RESEARCH PARTICIPANT INFORMED CONSENT FORM

Please read this document carefully before you decide to participate in this research study. Your participation is voluntary, and you can decline to participate, or withdraw consent at any time, with no consequences. You must be 18 years or older to participate in this experiment.

Study Title:

Perceptual Metacognition and Personality Traits

Person(s) conducting the research:

Brian Odegaard, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Email: bodegaard@ufl.edu Phone: 651-491-5897

Matthew Baldwin, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Email: mbaldwin1@ufl.edu

Purpose of the research study:

The primary purpose of this study is to examine how effectively you can perceive perceptual items, to evaluate how you rate confidence in what you have seen, and to assess personality traits.

What you will be asked to do in the study:

If you agree to be in the study, we will ask you to do the following things: (1) sit in front of a computer monitor to detect briefly-presented visual items and rate confidence in what you have seen; (2) Fill out responses on a few personality trait inventories. All responses in this experiment will be completely anonymous.

Time required:

One session, which can last up to 30 Minutes

Risks and benefits:

There are no known risks associated with your participation in this study. The risk to participants would not exceed anything that a participant may experience in everyday life. Very similar studies have been conducted by the principal investigator, Dr. Brian Odegaard and there have never been any reported instances of discomfort. There are no direct benefits of participation to you, but you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about how visual information is encoded and remembered.

Confidentiality:

Your identity will be kept confidential to the extent provided by law. Your information will be assigned a code number, and your name will not be attached to your data in any way, thus ensuring that your responses will be completely anonymous. Your name will not be used in any report. Only the researchers will have access to the information we collect online. There is a minimal risk that security of any online data may be breached, but since no identifying information will be collected, it is unlikely that a security breach of the online data will result in any adverse consequence for you.

Compensation Policy:

Participants who will be participating in this study through SONA as part of the participation pool will receive 1 course credit for the 30 minute study.

Before beginning this study:

If you wish to discuss the information above or any discomforts you may experience, please ask questions now or contact one of the research team members listed at the top of this form. If you have any questions regarding your rights as a research subject, please contact the Institutional Review Board (IRB02) office (University of Florida; PO Box 100173; Gainesville, FL 32610; (352) 392-0433 or irb2@ufl.edu.)

Agreement:

*** I have read the procedure described above. I voluntarily agree to participate in the procedure and I have received a copy of this description. ***

BY CLICKING THIS BUTTON I AGREE AND WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY

IRB Project #: 201903130 IRB Version: 12/1/2018 PI Version: 6/10/2020 12:57 PM