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Introduction
The Department of Linguistics of the University of Chicago is carrying out a research study to find out the speech habits of English speakers. The researcher is Dr. Alan Yu (Professor of Linguistics).
You are invited to take part in a research study. Before you decide to be a part of this study, you need to understand the risks and benefits. This consent form provides information about the research study. This process is known as informed consent. Your decision to take part in the study is voluntary. You are free to choose whether or not you will take part in the study.
Information About Participants' Involvement in the Study
The research will be conducted over the online platform Amazon Mechanical Turk in an hour-long session. Within the session, you will be asked to participate in series of speech and language processing tasks and to fill out a set of questionnaires. You can terminate the experiment at any time. Withdrawing from the study will not result in any negative consequences for you.
Risks
Your participation poses minimal risks to you. Your answers will be kept confidential and your responses will not be linked to you personally; they will be reported as a group.
Benefits
There is no immediate benefit to you. A better understanding of the speech perception and production may help identify potential obstacles in first/second language acquisition, which in turn may help improving language teaching pedagogy.
Confidentiality
The information in the study records will be kept confidential. Data will be stored securely and will be made available only to persons conducting the study unless participants specifically give permission in writing to do otherwise. No reference will be made in oral or written reports which could link participants to the study.
Compensation
You will receive $3.00 for your participation in this study.
Contact Information
If you have questions at any time about the study, the procedures, or your rights as a participant, you may contact the researcher at 1115E, 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 or contact the lab team at nicole.yt.li@hotmail.com. If you have questions regarding your rights as a participant, you may contact the Institutional Review Board at 773-834-7835 or sbsirbwise@listhost.uchicago.edu.
Participation
Your participation in this study is voluntary; you may decline to participate without penalty. If you decide to participate, you may withdraw from the study at any time without penalty and without loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. If you withdraw from the study before data collection is completed your data will be return to you or destroyed.
By participating in this experiment I confirm that I am at least 18 years old and I understand the purpose of the research, the study procedures that I will undergo, and the possible risks and discomforts as well as benefits that I may experience. I have read and I understand these terms of consent. Therefore, I agree to give my consent to participate as a subject in this research project.
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