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    <p>
        You are invited to take part in an academic research study. Before you decide to participate in this study, it is esstential that you understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. Please take the time to read the following information carefully.
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    <h3>Purpose of the research</h3>

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        This study aims to understand better how you make social judgments and decisions.
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    <h3>Who is doing this research?</h3>

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        The lead researcher of this study is Nicholas Lacourse, a 5th Year Ph.D. candidate in Economics. If you have any questions for him, please contact him at <a href="mailto:nl362@exeter.ac.uk">nl362@exeter.ac.uk</a>.
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    <h3>Ethical review of this research</h3>

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        This study has been reviewed by the University of Exeter Research Ethics Committee and received a favorable review. For more information, you can physically contact the University of Exeter Ethics Committee at the Research Ethics and Governance Office, University of Exeter, Lafrowda House, St Germans Road, Exeter, EX4 6TL, United Kingdom, or via email at <a href="cgr-reg@exeter.ac.uk">cgr-reg@exeter.ac.uk</a>.
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    <h3>Procedures of this study</h3>

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        We will ask you to read some instructions, make some decisions, and end with answering some questions about yourself. If you complete the study, you are guaranteed the participation fee.
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    <h3>Benefits and risks of taking part</h3>

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        There is unlikely any direct or personal benefit to your participation beyond its material rewards. However, there may be some benefit to society, but this cannot be assured at the start of any research project. Additionally, there are no risks to taking part in this study other than what you may encounter daily interacting with a computer. If you feel any discomfort or doubt about participating, you can stop at any time before completing the survey.
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    <h3>Voluntary participation and your right to withdraw</h3>

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        Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary. You are under no obligation to participate and may stop at any time. However, if you quit before completing the study, your information will not be saved, and you will not have completed the survey. Withdrawal after participation is impossible as your submitted responses will not be identifiable to the researcher to enable removal from the data set. 
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    <h3>Anonymity</h3>

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        Prolific does not provide your name and contact details. Therefore, the responses you make during the survey are anonymous. There will be some personal demographics that we ask for, but the totality of information you provide will not allow us to conclude your true identity. Also, your responses to this survey are not subject to GDPR for two reasons:       
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        <li>No personally identifiable data is being collected by us, the experimenters, or given out via Prolific's recruiting platform without your consent.</li>
        <li>This experiment hosts the study on a cloud server known as Heroku, which will transfer minimal geo-locational data back to the U.S. to analyze server diagnostics. For more information, please see Heroku's privacy page: <a href="https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/security-privacy-compliance">Privacy Page</a>.</li>
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        You may contact the Prolific, who will hold identifying personal data that you could request to be deleted, but this will not affect your participation in this study once completed.
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        The Data Controller for this research is the University of Exeter. You may contact the Information Governance Office of the University of Exeter by emailing <a href="mailto:dataprotection@exeter.ac.uk">dataprotection@exeter.ac.uk</a>.
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        <a href="https://www.exeter.ac.uk/media/universityofexeter/governanceandcompliance/researchethicsandgovernance/UoE_Research_Generic_Privacy_Notice_v1.1_16012020.pdf">University of Exeter Data Protection for Research Statement</a>
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    <h3>The Results</h3>

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        Results will be published or presented in academic papers and presentations. If you wish to be updated about the results of this study, please visit the lead researcher's website or email him at <a href="mailto:nl362@exeter.ac.uk">nl362@exeter.ac.uk</a>.
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    <h3>Consent</h3>

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        Please confirm that you have read this consent form and agree with the following statements; if not, you may close the browser window now and not participate in this study.
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        <li>I have read and understand the information provided above.</li>
        <li>I understand that my participation is voluntary.</li>
        <li>I understand that I may withdraw and stop participating in the survey.</li>
        <li>I understand that there will be no negative consequences for withdrawal.</li>
        <li>I understand that my data will be anonymous once submitted and cannot be withdrawn later.</li>
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        <i>I acknowledge that I have read the rules and privacy policy, certify that I am 18 years of age or older, and agree that my registration in the subject pool is voluntary.</i>
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