What is this project about?
This project looks at your emotions in reaction to a speech.
What does taking part involve, and how long will it take?
You will be asked to answer a short questionnaire, this should not take more than 5 minutes. After that, we will ask you to listen to an audio recording of a speech, so be sure to have the means to listen to said audio. This should take less than 2 minutes. After listening to the audio, we will ask to complete another questionnaire, this in turn should take around 5 minutes.
In total, this study will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
Are there any risks associated with taking part in this study?
Some questions in this study may ask about your attitudes regarding controversial subjects. You may choose not to answer these or any other questions. You can also withdraw from the study at any time by closing your browser.
How will the information I provide be used?
Information provided will be kept anonymous and no identifying information will be asked of you. If you feel that any information will make you identifiable you may choose not to answer the question. Results will only be accessible to the researchers and every participant will remain anonymous. This means that if you complete the survey and ask us to withdraw your data after survey completion, we will no longer be able to locate and delete your data.
What will happen to the results of the research?
Completed data will be kept on a password-protected and encrypted computer. The researchers will analyse the responses and write a research report based on aggregated trends found in the data. Anonymized data may be used by other researchers, under the same terms as stated in the paragraph above.
This research has been approved by the University of Bath Social Science Research Ethics Committee. For further information, please contact social-science-rec@bath.ac.uk with the reference number code: [4079-4698] .
On the next page you will be asked to give your consent to take part in the experiment.
If anything is unclear or if you require more information, please contact the researcher (Alessandro Magnoni; am4956@bath.ac.uk), or the P.I. (Dr. Gosia Goclowska; m.a.goclowska@bath.ac.uk) using the emails provided.