Step 2: Give your consent to participate
Please read the information below about our study:
CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH
Project Title:
Development of Relational Reasoning
Principal Investigator:
Robert G. Morrison, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
312.498.2612
[email protected]
Supported by:
Loyola University Chicago
Introduction:
You are being asked to take part in a research study conducted by the above investigator. This research will take place during your visit to Loyola University Chicago’s Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience Lab (canlab.org). You are also being asked to agree to take part in this study. Please read this form carefully and ask any questions you may have before deciding whether you are willing to participate in this study.
Purpose:
We are interested in how the brain changes to allow for the development of reasoning. Our hope is that a better understanding of these changes will help educators to better teach reasoning, which is an essential component of critical thinking.
Procedures:
If you agree to participant in this study, you will be asked a few basic questions regarding your first menstruation in an online survey. Next, you will come to the CAN Lab and perform a series of computer-based tasks while we record your brain waves via scalp electroencephalography (EEG). The time required for your participation at the CAN Lab is about two hours.
Risks:
There are no foreseeable risks involved in participating in this research beyond those experienced in everyday life.
Benefits:
Although there are no direct benefits, you may feel satisfaction in knowing you are contributing to the study of how reasoning ability develops.
Participation is Voluntary/Alternatives:
Your consent is voluntary. You have the option to choose not to participate in this research study at any time.
Confidentiality:
Participation in this research study may result in a loss of privacy because persons other than the investigator(s) might review your study records. Unless required by law, only the study investigators, members of the investigators’ staff, Loyola University Chicago Institutional Review Boards, and representatives from the Office for Human Research Protections (DHHS) will have authority to review study records. These individuals and groups are required to maintain confidentiality regarding your identity.
Information collected from you will be secured in the researchers' office. Only the main researchers will have access to this information, and it will be kept for five years. Results of this study may be used for teaching, research, publications or presentations at scientific meetings. If your individual results are discussed, your identity will not be identified in any way.
Financial Information/Compensation:
Participation in this study will involve no cost to you. If you choose to participate, you will receive a $15 gift card to either Target or Amazon for your use.
Participant’s Rights:
Your participation in this study is voluntary, and you may withdraw from the study at any time. If you withdraw, no more information will be collected. When you indicate that you wish to withdraw, the investigator will ask if the materials already collected in the study can be used. You will receive full compensation even if you withdraw.
Contact Persons:
If you have questions about this research study, please feel free to contact Dr. Robert Morrison. Please use the phone and email information provided on the top of this form to contact him. Questions about research subjects’ rights may be directed to Loyola University Office of Research Services (773-508-2689).
CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH
Project Title:
Development of Relational Reasoning
Principal Investigator:
Robert G. Morrison, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
312.498.2612
[email protected]
Supported by:
Loyola University Chicago
Introduction:
You are being asked to take part in a research study conducted by the above investigator. This research will take place during your visit to Loyola University Chicago’s Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience Lab (canlab.org). You are also being asked to agree to take part in this study. Please read this form carefully and ask any questions you may have before deciding whether you are willing to participate in this study.
Purpose:
We are interested in how the brain changes to allow for the development of reasoning. Our hope is that a better understanding of these changes will help educators to better teach reasoning, which is an essential component of critical thinking.
Procedures:
If you agree to participant in this study, you will be asked a few basic questions regarding your first menstruation in an online survey. Next, you will come to the CAN Lab and perform a series of computer-based tasks while we record your brain waves via scalp electroencephalography (EEG). The time required for your participation at the CAN Lab is about two hours.
Risks:
There are no foreseeable risks involved in participating in this research beyond those experienced in everyday life.
Benefits:
Although there are no direct benefits, you may feel satisfaction in knowing you are contributing to the study of how reasoning ability develops.
Participation is Voluntary/Alternatives:
Your consent is voluntary. You have the option to choose not to participate in this research study at any time.
Confidentiality:
Participation in this research study may result in a loss of privacy because persons other than the investigator(s) might review your study records. Unless required by law, only the study investigators, members of the investigators’ staff, Loyola University Chicago Institutional Review Boards, and representatives from the Office for Human Research Protections (DHHS) will have authority to review study records. These individuals and groups are required to maintain confidentiality regarding your identity.
Information collected from you will be secured in the researchers' office. Only the main researchers will have access to this information, and it will be kept for five years. Results of this study may be used for teaching, research, publications or presentations at scientific meetings. If your individual results are discussed, your identity will not be identified in any way.
Financial Information/Compensation:
Participation in this study will involve no cost to you. If you choose to participate, you will receive a $15 gift card to either Target or Amazon for your use.
Participant’s Rights:
Your participation in this study is voluntary, and you may withdraw from the study at any time. If you withdraw, no more information will be collected. When you indicate that you wish to withdraw, the investigator will ask if the materials already collected in the study can be used. You will receive full compensation even if you withdraw.
Contact Persons:
If you have questions about this research study, please feel free to contact Dr. Robert Morrison. Please use the phone and email information provided on the top of this form to contact him. Questions about research subjects’ rights may be directed to Loyola University Office of Research Services (773-508-2689).
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