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Research Session Pacing & Compensation Preferences

Measures research participants' preferences for study session length, break scheduling, and compensation structures. Designed for academic and UX researchers optimizing study design for participant comfort and data quality.

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26 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome! This survey asks about your preferences for study session length, breaks, and compensation. There are no right or wrong answers—we're interested in your honest opinions. Your responses are anonymous and will be reported in aggregate to help researchers design better studies. The survey takes approximately 5–7 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary and you may stop at any time.

Q02
Multiple Choice

In the last 3 months, approximately how many online research studies have you completed?

Q03
Multiple Choice

What is the longest single study session you would be comfortable completing without a break?

Q04
Multiple Choice

Which compensation structure do you prefer, all else being equal?

Q05
AI Interview

We'd like to understand more about what makes a research session feel well-designed for you. Please share your thoughts and our AI moderator will ask a couple of follow-up questions.

Q06
Multiple Choice

What is your age group?

Q07
Long Text

Thank you for completing this survey! Your responses will help researchers design more participant-friendly studies. You may now close this window.

Q08
Long Text

How acceptable is a 15-minute single-session online study?

Q09
Long Text

Please rank the following incentive types from most preferred to least preferred.

Q10
Long Text

Based on your responses in this survey, is there anything else about session pacing, breaks, or incentives that would improve your research participation experience?

Q11
Multiple Choice

How do you describe your gender?

Q12
Long Text

How acceptable is a 30-minute single-session online study?

Q13
Long Text

What do you consider a fair cash payment (in USD) for 10 minutes of study time? If you use a different currency, please convert to an approximate USD equivalent.

Q14
Multiple Choice

What is your current student status?

Q15
Long Text

How acceptable is a 45-minute single-session online study?

Q16
Long Text

What is the minimum payment (in USD) you would require to complete a short screener survey of less than 5 minutes? If you use a different currency, please convert to an approximate USD equivalent.

Q17
Long Text

If you are a student, what is your current year or level?

Q18
Long Text

How acceptable is a 60-minute single-session online study?

Q19
Multiple Choice

Are you currently eligible to earn course credit for participating in research?

Q20
Multiple Choice

Where are you primarily located?

Q21
Long Text

How acceptable is a 90-minute single-session online study?

Q22
Long Text

How important is course credit compared with cash compensation for you?

Q23
Multiple Choice

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Q24
Multiple Choice

For study sessions lasting longer than 30 minutes, which break approach do you prefer?

Q25
Long Text

If breaks are scheduled, how many breaks would you prefer in a 60-minute session?

Q26
Multiple Choice

What is the shortest break length that would feel useful to you?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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