CAREFULLY!
All READ LOWER-DIVISION PSYCHOLOGY COURSES require that all students* participate as subjects in
psychological research. The minimum requirement is 3 hours. Some instructors may require additional
hours or count additional hours as extra credit. This requirement is part of the course just as a mid-term o r
final examination. It is your responsibility to take care of these requirements.
SIGN UP FOR EXPERMENTS EARLY IN THE QUARTER TO AVOID DEALING WITH A SHORTAGE LATER IN
THE YEAR! Do NOT wait until finals week to try and sign up for an experiment because you wont be allowed.
Some UPPER-DIVISION PSYCHOLOGY COURSES may offer extra credit based on participating in experiments.
What to do:
1.
Go to https://experimetrix2.com/ucsd/.
For general rules, guidelines, etc., click on the read.me link on the main page.
For frequently asked questions, click on the help.me link on main page.
2. Click on the "new.user" link, enter your name, student ID, and email address. Your logon and password will then be sent to
your email address. It is your responsibility to make sure your provided email address is able to a ccept
emails.
3.
After you receive your logon and password, youll have 3 days to log on to your account. If you fail to logon within that 3 day
period, your membership is deleted and youll have to register again. If you make a mistake (e.g., enter the wrong email
address) and never receive your logon and password, you must wait 3 days before registering again. You should only have to
register one time (not every quarter or even every year).
4.
If you forget your password, click on forgot.password located on the main page.
5.
Once youve logged in, go to the Edit your course s el ectio n link. You must select the course(s) to which you wish to
later assign the credit (Psych Psych 1, 2, etc.).
6.
Go to the sign up link on the home page to select an experiment. You should select both an experiment and the course f or
which you want to receive the credit. Confirmation will then be sent to your email address.
7.
You will receive an email reminder 24 hrs before the experiment. A common reason for not receiving this email is that your
mailbox is full, so check that first.
8.
You can cancel an appointment without penalty as long as you do so at least 24 hrs prior to the experiment. Confirmation will be
sent to your email address. Failing to show up for a scheduled experiment will result in a penalty equal to the number of credits offered for that
experiment.
9.
At any point, you may select the log.in link from the main page to review your scheduled and past appointments, edit your
course selections, and assign your earned credits to your courses.
10. VERY IMPORTANT! After receiving credit for your participation, you must select Assign Credits to Your C o urses,
and you must do this before finals w eek. The classes to which you wish credit to be assigned are listed, with the number of
credits youve received. You will need to type in the number of credits you want assigned next to the class to which you want it
assigned. If you fail to do this step, you will not receive your credit.
*As a participant in psychological research, you have the right to leave the experiment at any time if you wish to do so. If you conscientiously object to
experimental participation, or if there is a shortage of experiments in which you can participate, your instructor will provide you with an alternate assignment which
will serve the same educational ends. You are entitled, in each experiment, to at least five minutes devoted to teaching you about the experiment and its purposes.