Welcome to our study

Examining the effect of visual exposure on the recognition of  faces

Ethics Approval Code: PREC 18-284

Before you decide whether you would like to take part, please read the following information carefully. If you would like to find out more or anything is unclear, please contact the researcher Kristina Urdova (ku233@bath.ac.uk) or supervisor Anthony Little (a.little@bath.ac.uk). If you have any concerns about the ethics of the study, please contact the departmental psychology committee on psychology-ethics@bath.ac.uk

What is this study about?

You are invited to take part in this online study that investigates the effect of different types of negative emotional arousal (human arousing objects vs. non-human arousing objects) on recognition and of distinctive and non-distinctive (typical) faces.

What will I be required to do?

You will firstly view a series of mildly arousing images, which will either be human or non-human subjects. This may be poisonous/dangerous animals or a fight scene between people. You will then view a slideshow of 16 faces. Then, you will complete a recognition task, and identify which faces you have or have not seen in the initial slideshow. Following this, you will be asked a couple of simple follow up questions.

How long will it take?

The study will approximately take 15 minutes.

 What will happen to my data?

The information that you provide in this study is entirely anonymous and confidential. You will not be asked to provide any identifying information. The anonymous responses will be accessible to the researcher and supervisor only for analytical purposes and stored securely on a password protected computer upon collection. This study is part of a Psychology final year dissertation project at the University of Bath.

 Can I withdraw from the study?

Yes. Your participation in this study is voluntary. You can withdraw from the study at any given point without having to give a reason. If you wish to withdraw you can simply exit your web browser. Once you have submitted your responses it will not be possible to withdraw your data as it will be anonymized. That is, we will not be able to identify your data to that of other participants.


Consent

Please select all the boxes below to show that you have read and understood the following statements. By checking the boxes and pressing "Continue" below to proceed, you are providing informed consent to take part in the experiment. If you do not consent to participate, please exit the study by closing the browser window.

I confirm that I have read and understand the subject information provided for this study.

I understand that my participation in this research is entirely voluntary and I understand that I have the right to withdraw from the study at any point, without having to give a reason.

I understand and acknowledge that the investigation is designed to promote scientific knowledge and that the University of Bath will use the data I provide for no purpose other than research.

I understand that the data I provide will be kept confidential. My name and other identifying information will not be disclosed in any presentation or publication of the research.

Please select all the boxes below to show that you have read and understood the following statements. By checking the boxes and pressing "Continue" below to proceed, you are providing informed consent for your data to be kept and used. If you do not consent to your data being kept and used, please exit the study by closing the browser window.
I agree to the University of Bath keeping and processing the data I have provided during the course of this study.
I understand that these data will be used only for the purpose(s) set out in the information sheet. 
I understand that my consent is conditional upon the University complying with its duties and obligations under the Data Protection Regulation.

If you have any concerns related to your participation in this study please direct them to the Department of Psychology Research Ethics Committee, email: psychology-ethics@bath.ac.uk.

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