your session configuration, click Launch to create the recruitment session. Once the session has been launched, participants can begin joining immediately using the session URL.
Data Sharing Agreement¶
By launching a session, you agree to share session-related data with FindingFive.
As a nonprofit organization, FindingFive uses these data to improve the platform and the experiences of researchers and participants. No action is required beyond launching the session.
Launching a Classroom Session¶
Classroom sessions are designed to allow students to participate in private experiments set up by their instructors or each other.
Classroom sessions require a FindingFive Classroom
This session type is only available for registered members of a FindingFive Classroom. If you are interested in setting up or learning more about FindingFive Classroom, please reach out to us at [email protected].
Are You Ready to Launch?¶
Before launching a recruitment session, make sure to check the following:
- You have permission to launch a session of this study. You must either own the study yourself, or be a collaborator with session launching permissions. If you are not, contact the study owner to request the necessary permissions.
- You have an active FindingFive subscription. A subscription is required to recruit participants. Plans start as low as $20/year, but you can find the right plan for your needs on our pricing page.
- You have acquired all necessary permissions from your supervisory ethics board (IRB, REC, etc.). This is human subjects research, after all! You know the drill.
- You have a PDF of your approved consent form on hand. You will need to upload it as part of session setup.
- If using FindingFive’s cash payment system, you have sufficient funds in your account to cover all participant payouts and payment processing fees. This does not apply if you are using course credits or rewarding participants outside of FindingFive.
- You have recently completed a full preview of your experiment. In some cases, FindingFive will not allow you to launch a recruitment session until you have completed a full preview. In other cases, it is still a good idea to help identify issues that might otherwise cause problems or confusion for your participants.
- You have downloaded that preview data and verified that it includes what you expect. Nothing would be more frustrating than downloading your data after your experiment is complete only to find that critical response data were not properly collected. By checking the data after a preview, you greatly reduce the risk of this happening.
Once you can check each of these boxes, you are ready to set up a session and start recruiting participants!
Select Classroom Recruitment¶
From the study editor page of the study you wish to recruit for, click Recruit and select From Classroom.
Click Confirm to open FindingFive's session launcher, which provides a step-by-step process for configuring all details of your session.
FindingFive saves your progress
You can leave the session launcher and return to it at any time by once again selecting Recruit and choosing the same session type. FindingFive will give you the option of picking up where you left off.
Choose a step from the tabs below to view information about that step of the session launcher:
Step 1: Welcome¶
The Welcome page highlights the essential features and requirements for collecting data from participants in your FindingFive Classroom. Review the information carefully before continuing.
Only for Classroom Members¶
Classroom sessions are private to your FindingFive Classroom. They are not publicly listed on FindingFive, and only the instructor and members of the Classroom can view or participate in them.
Demographic Filtering¶
Session types that require participant accounts support demographic filters managed by FindingFive. Later in the session setup process, you will be able to restrict participation based on criteria such as:
- Age
- Gender
- Language background
- Country of residence
Demographic filters can be used to target specific participant populations and reduce the need for manual participant screening.
No Rewards¶
FindingFive-managed participant rewards are not available for Classroom sessions. You cannot use FindingFive to distribute either cash rewards or course credit to participants in these sessions. If you need to compensate or otherwise reward Classroom participants, you will need to manage that outside FindingFive.
Shareable URL¶
Study sessions can be found by browsing available studies on FindingFive, but it is much more convenient to give participants a direct link to the study. FindingFive generates a unique URL for sessions that can be safely shared, even on public channels.
Researchers typically distribute this URL to potential participants through various means, including email invitations, laboratory websites, classroom systems, institutional participant pools, or external participant management tools. Participants who visit this URL will be able to view information about the study before choosing whether or not to participate.
Once the session has been launched, you can distribute the URL to members of your Classroom to give them direct access to the study.
When you are ready to continue, click Next.
Step 2: Task Details¶
The Task Details page collects the information that will be displayed to potential participants who visit your study's unique URL.
What's the name of this experiment (to the participant)?¶
Enter the name that participants will see when deciding whether to participate in your study. Choose a clear and descriptive title that accurately reflects the purpose of the experiment without revealing information that could bias participant responses.
This field is required.
What will the participants do? List any requirements here as well.¶
Provide a brief description of the participant experience. Researchers commonly use this field to describe:
- The purpose of the study.
- The activities participants will complete.
- Any technical requirements.
- Any participation requirements not enforced automatically by FindingFive.
Participants may use this information to determine whether they are interested in participating and whether they meet the requirements for the study.
This field is required.
Privacy Level¶
For Classroom sessions, the privacy level is automatically set to Good and cannot be changed. You will receive the emails of participants who complete or quit the experiment. These will be the same emails you used to invite members to your Classroom.
As with other session types, participant identifiers are never linked to study response data.
Consent Form¶
Upload the consent form that participants should review before deciding whether to participate. Consent forms must be uploaded as PDF files. Researchers are responsible for ensuring that all consent materials accurately reflect the procedures approved by their IRB, REC, or other supervisory ethics board.
Once you have completed the Task Details page, click Next.
Step 3: Time Requirements¶
The Time Requirements page allows you to estimate how long participation should take and define how long the recruitment session should remain active.
Based on your best estimate, completing this experiment should generally take [X] minutes.¶
Enter your estimate of how long it should take participants to complete the experiment under normal conditions. This estimate is displayed to participants before they begin the study and may influence their decision to participate.
Researchers should provide a realistic estimate based on pilot testing, study previews, or previous experience with similar experiments whenever possible.
Kick out participants if they don't finish in [X] minutes.¶
This setting defines the maximum amount of time participants may spend in the experiment before they are automatically removed. Leaving this setting blank or setting it to 0 disables the timeout entirely, allowing participants to take as long as they need to complete the study.
Researchers are generally encouraged to provide participants with as much time as practical, particularly for longer studies or studies where interruptions may be common. A common approach is to set the timeout substantially higher than the expected completion time.
Participants that time out are reported separately from completed and abandoned participations in the session summary. However, data from timed-out (and abandoned) participations are not included when exporting the session's participant data.
Once launched, this session will stay open for [X] days and [Y] hours.¶
This setting determines how long the recruitment session will remain active after launch. Once the specified duration has elapsed, new participants will no longer be able to join the session. The session will also automatically close once the requested number of participants have been recruited, even if the specified duration has not yet expired.
Researchers should select a duration that provides sufficient time to recruit the desired number of participants while remaining consistent with project deadlines and recruitment goals.
When you are satisfied with your time requirements, click Next.
Step 4: Number of Participants¶
The Number of Participants page allows you to specify how many participants to recruit.
This session will recruit [X] participants.¶
Enter the total number of participants you would like to recruit for this session. The session will automatically close once this number of participants have successfully completed the study, even if the session's scheduled duration has not yet expired.
Note that only successfully completed participations count toward this total.
When you are satisfied with your recruitment target, click Next.
Step 5: Eligibility¶
The Eligibility step allows you to control who may participate in your recruitment session based on previous participation history on FindingFive. Use the Who to Allow section to require previous participation before someone becomes eligible, and the Who to Block section to prevent certain participants from taking part.
Reminder: You can launch multiple recruitment sessions for the same study. Some eligibility criteria refer to previous sessions of the current study, while others refer to participation in entirely different studies.
Who to Allow¶
Use the Who to Allow section when participation should be limited to people who have already completed specific studies or who have been explicitly invited to participate.
If no criteria are selected, all participants are allowed unless they are excluded by the Who to Block section.
Participants who have completed all of the following studies (Prerequisites)¶
Choose this option when participants should only be eligible after successfully completing one or more previous studies.
Because all selected studies must have been completed, this option is well suited for longitudinal research, multi-stage experiments, training studies, or other research designs where participants progress through a fixed sequence of studies.
Select participants who have completed my other studies¶
Choose this option to invite specific participants using participant IDs from previously downloaded participant data.
FindingFive will send invitation emails to the selected participants.
Researcher users on FindingFive¶
Choose this option when the session should only be available to registered researcher accounts. This option is primarily intended for internal testing, demonstrations, or other situations where participation should be limited to FindingFive researchers.
Who to Block¶
Use the Who to Block section to prevent participation by individuals who have already been exposed to study materials or who should otherwise be excluded from the current sample.
Participants who attempted but failed to complete a previous session of this study¶
This option is enabled by default.
Participants who have previously started, but did not successfully complete, a session of the current study are prevented from participating again. This helps avoid collecting data from participants who have already been exposed to the study materials.
Consider disabling this option if participants who previously withdrew should be allowed to attempt the study again without requiring you to manually nullify their previous participation.
Those who have completed a previous session of this study¶
This option is enabled by default.
Participants who have already completed a previous session of the current study are prevented from participating again. This helps to ensure that each participant contributes data only once.
Consider disabling this option if you intentionally want participants to complete multiple recruitment sessions of the same study, such as when using different versions of the study to investigate unrelated research questions.
Participants who have participated in any of these studies (Anti-prerequisites)¶
Choose this option to exclude participants who have previously participated in one or more other studies.
Unlike prerequisites, participants are excluded if they have participated in any of the selected studies.
This option is useful when multiple studies use similar materials, manipulations, or research questions and individual participants should experience only one of them.
Select participants who have completed my other studies¶
Choose this option to exclude specific participants using participant IDs from previously downloaded participant data.
This option is useful when individual participants should be excluded regardless of whether they satisfy the other eligibility criteria.
No Double Dipping¶
Regardless of the eligibility criteria you define, FindingFive will never allow a participant to complete the same recruitment session more than once.
If you would like to allow a participant to retry a session after experiencing technical difficulties or another exceptional circumstance, use the Nullify Participation Record feature from the Manage Participants page for the active session.
When you are satisfied with your eligibility criteria, click Next.
Step 6: Demographic Filters¶
The Demographic Filters page allows you to further refine which participants are eligible for your recruitment session based on self-reported demographic information associated with each participant’s FindingFive participant account.
All demographic filters are optional. If you do not specify any filters, participants of all demographic backgrounds will be eligible to participate (subject to any eligibility criteria defined in the previous step).
Please note that this information is used by FindingFive to allow or disallow certain participants, but is not reported alongside participant data as it is deemed Personally Identifying Information (PII).
The age of the participant must be between [X] and [Y] years.¶
Use this setting to specify the minimum and maximum ages of eligible participants. FindingFive evaluates age daily by comparing each participant's date of birth with the date they attempt to join the session.
The gender of the participant must be one of...¶
Use this setting to restrict participation to one or more gender identities.
If no genders are selected, participants of all genders remain eligible.
The participant must be a native speaker of the following languages.¶
Use this setting to recruit participants based on their native language(s).
If you select multiple languages, participants must identify as native speakers of all selected languages in order to be eligible.
This filter is particularly useful for studies involving bilingualism, language acquisition, speech perception, or other research where native language background is an important inclusion criterion.
The participant must currently live in one of the following regions.¶
Use this setting to restrict participation based on participants' current country or region of residence.
Researchers commonly use this filter when recruiting participants from specific geographic regions or when study materials are intended only for people living in particular locations.
Important Disclosure About Demographic Filters¶
Demographic filters rely on information that participants have voluntarily provided in their FindingFive profiles. To protect participant privacy, demographic information used to determine eligibility is not included in participant data exports by default. Researchers receive only the participant data collected by the study itself. Although FindingFive encourages participants to provide accurate demographic information, these data are self-reported and cannot be independently verified.
When you are satisfied with your demographic filters, click Next.
Final Step: Review and Launch¶
The Review and Launch page summarizes your session configuration before the session is created. Review the information carefully to ensure that everything is correct before proceeding.
Important details listed¶
Important details, such as the number of participants to be recruited, compensation details, and any limits on eligibility will be listed here and should be carefully reviewed. Note that the specific details listed will depend on the specific configuration of your session.
A session fee invoice may be generated...¶
This notice refers to FindingFive's session fees, which may apply to your session when you download your data if you have exceeded your subscription plan's free participation record quota.
Will session fees apply?
Depending on your subscription plan, a certain number of completed participation records are included at no additional cost. If the total number of completed participation records downloaded across your account exceeds your plan's complimentary quota, a session fee invoice may be generated when you download this session's participant data.
Unlike participant rewards and payment processing fees, session fees cannot be calculated at the time of session launch because they depend on your cumulative participation record usage when your session data are downloaded. Please see our cost management FAQ for more information.
Launch¶
When you are satisfied with your session configuration, click Launch to create the recruitment session. Once the session has been launched, participants can begin joining immediately using the session URL.
Data Sharing Agreement¶
By launching a session, you agree to share session-related data with FindingFive.
As a nonprofit organization, FindingFive uses these data to improve the platform and the experiences of researchers and participants. No action is required beyond launching the session.
Deprecation Notice
FindingFive's MTurk integration will be deprecated on September 30, 2026. This is in response to Amazon announcing that MTurk will be permanently shut down on this date.
All researchers are strongly encouraged to use another recruitment method, even for research concluding before September 30. For more information, please see our announcement on our nonprofit website.
MTurk Session Support¶
For support setting up your MTurk integration, please see our guide for integrating FindingFive with MTurk.
If you need help navigating the session launching wizard for a new MTurk session, please reach out to us at [email protected].