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Interview   a   psychology   researcher  or   faculty   member   doing   research  and  write  a  report.

For  further  assistance:    

1.   Visit  PURE  website     wiu.edu/cas/psychology/  

research/PURE.php    2.   Contact  Sona  Administrator  

 3.   Go  to  Psychology  

Resource  Center  (WG111)  

FAQs  Q.   What   are   the   differences   between  

PURE,  Sona,  and  Psychology  Research  Participation  System?  

A.   PURE   (Psychology   Undergraduate  Research  Experience)  is  an  overarching  name   for   a   program   that   provides  research   experience   for   undergraduate  students.  One  of   its  options  is  research  participation,   which   is   managed   by  Psychology   Research   Participation  System  provided  by  Sona  Systems.  

Q.   I  don't  know  my  password.  A.   Click   “Forgot   Password?”   and   enter  

your  WIU  e-­mail  address  to  retrieve  it.  

Q.    The  Sona  website  shows  that  more  than  6   credits   are   required   for   my   course!  Why?  

A.     Some   instructors   may   allocate   extra  credits   for   their   class.   However,   the  Sona   website   does   not   differentiate  required   credits   from   extra   ones.   The  standard  number  of  required  credits  is  6.  Please   refer   to   your   syllabus   for   more  detail.  

Q.   I   received   an   INCOMPLETE.   What  should  I  do?  

A.   See   information   about   changing   your  Incomplete  at:  

  wiu.edu/catalog/requirements/grading.php  

Western Illinois University Department of Psychology

Step  1.  Go  to  the  Sona  website.  

 Tip:   “Sona   Mobile”   app   is   also  available   on   Apple   App   Store   and  Google  Play.

Step  2.  Log  in  to  Your  Sona  Account  using  your  User  ID  and  Sona  password.  

For   example,   if   your   WIU   e-­mail  address   is   JS-­[email protected],  your  User  ID  will  be  JS-­Smith.  

You  may  have  received  an  e-­mail  containing   your   password   from  the   Sona   Administrator   at   the  beginning  of  the  semester.  If  not,  click   “Forgot   Password?”   and  enter  your  WIU  e-­mail  address  to  have   your   new   Sona   Password  sent  to  your  WIU  e-­mail  inbox.  

Step  3.  Complete  the  Prescreen.    If  it  is  your  first  time  to  log  in  to  the  Sona  website,  you  will  be  asked  to  complete   the   prescreen  questionnaire.   Please   be   as  honest  as  possible  in  answering!  

Step  4.  START   EARNING   your   research   credits   by  participating  in  in-­person  and  on-­line  studies.  You   must   earn   6   credits   per   General   Education   Psychology  course   in   which   you   are   enrolled.   For   example,   if   you   are  enrolled  in  PSY  250  and  PSY  251,  you  must  earn  a  total  of  12  credits   (6  per   course).   If you are enrolled in multiple General Education Psychology courses, you may designate which course you would like to assign a credit to.  

Note!  PURE  credits  must  be  completed  by  the  14th  

Friday  of  the  semester  or  you  will  receive  an  INCOMPLETE  in  the  

course.