Setting up a study on Prolific

  • How do I run a study with sensitive content?

    Overview Studies with sensitive content can be run on Prolific. This article provides guidance for researchers on best practices for running studie...

  • Setting up a study on Prolific (step-by-step guide)

    Video overview Our Research Consultant, Andrew, will guide you through setting up your study on Prolific. Getting started To create a new study, ...

  • Prolific's Attention and Comprehension Check Policy

    Why do you need checks in your study? At Prolific we want our researchers to be confident that the participants in their studies are truly paying a...

  • Screener sets

    What are screener sets? Screener sets are a template of your commonly used prescreeners. If you have multiple prescreeners you combine regularly, ...

  • Survey builder

    Survey builder With our survey builder feature, you can create your own prescreener or publish a short survey directly on Prolific. Read on to fin...

  • Setting up a study FAQs

    Can I create surveys using Prolific? Our Survey Builder feature allows you to run short surveys of up to five multiple-choice questions directly vi...

  • How do I restrict participation to certain devices?

    If you want to restrict participation to certain devices, you can indicate that only Desktop, Mobile, or Tablet devices are allowed in the Study De...

  • What if my study is time sensitive?

    It is important to be aware that we are unable to fully support time sensitive studies on Prolific at this point. These include, but are not limite...