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Consent Form

RESEARCHERS:

Dr. Jamie S. Hughes

Contact: Dr. Hughes at (432) 552-3345; hughes_j@utpb.edu

University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Department of Psychology, 3122 Mesa Bldg.



DESCRIPTION:

In this study, we are interested in your personal experiences regarding honesty (i.e., telling the truth or lying). First, you will be asked to write about your experiences, and then you’ll be asked a few follow up questions regarding those experiences. This research will require up to 10 minutes of your time.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Enlistment into the study is restricted to those individuals who are 18 years of age or older. Participants may only participate in this study once.

RISKS:

There is a slight possibility that you will experience unpleasant feelings in your participation in these procedures as you might find in many psychological experiments. However, you should not experience any other risks than those encountered in everyday, normal living.

BENEFITS

a) When your participation is complete, you will be given an opportunity to learn about this research, which may be useful to you in your course or in understanding yourself and others.

b) You will have an opportunity to contribute to psychological science by participating in this research.

c) You may earn extra credit or a monetary incentive

CONTACT PEOPLE:

If you have any questions about this research, please contact Dr. Hughes, IRB chair, at 432-552-3345 or via email at hughes_j@utpb.edu.

VOLUNTARY NATURE OF PARTICIPATION:

You may withdraw from the research study at any time since your participation is entirely voluntary. If you decide not to participate, there will be no penalty or loss of benefits to you to which you are otherwise entitled. If you decide to participate, you may discontinue at a later date without penalty or loss of benefits to you to which you are otherwise entitled.

CONFIDENTIALITY:

All participation will be anonymous. No one will be able to know which are your questionnaire responses. Finally, remember that it is no individual person's responses that interest us; we are studying the usefulness of the tests in question for people in general. The data derived from this study could be used in reports, presentations, and publications but you will never be individually identified.

CONSENT

Your participation in this study is voluntary and you may withdraw at anytime. You may refuse or discontinue participation at any time without consequence or prejudice.

In lieu of a signature, by clicking on “yes” below you indicate you have read and understood the contents of this consent form and you agree participate in this study.



