Your responses in this exhibit can help researchers learn more about people's preferences. All data will be collected anonymously. Please review the following information before continuing.
Study Number: IRB26-0113
Study Title: Mindworks Digital Preferences
Researcher(s): Rebecca White, Donald Lyons
This is a consent form for research participation. It contains important information about this study and what to expect if you decide to participate. Your participation is voluntary.
If you are unsure if you want to participant, you should ask any questions you have before making up your mind. You can think about it and discuss it with your family or friends before you decide. It is okay to say “No” if you don’t want to be in the study. If you say “Yes” you can change your mind and quit being in the study at any time without getting in trouble.
This exhibit explores your individualized preferences for many everyday things, including other people, dogs, and paintings. This exhibit is primarily used as an educational experience for visitors to Mindworks. Anonymized data may be used to improve the exhibit experience or for future research.
This exhibit experience will take approximately 5-7 minutes to complete. It is self-paced; you may stop at any time.
Your participation in this study does not involve any risk to you beyond that of everyday life. Taking part in this research study may not benefit you personally, but you may learn something interesting about yourself, how humans form preferences. Additionally, your participation may help us learn new things that could help others.
Your anonymized responses will be saved so that we can display your individualized preferences to you. If you decide to withdraw, data collected up until the point of withdrawal may still be saved. Anonymous information may be used for future research studies or shared with other researchers for future research without your additional informed consent.
If you have questions or concerns about the study, you can contact the researchers at:
Rebecca White, CDR Labs Director, Rebecca.White@chicagobooth.edu
Donald Lyons, Mindworks Director, Donald.Lyons@chicagobooth.edu
If you have any questions about your rights as a participant in this research, feel you have been harmed, or wish to discuss other study-related concerns with someone who is not part of the research team, you can contact the University of Chicago Social & Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB): phone (773) 702-2915, email sbs-irb@uchicago.edu.
Participation is voluntary. Refusal to participate or withdrawing from the exhibit experience will involve no penalty or loss of benefits to which you might otherwise be entitled. By continuing, you confirm that you are over 8 years old and agree to participate in this exhibit and that your anonymized data can be used for improving the exhibit experience and for future research.