[Sigia-l] Consent for user studies

[Trenouth, John]

Ok, this is my last post today (what is this, my third one in like 15
minutes?)

I'm curious about what sort consent forms you ask your test participants
to sign before they take part?  What information do you explain in the
form, and what does the form ask them to consent to?

Do you always involved legal expertise each time, or do you use one
standard form that has already been blessed by the lawyers?

And while we're talking about the crass details of user testing, how
much do you usually pay your test participants?  As a guideline I've
usually paid between $75-$150 for consumers, and $150-$200 for business
owners for 1 to 1.5 hour sessions.