Subject Manual

Welcome to the CogniAND Psychology Experiment Platform! This manual will help you understand how to use the platform's features as a subject (experiment participant).

What is a Subject?

A subject is an experiment participant who can browse, apply for, and participate in various psychology experiments. On the CogniAND platform, subjects can:

• ✅ Browse all public experiments
• ✅ Search and filter experiments of interest
• ✅ View experiment details and ratings
• ✅ Upload experiment data
• ✅ Rate experiments
• ✅ Manage personal profile
• ⚠️ Apply for experiments (placeholder feature)
• ⚠️ View participation history (placeholder feature)

Quick Navigation

Getting Started

• Quick Start - Understand subject features in 5 minutes
• Registration & Login - Create a subject account

Core Features

• Browse Experiments - Find experiments of interest
• Participate in Experiments - Complete experiment participation process
• Personal Center - Manage personal information
• Backstage - View participation history

Important Information

• Permissions - Understand subject permissions and guidelines

Feature Status

✅ Fully Implemented Features

1. Registration & Login

   • Standard registration (email + password)
   • Invitation registration (register through invitation link)
   • Email verification (receive verification code or link)
   • Password recovery (reset password via email)
   • Auto-login (remember login status)

2. Browse & Search Experiments

   • Browse all public experiments
   • Search experiments by keywords
   • Filter by category, difficulty, duration
   • View experiment details (description, requirements, compensation, etc.)
   • View experiment ratings and reviews

3. Experiment Data Management

   • Upload experiment data (support file upload)
   • Rate participated experiments
   • View personal participation records

4. Personal Center

   • View and edit personal profile
   • Switch roles (if also an experimenter)
   • View message notifications
   • Submit feedback

⚠️ Partially Implemented/Placeholder Features

1. Experiment Participation Process (placeholder API)

   • Apply to participate in experiments
   • Start experiment tasks
   • Pause and resume experiments
   • View experiment progress

2. Experiment Favorites (frontend feature, backend placeholder)

   • Favorite experiments of interest
   • View favorites list

3. Subject Backstage (placeholder API)

   • View participation history
   • Manage experiment applications
   • View experiment results

Typical Workflow

Complete Experiment Participation Process

1. Browse Experiments (✅ Implemented)

   • Log in and go to homepage
   • Browse recommended experiments or use search
   • Click on experiment of interest to view details

2. View Experiment Details (✅ Implemented)

   • Read experiment description and requirements
   • Confirm experiment duration and compensation
   • View other subjects' reviews

3. Apply to Participate (⚠️ Placeholder)

   • Click "Apply" button
   • Fill in screening questionnaire (if any)
   • Wait for experimenter approval (if required)

4. Start Experiment (⚠️ Placeholder)

   • Read and agree to informed consent
   • Follow experiment instructions to complete tasks
   • Can pause and resume during experiment

5. Submit Data (✅ Implemented)

   • Upload data file after experiment completion
   • Support multiple file formats

6. Rate Experiment (✅ Implemented)

   • Rate experiment (1-5 stars)
   • Help other subjects understand experiment quality

Permissions

What Subjects Can Do

• ✅ Browse all public experiments
• ✅ Search and filter experiments
• ✅ View experiment details
• ✅ Upload experiment data
• ✅ Rate experiments
• ✅ Manage personal profile
• ✅ Switch roles (if also an experimenter)
• ⚠️ Apply to participate (placeholder)
• ⚠️ View participation history (placeholder)

What Subjects Cannot Do

• ❌ View other subjects' personal information
• ❌ Modify submitted experiment data
• ❌ Create or edit experiments
• ❌ View unpublished experiments
• ❌ Access experimenter or administrator functions

Important Notes

Before Participating in Experiments

1. Confirm Requirements

   • Carefully read experiment requirements
   • Confirm you meet participation conditions
   • Contact experimenter if you have questions

2. Understand Experiment Content

   • Read experiment description
   • Understand experiment duration
   • Understand experiment compensation

3. Prepare Experiment Environment

   • Ensure stable network connection
   • Prepare quiet environment
   • Ensure sufficient time

During Experiment Participation

1. Complete Tasks Seriously

   • Follow experiment instructions
   • Answer questions truthfully
   • Do not cheat or fill randomly

2. Protect Personal Privacy

   • Do not disclose sensitive information during experiment
   • Pay attention to personal information protection

3. Provide Timely Feedback on Issues

   • Contact technical support for technical issues
   • Contact experimenter for experiment issues
   • Can exit anytime if uncomfortable

After Experiment Participation

1. Submit Data

   • Confirm data completeness
   • Data cannot be modified after submission

2. Rate Experiment

   • Objectively rate experiment quality
   • Help other subjects and experimenters

3. View Results

   • Some experiments provide result feedback
   • Check message notifications

Experiment Types

CogniAND platform supports various types of psychology experiments:

Cognitive Experiments

• Stroop Color-Word Interference Task
• N-back Working Memory Task
• Task Switching
• Signal Detection Task
• Eriksen Flanker Task
• Anti-Saccade Task
• Reversal Learning Task
• And more...

Emotion Experiments

• Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET)
• Empathy Tests
• Empathy Choice
• Empathy Accuracy
• Pain Empathy
• Ingroup Empathy
• Awe Emotion
• Gratitude Induction
• Nostalgia Priming
• And more...

Social Cognition Experiments

• Asch Conformity Experiment
• Moral Judgment
• Moral Inference
• Social Exclusion
• Social Comparison
• Observational Learning
• Cultural Attribution
• Approach-Avoidance
• Mouse Tracking
• And more...

Decision & Game Theory Experiments

• Dictator Game
• Trust Game
• Ultimatum Game
• Prisoner's Dilemma
• Public Goods Game
• Third-Party Punishment
• Intergroup Prisoner's Dilemma
• Intergenerational Dilemma
• Reputation Cooperation
• And more...

Self-Related Experiments

• Self-Reference Effect
• Negative Self-Reference
• Self-Perception Matching
• Self-Orientation
• Choice Blindness
• Twenty Statements Test
• And more...

Perception & Attention Experiments

• Binocular Rivalry
• Biological Motion Perception
• Direct Gaze Perception
• Dot Probe Task
• Visual Search Task
• Oddball Task
• Psychomotor Vigilance Task
• And more...

For complete list, see: Platform Info - About

Need Help?

• Check FAQ
• Check Troubleshooting
• Contact Technical Support

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