Institutional Review Board
1204 Marie Mount Hall ● 7814 Regents
Drive ● College Park, MD 20742 ● 301-405-4212 ● irb@umd.edu
ASSENT TO PARTICIPATE
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Project Title
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Processing music and language |
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Purpose of the Study
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This research is being conducted by Rachel Thompson and Robert Slevc at the University of Maryland, College Park. We are inviting you to participate in this research project because you are a native speaker of English. The purpose of this research project is to examine the if music and language use similar cognitive processes to solve problems.. |
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Procedures
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You will complete the experiment on your personal computer/laptop/tablet/etc., you are advised to wear headphones and perform the task in a quiet room. You will hear musical sequences, read sentences in English, and answer comprehension questions. Your data will be kept confidential, your name will not be connected with your data. The experiment will take no more than 1 hour. |
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Potential Risks and Discomforts |
There are no known risks from participating in this research study. |
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Potential Benefits |
There are no direct benefits from participating in this research, but the results may help the investigators learn more about the relationship (or lack thereof) between music and language. Additionally, you will have an opportunity to gain insight into the types of research procedures employed in psychology. |
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Confidentiality
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Your responses will be password protected and only the study investigators will have access to the files. Only the researchers will have access to the text-based data as well unless you elect to make your anonymized responses shareable with the wider scientific community; even in this case, no personally-identifying information will be shared (see Use of Responses below).
If we write a report or article about this research project, your identity will be protected to the maximum extent possible. Your information may be shared with representatives of the University of Maryland, College Park or governmental authorities if you or someone else is in danger or we are required to by law. |
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Use of Responses
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Although findings are routinely reported in journals, some scientists, including us, seek more transparency in the reporting of data. We may elect to publish some of our data in a venue accessible to the broader scientific community. Please select one of the following choices:
I will allow typed versions of my responses to the experimental items to be made available to other researchers, with all data completely anonymous. I do not want any of my data to be made available to other researchers; I only allow the current researchers access to my data.
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Compensation |
You will receive 1 SONA credit for participation in this study. |
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Right to Withdraw and Questions |
Your participation in this research is completely voluntary. You may choose not to take part at all. If you decide to participate in this research, you may stop participating at any time. If you decide not to participate in this study or if you stop participating at any time, you will not be penalized or lose any benefits to which you otherwise qualify. If you are an employee or student at UMD, your grades, standing or employability at UMD will not be positively or negatively affected by your decision to participate in the study.
If you decide to stop taking part in the study, if you have questions, concerns, or complaints, or if you need to report an injury related to the research, please contact the investigator:
Rachel Thompson – rthomp19@umd.edu Robert Slevc – 301-405-5835 – slevc@umd.edu Biology-Psychology Building 1147-E College Park, MD 20742
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Participant Rights
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If you have questions about your rights as a research participant or wish to report a research-related injury, please contact:
University of Maryland College Park Institutional Review Board Office 1204 Marie Mount Hall College Park, Maryland, 20742 E-mail: irb@umd.edu Telephone: 301-405-0678
For more information regarding participant rights, please visit: https://research.umd.edu/irb-research-participants
This research has been reviewed according to the University of Maryland, College Park IRB procedures for research involving human subjects. |
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Statement of Assent
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Your click below
indicates that you are at least 16 years of age; you have read this assent
form or have had it read to you; your questions have been answered to your
satisfaction and you voluntarily agree to participate in this research study.
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