Statistics homework

Consent to Participate in a Research Study

Psychology Department University of Colorado Denver

Analyzing Words Experiment

You are invited to participate in a study involving analyzing words. My name is Brian Hager and I am a student at the University of Colorado Denver working under the supervision of Dr. David Albeck. I hope to learn how analyzing words strategies affect task performance. You have been asked to participate in this study because you are a UCD student enrolled in a statistics course.

If you decide to participate, you will be asked to follow a set of directions involving how to analyze a set of words. The entire experiment will require about 10 minutes of your time. You will be debriefed following your completion of the study.

There are no risks anticipated in this study. All participation is voluntary and any data collected will remain confidential. A coding procedure will be used to pair survey responses with test scores, and all results will be reported in group format only.

Participating in this study will give you first-hand experience in psychology research and increase your knowledge about factors that influence the working memory system.

Your decision to participate is voluntary. You are free to withdraw or discontinue your participation from the study at anytime. There will be no penalties for withdrawing.

If you have any questions regarding this study before, during, or after participation in this study please feel free to ask me. If you have additional questions at a later time, you may contact Dr. David Albeck at [email protected].

The above information has explained the purpose and nature of this research and I agree to participate in this study. I understand that I am free to withdraw from this study at anytime without prejudice.

In signing this agreement, I also affirm that I am at least 18 years of age or older.

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Signature of Participant Date

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Signature of Investigator Date