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• Quick guide to using Prolific

  Welcome to Prolific! We have put together a quick guide to get you started and launch your research. Getting started Want to find out more? Here a...

• Account approval and verification

  We've recently updated the security around Prolific researcher accounts. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to get set up quickly on Prolific and s...

• Can I ask participants for their personal information / identifiers?

  We take privacy and the maintenance of participant anonymity seriously at Prolific. We require that our researchers do not attempt to identify part...

• Setting up a study on Prolific (step-by-step guide)

  Video overview Our Research Consultant, Andrew, will guide you through setting up your study on Prolific. Getting started To create a new study, ...

• Prolific's Attention and Comprehension Check Policy

  Why do you need checks in your study? At Prolific we want our researchers to be confident that the participants in their studies are truly paying a...

• Which participants will take my study?

  What if I launch a study with no prescreening filters applied? At Prolific our participant pool is made up of a wide range of participants from ma...

• Submission statuses explained

  Introduction When a participant signs up to take part in your study, you will immediately see their ID recorded on your submissions page. You can v...

• Approvals, rejections & returns

  Once a participant has completed your study, it is up to you as the researcher to review their data and decide if that participant should be approv...