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STUDY 2 INFORMED CONSENT FORMS
Consent to Participate in Research Project
Title: Workplace Decisions Researcher: Kala Melchiori Faculty Supervisor: Robyn Mallett Introduction: You are being asked to take part in a research study being conducted by Kala Melchiori for a dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Mallett in the Department of Psychology at Loyola University of Chicago. Please read this form carefully and ask any questions you may have before deciding whether to participate in the study.
Purpose: You are invited to participate in research investigating either how people make decisions about employees in the workplace. The purpose of the study is to examine how people use employee information to make important decisions. Please know that you will not be informed of the full scope or hypotheses of the present study until after your participation.
Procedures: Participants will engage in one of two activities. 1) Some participants will read a short description of an employee and make several decisions about the employee. 2) Some participants will assume supervisory or employee roles and share personal information in a face-to-face or computer-mediated interaction. "Employees" will complete aptitude measures and "supervisors" will use the results to make several decisions. All participants also may be asked to complete a word-sorting task and be asked questions about themselves.
Risks and Benefits: There are minimal risks that do not exceed a level that you may encounter during your normal daily activities. There are no direct benefits to you participation, however if you have not participated in a psychological study before, this is a good opportunity to experience how psychological research is conducted. Time Commitment: The experiment will take about 60 minutes to complete.
Compensation: You will receive one credit hour for the study that counts toward the fulfillment of the research participant component of your introductory psychology course.
Confidentiality: Your individual privacy will be maintained in all published and written data from the study. Your name will not be connected to the information you provide, nor will your individual responses be identified in any research reports describing the study. All information obtained during the study will remain confidential.
Joining of your own free will: Your participation is voluntary. You may withhold information that you do not wish to disclose, and you do not have to answer any questions that you do not wish to answer. You may choose not to serve as a participant or withdraw from this study at any time without penalty.
This study has been approved by the Loyola Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects. If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, you may contact the Loyola University Office of Research Services at (773) 508-2689. If you have any questions about the study, please contact Ms. Melchiori (phone: 773.508.3037 email [email protected]) or Dr. Mallett (phone: 773.508.3028 email: [email protected]). Participant Statement: I have read the explanation provided to me and all of my questions have been answered to my satisfaction. I voluntarily agree to participate in this study. I understand that by signing this consent form I am agreeing to participate in the study.
I am at least 18 years of age and I agree to participate in this study (please sign below):
Participant Signature: ______________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Researcher Signature: _____________________________________________ Date: ___________________
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Consent to Participate in Research Project
Title: Workplace Decisions Researcher: Kala Melchiori Faculty Supervisor: Robyn Mallett Introduction: You are being asked to take part in a research study being conducted by Kala Melchiori for a dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Mallett in the Department of Psychology at Loyola University of Chicago. Please read this form carefully and ask any questions you may have before deciding whether to participate in the study.
Purpose: You are invited to participate in research investigating either how people make decisions about employees in the workplace. The purpose of the study is to examine how people use employee information to make important decisions. Please know that you will not be informed of the full scope or hypotheses of the present study until after your participation.
Procedures: Participants will engage in one of two activities. 1) Some participants will read a short description of an employee and make several decisions about the employee. 2) Some participants will assume supervisory or employee roles and share personal information in a face-to-face or computer-mediated interaction. "Employees" will complete aptitude measures and "supervisors" will use the results to make several decisions. All participants also may be asked to complete a word-sorting task and be asked questions about themselves.
Risks and Benefits: There are minimal risks that do not exceed a level that you may encounter during your normal daily activities. There are no direct benefits to you participation, however if you have not participated in a psychological study before, this is a good opportunity to experience how psychological research is conducted. Time Commitment: The experiment will take about 60 minutes to complete.
Compensation: You will be able to select one or more gift cards as compensation. The total value of the gift card(s) will be $10.
Confidentiality: Your individual privacy will be maintained in all published and written data from the study Your name will not be connected to the information you provide, nor will your individual responses be identified in any research reports describing the study. All information obtained during the study will remain confidential. Joining of your own free will: Your participation in this study is voluntary. You may withhold information that you do not wish to disclose, and you do not have to answer any questions that you do not wish to answer. You may choose to withdraw from this study at any time and will receive full credit if you have completed more than half of the tasks.
This study has been approved by the Loyola Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects. If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, you may contact the Loyola University Office of Research Services at (773) 508-2689. If you have any questions about the study, please contact Ms. Melchiori (phone: 773.508.3037 email [email protected]) or Dr. Mallett (phone: 773.508.3028 email: [email protected]). Participant Statement: I have read the explanation provided to me and all of my questions have been answered to my satisfaction. I voluntarily agree to participate in this study. I understand that by signing this consent form I am agreeing to participate in the study.
I am at least 18 years of age and I agree to participate in this study (please sign below):
Participant Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Researcher Signature: _________________________________________ Date: ___________________
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