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Attention, eye-movements and attitudes

Participant Information Page

Oxford Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma
Department of Experimental Psychology               
Tinbergen Building (Entrance on St Cross Road)
9 South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3UD

Attention, eye-movements and attitudes study
CUREC Ref: MSD-IDREC-C2-2014-009#
Principal Investigator: Dr. Miriam Lommen
Tel: 01865 618 611
Email:  miriam.lommen@psy.ox.ac.uk

 



Participant information page


You have reached this page because you have expressed interest in participating in a psychology study 'Attention, eye-movements and attitudes'.  By completing this online form today, you are simply registering your interest in participating.  If you are invited to participate, the experimental session will take place at the Oxford Centre for Anxiety Disorder and Trauma, 9 South Parks Road, Oxford. 


Please read the following information carefully; it explains why the research is being done and what it will involve if you take part. If you have any questions, you may ask the researcher who has sent you this registration link.


What is the purpose of the study?
This study investigates whether there is a relationship between a person’s attention style and the kinds of thoughts and feelings they have about a situation.


What will happen if I take part?
You will watch a short video and your eye-movements will be recorded using an eye-tracker. You will also complete some questionnaires about your thoughts and feelings. While you wait between tasks, you will also have a brief conversation with another volunteer which will be recorded. You will be given a topic to discuss.

The session will take about 45 minutes. You will be reimbursed £7 for your time.


What are the possible benefits?
In taking part in this study, you will make a valuable contribution to research and help us find out whether attentional processes play a part in shaping our thoughts and feelings.

This study investigates how these processes work in healthy volunteers, but we can apply what we learn to our understanding of psychological disorders in which thoughts, feelings and attention are disrupted. We hope this information will ultimately be used to help people overcome psychological disorders.
It is unlikely that there will be direct benefits for you, but after you have completed the session, you will have the opportunity to ask more questions and learn in more detail about the ideas behind this study.


What are the possible disadvantages or risks?
There are no risks associated with participation in this study. Studies of a similar nature have been conducted before without adverse consequences. If you experience any stress, it is likely to be very mild and short-lived.


Am I eligible?
You will be invited to take part based on your responses on the screening questionnaires. You cannot take part if you are currently receiving treatment for a psychiatric disorder or drug-related problem (e.g., mood disorder, anxiety disorder, psychotic disorder, alcohol dependence).


Will my information be kept confidential?
In completing this online form, you register your interest in participating.   The information you give today will be stored securely and kept strictly confidential. If you do not go on to participate in an experimental session, then this data will be destroyed on completion of the study.

If you go on to attend an experimental session, your data will be anaylsed anonymously (i.e., your name and identifying information will be removed and your data will be given a unique identifying code).  Data from this study may be published, but publications will not include any information that could identify individual participants.

Responsible members of the University of Oxford may be given access to data for monitoring and/or audit of the study to ensure we are complying with regulations. 


Who is organising and funding the research?
The study is organised by the Oxford Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, which is part of the University of Oxford. This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through the Central University Research Ethics Committee (CUREC Ref: MSD-IDREC-C2-2014-009)

Principal investigators: 
Dr. Miriam Lommen, Postdoctoral Researcher
Dept. of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Tel: 01865 618 611

Prof. David M Clark, Clinical Psychologist
Dept. of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry / Dept. of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
Tel: 01865 618 600 (Oxford); 020 7848 5031 (London)

Associate investigators: 
Dr. Clare Mein, Graduate Research Assistant
Dept. of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Tel. 01865 618 608

Mr. Edwin Dalmaijer, Technical Assistant
Dept. of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford




 
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