Frequently Asked Questions

All of our experiments are conducted to collect data for scientific purposes. Our aim is to understand the factors that influence decisions in various situations. Later on, the results of an experiment are provided in articles to be published in scientific journals.

The experiments at BingSSEL study behavior of individuals and groups in a wide range of social and business situations. At the beginning of each session, participants will receive detailed and accurate instructions describing how payments will depend on the decisions made. The rules and the payments may vary across different experiments and may differ between participants. 

The use of deception by researchers at BingSSEL is prohibited.

Your payment in each experiment depends on your decisions and the decisions of the other participants. An earnings rate between $12 and $30 for 90 minutes of participation is common, although exact pay may vary among different participants and experiments.

For most experiments, we only invite a random subset of our database to ensure that everyone gets a chance to participate in our experiments. As a result, it is possible that you see sessions with free slots in the calendar but you are not able to enroll. However, if not enough participants are signing up for these sessions, we may send out invitations to more participants.

No. When you receive an email invitation for an experiment, you will have to follow the provided link, choose a session that fits your schedule and confirm your participation in order to be signed up for the experiment. After signing up, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with your session details.

Once you are signed up for a session, we expect that you show up. Please arrive at the experiment at least 10 minutes prior to the experiment start time. For details about "Canceling a session sign-up" please read the corresponding FAQ.