Attachment A - Email for recruitment

OMB Control Number 0536-0070, expires 06/30/2016

Attachment A

Email for recruitment

E-Mail Recruitment Verbiage

RE: A paying experiment on UMD, College Park campus

SAMPLE EMAIL

Dear Student,

Thank you for your interest in participating in research conducted at the Experimental Economics Laboratory at UMD. This is an invitation to sign-up for our next study. Below you will find this session details.

 

·       When: Thursday, September 23^rd 2015, at 3:00pm. Approximately 1.5 hours long.

·       Where: 4104 Tydings Hall, UMD, College Park. (UMD Experimental Econ Lab)

·       Eligibility: Any undergrad student is eligible.

·       Sign-up: Here is the link where you can sign up for the session:http://experimental.econ.umd.edu/recruiting/calendar.html. To sign-up click on the session with ID 69 and follow the instructions. Please, use the same email and information that you used to register in the UMD Experimental Econ Lab system.

Other important information:

o   There are limited number of spots in the Lab, please sign up soon after you receive this announcement if you are interested.

o   Only students that sign up online will be able to participate in the session.

o   Please make sure you arrive at the laboratory at least 10 minutes before the time of the experiment. Once the session starts, we cannot accept late admissions.

o   Each participant is guaranteed a participation fee of $7. Final earnings will depend on the type of interaction and the decisions you and/or others make.

o   If you have any questions regarding the experiment, please feel free to contact us at:[email protected].

 

We look forward to seeing you at our Lab.

 

Thank you!

 

Experimental Econ Lab Team at UMD

[email protected]

http://experimental.econ.umd.edu/

DISCLAIMER: The Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and The University of Maryland are conducting this experiment as part of a study on economic decision making. The results of this experiment will help to advance economic theory and our understanding of how economic markets work.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0536-0070 (expires 06/30/2016). The time required to complete this experiment is estimated to average 1 hour and 30 minutes, including the time for reviewing instructions and completing the experiment. This information collection is conducted under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204 (a) and 7 U.S.C. 2026 (a)(1).

This study does not require the study coordinators to access any of your personal information. You do not have to provide any personal or sensitive information (e.g., relating to illegal behaviors, alcohol or drug use, sexual attitudes, mental health, etc.). Information provided to this study does not have the potential to damage your financial standing, employability or reputation, or place you at risk of criminal or civil liability. ID numbers will be handled separately from names. Efforts will be made to keep your study-related information confidential. However, we must inform you that your responses are not covered by the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002. Your data will be protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a).

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