[UG/MS/PhD] Creativity of Programming Study Participants

The following announcement is from Athena Saghi. Please contact them directly if you have any questions.

Hello,

My name is Athena Saghi, and I am a PhD student at the Adaptive Computing Experiences (ACE) Lab at the University of Southern California. We are conducting a study on the Creativity of Programming and are looking for students with programming experience.

Participation is completely voluntary, and you can stop participating at any stage. Participation also does not affect your academic or professional standing. You may be eligible to participate in this study if you meet the following criteria:

• Currently residing in the United States.
• Proficient in English.
• Have programming experience in Python.
• Do not have cognitive disorders, including ADHD.
• You are over 18 years old.

If you decide to participate in this study, you will be asked to do the following activities:

1. Complete a 5-minute online selection survey.
2. Participate in self-paced, in-person creativity tests.
3. Take part in an in-person experiment involving EEG data collection while performing self-paced programming tasks.
4. Complete a 20–30 minute in-person interview after the experiment to share your experience.

After completing the interview, you will be given 15$ as compensation and appreciation. If you would like to participate in our research, please fill out this survey. If you have any questions or concerns about this study, please contact me at saghi@usc.edu.

Published on May 20th, 2025Last updated on May 20th, 2025