We, Melanie Arndt, Elizabeth Huckins, MacKenzie Gunderson, are a student research group at SDSU inviting you to participate in our research project titled Experiment 1. The purpose of this project is to better understand victim believability by asking you to read 6 brief news articles, and answer questions about them. Your participation will last approximately 12 minutes. The full nature of the research question will be revealed to you at the end of the study.
Your participation is voluntary. Refusal to participate will involve no penalty or loss of benefits. You may withdraw at any time without any penalty. In addition, you may choose not to answer any questions with which you are not comfortable. Your consent is implied by participating in the above stated procedures. You must be 18 years or older to participate.
There are no expected risks to you as a result of participating in this study. You will not benefit directly from participating in this study.
Because of the nature of the data, it may be possible to deduce your identity; however, there will be no attempt to do so and your data will be reported in a way that will not identify you. Information collected about you will not be used or shared for future research studies.
Your confidentiality is only as secure as your equipment; no guarantees can be made regarding the interception of data sent via the Internet.
The information that you provide in the study will be handled confidentially. However, there may be circumstances where this information must be released or shared as required by law. The SDSU Institutional Review Board may review the research records for monitoring purposes.
For more information, concerns, or complaints about the study you may contact my professor Dr. Pirita See at
[email protected]For questions about your rights as a participant in this study or to discuss other study-related concerns, you may contact SDSU’s Research Integrity and Compliance Officer at 605-688-5051 or
[email protected].
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