Gesture Study
Principal Investigators: Yasamin Motamedi, Simon Kirby
Researcher collecting data: Yasamin Motamedi, Lucie Wolters, Simon Kirby
What is this document? This document explains what kind of study we’re doing, what your rights are, and what will be done with your data. You should print this page for your records.
Nature of the study. You are invited to participate in a study that involves drawing an object in your possession using your own pen and paper, and then taking a photo of your line drawing and the object using the camera on your phone or tablet/Ipad device. Once you finish, we will have some questions about your location and your experience with drawing. Your responses will be recorded. Your session should last for up to 15 minutes. You will be given full instructions shortly.
Compensation. You will be paid £2.25 for your participation in this study.
Risks and benefits. There are no known risks to participation in this study. Other than the payment mentioned, there no tangible benefits to you, however you will be contributing to our knowledge about language.
Confidentiality and use of data. All the information we collect during the course of the research will be processed in accordance with Data Protection Law. In order to safeguard your privacy, we will never share personal information (like your name) with anyone outside the research team. Your data will be referred to by a unique participant number (rather than by name). Please note that we will temporarily collect your Prolific ID to prevent repeat participation, however we will never share this information with anyone outside the research team. We will store any personal data (i.e., Prolific ID or photos taken by you) using the University of Edinburgh’s secure encrypted storage service. The anonymised data collected during this study will be used for research and artistic purposes. With your permission, identifiable data such as photos of the object in your possession and of the line drawing you make may also be used for research, including further experiments, or teaching purposes, and may be shared with other researchers or with the general public (e.g., we may make it available through the world wide web, use it for an art exhibition, or use it in TV or radio broadcasts).
What are my data protection rights? The University of Edinburgh is a Data Controller for the information you provide. You have the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance Data Protection Law. You also have other rights including rights of correction, erasure and objection. For more details, including the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office, please visit www.ico.org.uk. Questions, comments and requests about your personal data can also be sent to the University Data Protection Officer at dpo@ed.ac.uk.
Voluntary participation and right to withdraw. Your participation is voluntary, and you may withdraw from the study at any time and for any reason. If you withdraw from the study during or after data gathering, we will delete your data and there is no penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. Please note that until August 31st you will no longer be able to withdraw from the study. If you decide to withdraw after the specified date, we may not be able to delete your anonymised data from e.g. public repositories of research data, but we will be able to delete all of your personal data from our records.
If you have any questions about what you’ve just read, please feel free to ask, or contact us later. You can contact us by email at Yasamin.Motamedi@ed.ac.uk. This project has been approved by PPLS Ethics committee. If you have questions or comments regarding your rights as a participant, they can be contacted at +44131 650 4020 or ppls.ethics@ed.ac.uk.
Consent for participation:
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I consent to take part in the above study, including taking and uploading a photo of an object possessed by me, and a photo of a line drawing of that object drawn by me.