Informed Consent

You are invited to participate in a web-based online survey on voice quality. This is a research project being conducted by Mary Christensen, Laura Petty, and Sara Lagan, students at University of Colorado Boulder. It should take approximately 5 minutes to complete.PARTICIPATIONYour participation in this survey is voluntary. You may refuse to take part in the research or exit the survey at any time without penalty. You are free to decline to answer any particular question you do not wish to answer for any reason.BENEFITSYou will receive no direct benefits from participating in this research study. However, your responses may help us learn more about average perception of vocal qualities.RISKSThere are no foreseeable risks involved in participating in this study other than those encountered in day-to-day life.CONFIDENTIALITYYour survey answers will be stored on a spreadsheet on Google Drive, where data will be stored in a password protected electronic format. Google Forms does not collect identifying information such as your name, email address, or IP address. Therefore, your responses will remain anonymous. No one will be able to identify you or your answers, and no one will know whether or not you participated in the study.CONTACTIf you have questions at any time about the study or the procedures, you may contact our research supervisor, Dr. Kan, via email at puifong.kan@colorado.edu