Study Information Sheet
Please complete the following if you would like to use Harvard Business
School’s subject pool and/or would like to use the CLER lab.
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Lead Researcher :
Phone:
Email:
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Contact person (if different from above):
Phone:
Email:
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Second Researcher:
Phone:
Email
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Third Researcher:
Phone
Email:
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Please complete this section if you would like to use the HBS subject pool. A list
of participants and individual receipts can be picked up from the Subject Pool
Administrator, Heather Boaz, in Gallatin-Entry E, the afternoon before the study.
Researchers will be responsible for providing their own consent and release forms.
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Name of Study (as it appears on the Human Subjects form):
Expiration date of Human Subjects Approval:
Please note that if you filled out a Harvard University FAS human subjects application (rather than
a Harvard Business School application) you must provide a copy of your human subjects
application and approval.
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If you submitted a Harvard Business School human subjects application prior to 3/1/01, or if you
submitted a Harvard University FAS application, please fill out Attachment 1 titled “Study
Recruitment Announcement Template.”
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Total number of participants needed:
Total number of sessions:
Length of each session:
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Ideal number of participants for each session:
Maximum number of participants that can be used in each session:
Minimum number of participants that can be used in each session:
Will participants be working in groups (how many per group)?
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Which topics does your experiment study?
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Please check one
 Individual Behavior
 Group Behavior
Please check all that apply
 Public Goods
 Externalities
 Voting
 Auctions
 Bargaining
 Coordination
 Decision-making under risk
 Learning
 Matching
 Altruism, Fairness, Reciprocity
 Bounded Rationality
 Consumer Behavior
 Organizational Behavior
 Strategic Behavior
 Other, please specify
Please complete the following if subject payments will be billed to a Harvard Business School
Faculty or Doctoral Student research account. (Please note that we provide cash for the
experiment only if subject payments are being billed to one of these accounts).
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Name of the person who will be billed for subject payments:
Is this a Faculty or Doctoral Student research account?
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Cash needed per session, please indicate denominations of bills needed (no coins):
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Name of the person responsible for picking up and returning the cash box and receipts:
Please complete the following if you would like to use the CLER lab to run your
experiment. (Questions regarding computer or lab setup should be directed to the
CLER Lab Specialist, Chris Barros, 5-6479, cbarros@hbs.edu ).
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Software program being used:
Is this the first time that this software is being used at HBS?
If so, date that it will be tested (please note that researchers are required to complete software
testing before scheduling the first session of their experiment):
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Platform needed (Windows, NT):
Version of Netscape or Internet Explorer needed:
How many terminals will be used, including a server or controller machine?
Do you require the use of a printer?
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Which Computer terminals may you be using (ie. first row only, ever other desk, all terminals)?
Is their a specific way the desks should be set up (ie. insure individual privacy, enable subjects to
work in groups)?
Scheduling Study Sessions
Before scheduling study sessions you must:
 Complete the Study Information sheet
 Test software
 Receive Human Subjects Approval
 Make room reservations (if you are not using the CLER lab)
We request two weeks notice for recruiting subjects. Availability of the CLER lab
can be checked on Netscape calendar by clicking on Agenda and typing in “cler”.
Room requests (for rooms other than the CLER lab) can be made online through
the HBS Intranet. You need not schedule all of your sessions at once. Session
requests are not definite until you have received confirmation from Heather Boaz,
research@hbs.edu, (5-6100)
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Name of study to tell participants:
Will you be using the HBS subject pool?
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Date:
Time:
Location (if not CLER):
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Date:
Time:
Location (if not CLER):
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Date:
Time:
Location (if not CLER):
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Date:
Time:
Location (if not CLER):
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Date:
Time:
Location (if not CLER):
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Date:
Time:
Location (if not CLER):
Attachment 1
Study Recruitment Announcement Template
A. Template
Please complete all highlighted sections. Refer to the example below, or contact the Subject
Pool Administrator, Heather Boaz, (research@hbs.edu, 5-6100) if you have any questions.
Date of Study: (to be filled in by Subject Pool Administrator)
Time of Study: (to be filled in by Subject Pool Administrator)
Study Description: (This information will be given to subjects when they sign up for the study.
Please be as specific as possible, without jeopardizing the results of your experiment.)
Date: (To be filled in by Subject Pool Administrator)
Time: (To be filled in by Subject Pool Administrator)
Compensation: (Please include show up fee and other potential earnings. Be as specific as
possible.)
Eligibility Requirements: (Include any requirements for participation, e.g. college students only,
at least two college-level mathematics courses, no vision correction, etc.)
Exclusions Based on Study Participation: (Subject Pool Administrator will list all dates of the
same study to ensure that subjects only participate once. Please note any other studies for which
you would like to exclude subjects from participating in this study.)
B. Example
Note: Italicized parts below do not need to be included; they will be filled in by the Subject
Pool Administrator when the announcement is actually posted.
A Study on Decision-Making, 1/1/01, 5:00PM-6:30PM
Study Description: Participants will interact with one another, anonymously, via the computer. Each
participant will be faced with a series of decision-making situations.
Date: Thursday, January 1st, 2001
Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Compensation: Subjects who arrive 5 minutes early will receive a $15 show up fee. Those who arrive on
time will receive a $10 show up fee. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to earn up to an
additional $25, depending on their choices and the choices of other participants. There is the possibility that
some subjects will be turned away from the experiment. Those who are turned away will receive the show
up fee and will not be required to stay for the study.
Eligibility Requirements: None
Other Excluded Studies: