INFORMED CONSENT
Research Project Title: Human Learning and Memory
Researchers: Dr. Evan Curtis, Isabella Lebek
Email: evan.curtis@boothuc.ca
Phone Number: 1-204-924-4881
This consent form, which you can copy and save directly to your computer, is only part of the informed consent process. It should give you the basic idea of what the research is about and what your participation will involve. If you would like more detail about something mentioned here, or information not included here, you should contact Dr. Evan Curtis. Please take the time to read this carefully and to understand any accompanying information.
Purpose: This experiment examines human learning and memory.
Procedure: In this experiment, you will view a set of images one at a time. We will then ask you questions about those images.
Risk: There are no serious risks associated with this experiment. However, you are free to discontinue participation at any time and with no consequences.
Data collection devices: All stimuli will be presented on the computer monitor and all responses will be collected using your computer keyboard and mouse.
Anonymity and confidentiality: No identifying information will be attached to your response file and so it will be impossible for anyone (including the experimenters) to link your name to your response file.
Storage of data: Your response file will be kept indefinitely on a password protected computer in a folder protected by another unique password. If the research is published we will be obliged to provide your data file to researchers who request it. In that case we will provide a copy of your data file. However, we will not provide any information that could identify you as a participant.
Feedback: A written description of the study and the hypotheses that it is designed to address will be provided to you following the experiment. We hope that you are interested in the research and we will be happy to answer any further questions you might have about it. You may choose to receive a summary of the results of the experiment by providing an email address following the experiment. If you provide an email address, we will email you the results and conclusions of the experiment by September, 2021.
Your acceptance of the terms on this form indicates that you have understood to your satisfaction the information regarding participation in the research project and agree to participate as a participant. In no way does this waive your legal rights nor release the researchers, sponsors, or involved institutions from their legal and professional responsibilities. You are free to withdraw from the study at any time, and / or refrain from answering any questions you prefer to omit, without prejudice or consequence.
This research has been approved by the Research Ethics Board (REB) at Booth University College in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EXPERIMENT
I have read and understood the above material. I consent to participate and permit my responses to be used for research purposes. I understand that I may withdraw, without penality, at any time.
I consent to participate in this experiment.
In the first part of this experiment, we will show you a set of images one at a time. Each image will appear for 5 seconds. Please do your best to memorize the images. Please do not copy the images in any way.
Click on the button below to proceed.
Each of the images you just saw belonged to the same category.
Next, we will show you some new images one at a time. Some of them belong to the same category as before and some of them do not.
For each image, please indicate whether you think the image belongs to the category. You will respond using a slider that moves from -100 to +100. +100 means that you are absolutely certain that the image DOES follow the rules. -100 means that you are absolutely certain that the image does NOT follow the rules. After you move the slider to the position you want, press the "NEXT" button to see the next image. You will not be able to go back and change your answers.
Click on the button below to proceed.
First, thank you very much for taking part in our study.
In the standard version of the experiment you just completed, people are able to sort rule-following from rule-violating images above chance levels. However, they are also unable to articulate the rules. Researchers have typically taken this to mean that people learn the rules unconsciously.
Alternatively, people might simply memorize the images in the first phase of the experiment without learning any of the rules. At test, people then compare each new image to their memory of the old images. If the new image is similar enough to the old images, it is judged as following the same rules. We prefer this explanation.
In this version of the experiment, there were no rules. All of the images, in both phases of the experiment, were selected randomly. We will compare your pattern of responses against predictions from a formal model of memory. If the model makes accurate predictions, we will take this as support for our memory-based interpretation.
If you have any questions about the research, please contact Dr. Evan Curtis at evan.curtis@boothuc.ca or 1-204-924-4881.
If you would like to receive a summary of the results, please provide your email in the space below. If you would like to withdraw your data, please select the option below.
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I want to withdraw my data from analysis.
Click on the button below to complete the experiment and submit your HIT.