Online Poker Study

An online poker study is being conducted by Kevin Dempsey, a Psychology Honours student at the University of New Brunswick, supervised by Ph.D student Anthony Hopley and Dr. Richard Nicki. This study is done online and is investigating the factors which lead to poker playing. All participants will fill out several questionnaires, which should take no more than 30 minutes. Each participant will be entered into a draw for five prizes of $50Can, (expected odds of winning are 1:50). If you’re at least 18 years old or 21 outside of Canada and you would like to participate in this study, please visit the website below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/onlinepokerstudy

See guys, this is what happens when you fill out one survey. They come back for more.

I have been taught during my studies that 30 minutes is too long for a survey. So sorry no.

omg 50$ can

On March 10 2010 04:38 byrnesam wrote:

omg i know where this is from
are you from LL byrnesam?

i dunno what LL is

its Ralph Pootawn, pretty sure he originated on 4chan though, like almost every meme.

it's not from 4chan

I'm 20 in USA so I can't participate?

judging from the pictures crappy texture i'd guess he is from runescape.

second life actually

Hello Everyone,

Thanks very much to those who decided to take the survey. I thought I'd adress the questions and comments that have appeared so far.

On March 10 2010 04:57 Edjon wrote: I have been taught during my studies that 30 minutes is too long for a survey. So sorry no.

Technically, it could take someone half an hour to take the study. For most people it doesn't take nearly that long.

On March 10 2010 04:52 phexac wrote: See guys, this is what happens when you fill out one survey. They come back for more.

This is my first time posting a study on poker forums. As far as we know it, this is the only way to reach the type of participant we are looking for. We need people who regularly play poker online. We really appreciate the help we receive from poker players!

To SugoGosu: Thanks very much for your willingness to help, but since you are under the legal gambling age in the US, it would be unethical to have you take the study.

Thanks again for participating and posting your comments. Keep them coming please!
Kevin

i stoped at part 5.. i didnt get the question
lol

Legal gambling age is 18 in USA btw, it's 21 for drinking

lol I dont wanna give you my email adress b/c of some random survey

so... no.

On March 10 2010 19:32 phasE89 wrote: lol I dont wanna give you my email adress b/c of some random survey so... no.

On March 10 2010 14:16 vlseph wrote: it's not from 4chan

ah, i first saw him on 4chan, dont browse LL

i did not wrote my email and clicked on ''next'' and it worked
so you dont have to write your email

On March 10 2010 17:47 DFD3 wrote: Hello Everyone, Thanks very much to those who decided to take the survey. I thought I'd adress the questions and comments that have appeared so far. Show nested quote + On March 10 2010 04:57 Edjon wrote: I have been taught during my studies that 30 minutes is too long for a survey. So sorry no. Technically, it could take someone half an hour to take the study. For most people it doesn't take nearly that long.   On March 10 2010 04:52 phexac wrote: See guys, this is what happens when you fill out one survey. They come back for more. This is my first time posting a study on poker forums. As far as we know it, this is the only way to reach the type of participant we are looking for. We need people who regularly play poker online. We really appreciate the help we receive from poker players! To SugoGosu: Thanks very much for your willingness to help, but since you are under the legal gambling age in the US, it would be unethical to have you take the study. Thanks again for participating and posting your comments. Keep them coming please! Kevin

Are you Kevin Dempsey?

If so, why did you refer to yourself in the third person in the OP?

legal age to gamble is 18 -_-; 21 is to drink (which is why i can't go to AC / Vegas / other casinos because they serve alcohol) although i can go to Native American casinos such as Turning Stone in New York, because they don't serve alcohol.

Hello Again Everyone,

Thanks again for taking the survey, and for posting your comments in the thread. I'd like to address the comments that have been made since my last post.

To Heros Engage: If you send me a private message about what you didn't understand, I can help you with some clarification. Also, thanks for letting people know that you don't have to give your email address.

With regards to that, you certainly do not have to add your email address. We ask for your address so that we can contact you if you are one of the winners for the draw. So if you'd rather not give an email, but would still like to help by taking the survey, that would be greatly appreciated.

In regards to the gambling age, the Ethics Board here at my University placed that restriction on my study. I assumed that meant that this was the gambling age. Sorry about the missinformation. If you are of legal gambling age in your respective country, please do take the questionnaire.

To Byrnesam: The advertisement in the original post is regulated by the Ethics Board at my university. This is how they prefer that we advertise for our study. As other advertisements go on posters, around campus for example, the add says my name so that people know who is conducting the study. Does this make sense?

Thanks again to everyone for posting your comments and questions.
Thanks for taking the study.
Kevin

agree with heros engage. five is a weird question

and it took like 5-10 minutes to do the test

yea 5 is kinda more geared towards like sports betting than poker, when playing poker "seriously" u dont really wager a set amount at all.

i put the figure i would lose before stopping for the day

Hello Again Everyone,

Just thought I'd comment on the last two posts.

Thanks to Spasticink for letting people know the relatively short amount of time it takes to finish the survey.

As for question 5, about the average daily wager. We've experienced a lot of trouble with that question. Just to let people know, the answers will not be used in analysis because we've learned that the question means nothing to serious poker players. I personally paly poker online, but I play more for leisure and I missed the mistake in this question. Now that I've put thought into it, it doesn't make sense to ask the question that way. Something more accurate next time would be to ask a question about how strictly one manages their bankroll.

Thanks for the comments, for those who are taking the study now, just answer the question to however you would interpret it, or skip it.
Kevin.

what the ...
fill out one servey and 10 more will come ...

On March 11 2010 12:05 SugoGosu wrote: legal age to gamble is 18 -_-; 21 is to drink (which is why i can't go to AC / Vegas / other casinos because they serve alcohol) although i can go to Native American casinos such as Turning Stone in New York, because they don't serve alcohol.

wat, really? turning stone serves alcohol iirc