All participants are paid for completing the study. You may also be selected to receive a payment based on your choices in the study. All money you receive for the study will be on a prepaid Visa card, which you can use like a credit or debit card. You can even use your card to withdraw cash from an ATM, with no fee at Bank of America ATMs. To learn more about your card, see the Bank of America website here, and to read the privacy policy for your card, click here.
Don't have your prepaid Visa card yet? We will send you the card in the mail within three business days of completing the study.
Some of the decisions in this study involve payments months or years into the future. We know it's easy to lose a card over such a long period of time, so we make it easy for you to get a replacement. Contact Bank of America and they will replace your card. If you have any trouble, give us a call and we will help you through the process.
You can use your card to withdraw cash from a Bank of America ATM at no cost. You can also withdraw cash from other ATMs, however, these ATMs will charge you a fee. Once money is put onto your card, you have three years to use it.
In addition to the money you earn by completing the study, you may also be randomly selected for additional payment. One in ten participants will be randomly selected for an additional payment. That payment is determined by a randomly drawn decision you make in the study. We do this to provide another reason for you to take the questions seriously, because your answer may determine how much and when you are paid. Any decision could be paid to you!
Due to the size of the payments, we can only afford to pay additional payments to one in ten participants. You will not know if you are selected for additional payment until you complete the study. At the end, you will spin a wheel with 10 slots on it. If your spin lands on the winning slot, one of your choices will be selected for payment. A computer will randomly choose one of your decisions and we will notify you of your winnings within three days.
Your prepaid card must be connected to a phone number to be activated. We will ask for your phone number in the survey so that you can activate your card. We will not give your phone number to others. We will text or email you to notify you when funds have been added to your card. Once funds have been added, please call 1-866-213-8564 to choose your PIN and activate your card. Once you activate your card, it is ready for you to use!