They cannot consent to participate until they sign up and show up for the study. Once they have heard what they study is about (by showing up) they can decline to participate. If they don't want to hear what the study is about they must cancel the appointment.
Thus, we consider signing up for a research appointment much like other obligations in which a penalty might occur if the obligation is not met (e.g., what happens when students turn in a paper late, miss class, etc.). The penalty thus has nothing to do with undue influence because they don't have to sign up for the study at all (they can do the alternative) and they do not have to complete the no-show penalty by participating in research (they can do the alternative). So research participation is never required. Marie **************************************************** Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Kaufman 168, Dickinson College Carlisle, PA 17013, office (717) 245-1562, fax (717) 245-1971 http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm **************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: Ken Steele [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:10 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] No-Show penalty -- still in use? Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) of HHS. There are two or three issues involved... 1. Do the extra-work consequences constitute "undue influence" or "coercion"? 2. The fuzzy legal-status of someone in a subject pool. They have not legally consented when they sign up for an experiment because they have not yet received and indicated informed consent. See, for example, the info in this question: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/informconsfaq.html#q9 Ken Helweg-Larsen, Marie wrote: > You mean for participant pools? No longer permitted by whom? > We have no-show penalties for our participant pool but still > had a large no-show rate until we switch to SONA which uses > automatic reminders. Marie > > **************************************************** Marie > Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Department Chair and Associate Professor > of Psychology Kaufman 168, Dickinson College Carlisle, PA > 17013, office (717) 245-1562, fax (717) 245-1971 > http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm > **************************************************** > > -----Original Message----- From: Ken Steele > [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 > 3:36 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] No-Show penalty -- still in use? > > > It is the beginning of the semester and the faculty are hot to > snuff the infamous no-show with various consequences like > extra requirements, extra participations, loss of points, etc. > > > I seem to remember a discussion that concluded that these > kinds of consequences were no longer permitted. > > Can anyone point me to the definitive answer to this question > (definitive for 9/25/09, speed of change may vary with > location.) > > Ken > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. > [email protected] Professor and Assistant Chairperson > Department of Psychology > http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608 USA > --------------------------------------------------------------- > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
