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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A RESEARCH STUDY

Study Title: Durability of Semantic and Autobiographical Memory for Jingles

Why is this study being done?

The purpose of this study is to examine memory for jingles and the products they advertise as well as any autobiographical memories that they might evoke. The information that you provide may help health professionals better understand and learn more about the use of musical stimuli to prompt memories for healthy and cognitively impaired individuals.

This study entails:

Providing some information about yourself (e.g., your previous exposure to media)
Rating advertising stimuli on various features, like how familiar they are to you
Participation will take approximately 1 hour and only requires one session. You have the right to decline to be in this study, or to withdraw from it at any point without penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled

What side effects or risks can I expect from being in the study?

There are no side effects or risks associated with this study.

Are there benefits to taking part in the study?

You might experience nostalgia, which has been shown to be a psychologically beneficial emotion.

Incentives for participation

To thank you for participating in our study, UC Davis students will receive one research credit on SONA. All other individuals who complete the study will be entered in a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card that will be awarded to 1 in 25 participants.

Everyone can be entered in the drawing regardless of participation. If you do not want to participate but want to be included in the drawing, please email us at janatalab@gmail.com.

Will information about me be kept private?

Information about you will be handled as confidentially as possible. The data are transmitted to a computer server via a secure connection and your name is associated with a unique identifier in an encrypted data table. Your responses are maintained separately and associated only with the identifier. If information from this study is published or presented at scientific meetings, your name or other identifying information will not be used without your permission.

Who can answer my questions about the study?

You can contact Dr. Petr Janata at (530) 297-4471. If you wish to ask questions about the study or your rights as a research participant to someone other than the researchers or voice any problems or concerns you may have about the study, please call the Office of Research Institutional Review Board at (916) 703-9151.

Consent

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH IS VOLUNTARY. Proceeding will indicate that you have decided to volunteer as a research subject and that you have read and understood the information provided above.