Consent

This is a research project being conducted by Stephanie Kaiser and Dr. Jamal K. Mansour of Simon Fraser University. The purpose of this research is to understand how different situations affect perceptions of the likelihood of a crime being committed and how these perceptions relate to perceptions of the criminal and ones own characteristics. You will be seated in front of a personal computer and then read the instructions for the experiment. You will then view a series of pictures of faces and be asked hypothetical questions relating the committal of a crime and the person committing the crime. Next you will fill out a series of questionnaires about yourself. You will have the opportunity to decide whether you want your data to be submitted to us at the end of the study. The entire session of the survey should last approximately 30 minutes.

Participation is completely voluntary. You are free to withdraw at anytime for whatever reason without prejudice, without adverse effect on grades or evaluation in the classroom or coursework. Simply notify the researcher that you do wish to continue. You will not be contacted regarding the study in the future. You will not be identified in any way if the results are published and nothing will connect you to your responses. There will be no way to associate your data with your identity. The signed consent form will be stored separately from the data you provide and the program that will collect your data will collect no personal information. When data collection is completed, the raw data will be stored for five years on a external hard drive in a locked cabinet which only Dr. Jamal K. Mansour, will have access to. No identifying information is collected by the Web page, therefore, confidentiality is ensured. The server on which the collected data will be stored is secured and encrypted. It is managed by SFU IT services (fraser.sfu.ca).

There are no known physical, psychological, economic, or social risks associated with your participation in this study. By participating in this study, you will have the opportunity to learn more about how people process faces under different circumstances. The entire session should last approximately 30 minutes. You will receive 1% credit towards your PSYC 100, 102, OR 201 final grade for participating.

If you would like to hear the results of this study, please contact Dr. Jamal K. Mansour at jmansour@sfu.ca or 778-782-9082, at the end of the semester. If you have any concerns or complaints regarding this experiment, please contact Dr. Hal Weinberg, Director, Office of Research at hal_weinberg@sfu.ca or 778-782-6593. This file number for reference if a complaint is received is 2012s1011.

By filling out this survey, you are consenting to participate. For consent: If you would like to participate, please click Begin. If you would not like to participate, please click Quit or close the browser window. Please note that you must do all of the trials at one time. Thank you for taking the time to participate in our research.