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MPR Lab

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Dragonfly Relaxed Pace
Reviews: 2,924
Points: 2,859
Ratings: 203
Cognitive Psychology Decision-Making Experiment(~ 50 minutes) - $6.00 +0.50 bonus Confirmed!

Generous

Unrated

Approved

$36.36 / hour

00:09:57 / completion time

Pros

Approved right away.

Cons

Seemed fairly quick and I don't believe it was set up correctly. I told the requester to reach out to me if more work is necessary. The way it is set up now there is no way to earn a high bonus as they mentioned.

Adding this here in case I need to contact the requester at a later time:
"If you have questions or concerns about your participation or payment or want to request a summary of research findings, please contact the research manager, Kirstan Brodie, at kbrodie@g.harvard.edu. For any other problems related to this study, you may also contact the faculty member supervising this work, Fiery Cushman, at cushman@fas.harvard.edu. For questions, concerns, suggestions, or complaints that have not been or cannot be addressed by the researcher, or to report research-related harm, please contact the Committee on the Use of Human Subjects in Research at Harvard University by phone at 617-496-2847 or by email at cuhs@harvard.edu."
May 7, 2021

kimadagem Careful Reader
Reviews: 175
Points: 677
Ratings: 60
15-20 minute research study(~ 18 minutes) - $1.81 +1.20 bonus

Unrated

Unrated

Approved

$8.21 / hour

00:22:00 / completion time

Pros

Approved within an hour of submission; bonus paid within 24 hours

Cons

- Chrome gave me a "Not Secure" message for the survey site. I reported that to Amazon & mentioned it in the feedback.
- Setup in the 1st section was slow and hard on my hands. There might be an easier way to do that; I decided not to experiment.

I used the feedback box at the end to discuss the setup issues, suggest ways to make the 1st part faster (and easier on people with small hands), explain why I missed all 3 MCs after the 1st part, and pass along the "Not Secure" problem. I did a lot of writing so this will probably be closer to the estimated time for people who don't do that.

The hit is already approved. There's supposed to be a bonus but I don't know what that will be (if it's paid; I never trust those).
Nov 5, 2018 | 3 workers found this helpful.

bmt Proficient Worker
Reviews: 14,466
Points: 12,517
Ratings: 1,347
Birdwatcher game(~ 20 minutes) - $1.00 +1.80 bonus Confirmed!

Good

Excellent

Approved

$13.83 / hour

00:12:09 / completion time

Pros

Performance based bonus of up to $6. Total amount disclosed at end of survey. 30 rounds of a "game". 1 page of 3 questions including demographics afterwards.
EDIT: I also had some trouble getting it to submit. Emailed the requester and heard back from them within 30 minutes. So, that experience was very positive and I'm marking the communication as Excellent here.

Cons

Super annoying because if you're even a little bit off on your guess, you get $0.00 for that round. You also have to balance time spent on observing the animation vs your hourly, so it's up to you on how hard you want to work for the bonus.
Sep 1, 2020 | 5 workers found this helpful.

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Wage Aggregate Tracking

This is fairly straightforward: we take the completion time & the reward amount (where available) and calculate the average hourly rate for the task. We then apply that number to a simple range based on US minimum wage standards to color-code the data for easy to digest numerical data.

Color Pay Range (Hourly) Explanation
RED < $7.25 / hr Hourly averages below US Federal minimum wage
ORANGE $7.25 - $10.00 / hr Hourly averages between Federal & highest statewide (CA) minimum wages.
GREEN > $10.00 / hr Hourly averages above all US minimum wage standards

Reward Sentiment

Not all HITs are created equal. Sometimes an hourly wage doesn't convey the full story of a HIT's true worth, so we encourage workers to give their opinion on the overall pay of the task. Was it $8/hr to rate pictures of puppies? A worker could justifiably bump up the rating a bit for something so adorable. 10 hours locked in Inquisit? Even for $10/hr many workers would appreciate the heads up on such a task. The Pay Sentiment rating helps connect workers beyond the hard data.

Icon Rating Suggested Guidelines
Underpaid 1 / 5
  • Very low or no pay
  • Frustrating work experience
  • Inadequate instructions
Low 2 / 5
  • Below US min-wage ($7.25/hr)
  • No redeeming qualities to make up for pay
Fair 3 / 5
  • Minimum wages for task (consider SE taxes!)
  • Work experience offers nothing to tip the scales in a positive or negative direction
Good 4 / 5
  • Pay is above minimum wage, or compensates better than average for the level of effort required.
  • The overall work experience makes up for borderline wages
Generous 5 / 5
  • Pay is exceptional.
  • Interesting, engaging work or work environment
  • Concise instructions, well designed HIT.

Communication Ratings

Communication is an underrated aspect of mTurk. Clear, concise directions. A fast response to a clarification question or a resolution to a workflow suggestion can all be valuable aspects of interaction between Requesters & Workers and its worth keeping track of. Plus everyone enjoys the peace of mind knowing that if something does go wrong there will be an actual human getting back to you to solve the issue.

Icon Rating Suggested Guidelines
Unacceptable 1 / 5
  • No response at all
  • Rude response without a resolution
Poor 2 / 5
  • Responsive, but unhelpful
  • Required IRB or extra intervention
Acceptable 3 / 5
  • Responded in a reasonable timeframe
  • Resolves issues to a minimum level of satisfaction.
Good 4 / 5
  • Prompt Response
  • Positive resolution
Excellent 5 / 5
  • Prompt response time
  • Friendly & Professional
  • Helpful / Solved Issues
  • Interacts within the community

Approval Time Tracking

This rating is strictly for approval times. Let's face it, no one wants to mix approval time ratings with how fast a Requester rejects a HIT, so we've saved rejection flags for another category. This provides a more straightforward way to know about how long your HIT might sit pending before paying out. The default auto-approval for most MTurk tasks is 3 days, the maximum is 30 days. We've tried to base our ratings around those data-points.

Icon Rating Approval Time
Very Slow 1 / 5 Over 2 weeks
Slow 2 / 5 ~1 - 2 Weeks
Average 3 / 5 ~3 - 7 Days
Fast 4 / 5 ~1 - 3 Days
Very Fast 5 / 5 ~24 hours or less

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