Getting Started
The Purpose of the Psychology Subject Pool
A great deal of what we know about human behavior is based on studies conducted at universities like UCLA. Serving as a subject in an experiment provides students with direct exposure to psychological research. The descriptions of psychological research that appear in textbooks and scientific journals can often omit a great deal of information about what research is really like. Serving as a research participant thus complements what you learn in class by providing you with behind-the-scenes look at research.
For assistance with creating an account, updating your profile, retrieving a lost password, signing up for studies or cancelling a sign up, and reassigning credits between classes etc. Please see the Instructions link below.
Instructions for all SONA Participants
- Must be 18 years old or older to participate and earn credit for courses via Sona.
- Must use your 9-Digit UID without spaces/dashes to be awarded credit at the end of the quarter.
- Are solely responsible for properly allocating credits to their given courses by the quarter.
- should not wait until the end of the quarter to participate in studies as there is no guarantee that there will still be timeslots available
- Invitation codes are only sent to eligible participants of a study. If you did not receive an invitation code, that means you are ineligible for that particular study. Please do not contact researchers requesting access codes.
Important Dates for All SONA Participants
- First day to participate in studies is the Monday of Week 1 for all quarters.
- Last day to participate and assign credit is Thursday Week 10 for Fall, Winter, & Spring quarters.
- Last day to participate in studies and reassign credit is Tuesday Week 6 for Summer Sessions A and C.
- Sona will remain closed for maintenance to all users between any given quarters.