CONSENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN A RESEARCH STUDY
YALE UNIVERSITY
Study Title: The Crop Card Game Study
Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip Atiba Solomon; 81 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06511
IRB Protocol #: [INSERT PROTOCOL NUMBER ONCE APPROVED]
Research Study Summary:
- We are asking you to join a research study. It is up to you whether you choose to involve yourself or not. There is no penalty if you choose not to join or decide to stop partway through.
- The purpose of this research study is to get your thoughts and feelings about an online card game, as well as understanding more about you and your background.
- Study activities will include playing an online card game and completing a survey including questions about your background, your experience playing the game, and some questionnaires about your personal decision tendencies.
- Your involvement will require 45 minutes.
- This study poses minimal risk to participants.
- The study may have no direct benefits to you, however, the researchers hope to gain valuable insights on gameplay, gaming strategy, and perceptions of gameplay and performance.
- There are other choices available to you outside of this research, including serving as an observer of five experiments, or arranging for other options of equivalent educational value (e.g., writing essays) through your instructor.
- Taking part in this study is your choice. You can choose to take part, or you can choose not to take part in this study. You also can change your mind at any time. Whatever choice you make will not have any effect on your relationship with the researchers or Yale University.
- If you are interested in learning more about the study, please continue reading, or have someone read to you, the rest of this document. Ask the researchers questions about anything you do not understand. Once you understand the study, we will ask you if you wish to participate; if so, you will have to sign this form.
Why is this study being offered to me?
We are asking you to take part in a research study because we would like to know how people engage with an online card game and what their thoughts, feelings, and experiences are during gameplay. We are looking for adults who are 18 and older to complete this study.
Who is paying for the study?
Monetary support for this study is provided through Yale departmental faculty start-up funding.
What is the study about?
The purpose of this study is to understand how people strategize and engage with an online card game. We are interested in the types of choices people make during gameplay as well as how people feel about their choices during the game and the design of the game more broadly.
What are you asking me to do and how long will it take?
If you agree to take part, your participation in this study will involve playing an online card game, answering questions about oneself and answering open-ended questions about one's experiences as they played the game. You will also complete some measures regarding decision-making tendencies. We think that the study will take 45 minutes of your time.
Are there any risks from participating in this research?
We do not expect any risks from taking part in this study. We will take measures to protect your privacy, and we will not be collecting personally identifying information in connection with your survey data.
How can the study possibly benefit me or others?
While you may not directly benefit from taking part in this study, we hope that our results will add to the knowledge about the process of playing an online card game, gaming strategy, and perceptions of gameplay and one's personal performance.
Are there any costs to participation?
You will not have to pay for taking part in this study. The only costs may include your time completing the online study.
Will I be paid for participation?
You will receive 1 course credit for your participation and can earn up to a $1.00 gift card of your choice depending on your final score in the game.
How will you keep my data safe and private?
We will take measures to protect your privacy. All your responses will be anonymous. We will not be collecting personally identifying information in connection with your survey data. All data will be stored on password protected computers and password protected cloud storage accounts that are only accessible by the researchers involved in this study and those responsible for research oversight (such as representatives of the Yale University Human Research Protection Program, the Yale University Institutional Review Boards, and others). We will share it with others if you agree to it or when we must share it because U.S. or State law requires it. For example, we will tell somebody if we learn that you are hurting a child or an older person.
When we publish the results of the research or talk about it in conferences, we will not use your name. If we wanted to use your name, we would ask you for your permission. We may also share de-identified information about you with other researchers for future research, but we will not use your name or any other identifiers. We will not ask you for any additional permission. Despite taking these steps to protect your privacy, we can never fully guarantee confidentiality.
What if I want to refuse or end participation before the study is over?
Taking part in this study is your choice. You can choose to take part, or you can choose not to take part in this study. You also can change your mind at any time. Whatever choice you make will not have any effect on your relationship with the researchers or Yale University. Your participation in this study is extremely valuable for our research, and we hope that participating will prove to be an educational experience for you. In addition, however, please remember that this is only one of the ways in which you can fulfill your "experimental participation" credits for Introduction to Psychology. Other ways, as detailed in the form handed out to you in class, include serving as an observer of five experiments, or arranging for other options of equivalent educational value (e.g., writing essays) through your instructor.
Who should I contact if I have questions?
Please feel free to ask about anything you don't understand. If you have questions later or if you have a research-related problem, you can call the Principal Investigator at (203) 432-2662.
If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, or you would like to speak with someone other than the Principal Investigator or study team to discuss problems, concerns, or questions, or to obtain information or offer suggestions, you can call the Yale Institutional Review Boards at (203) 785-4688 or email hrpp@yale.edu.
If you have questions about the Psychology Subject Pool, you may contact the coordinator at (203) 432-4518, or psych.subjectpool@yale.edu. If you would like to talk with someone other than the researchers to discuss problems or concerns, to discuss situations in the event that a member of the research team is not available, or to discuss your rights as a research participant, you may contact the Yale University Human Subjects Committee, (203) 785-4688, human.subjects@yale.edu. Additional information is available at http://your.yale.edu/research-support/human-research/research-participants.
