Columbia University
Consent to Participate in Research

1. Study Title and Number

Title: Naturalistic Person Perception
Study: #AAAV9445

2. Principal Investigator

Chujun Lin, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

3. Principal Investigator Phone Number, Research Team Number, and Emergency Contact Number

(626)-689-2886

4. Study Overview

This research study is being conducted to generate a new database of images, audios, videos, and physiological measures of people and their interactions with others in daily life to facilitate research on understanding how people perceive each other. This database will help address the research question of how people integrate rich information of themselves and others in naturalistic contexts during social interactions.

We may take photographs, audio recordings, video recordings, and physiological measures (e.g., heart rate, skin conductance, motion) of you when you are freely performing daily tasks, talking about life events, or interacting with other people in natural environments.

We are inviting you to participate in a research study because you are aged 18 and older, with normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing, fluent in English, and with at least high school education. If you are interested but not available at the moment, you can contact the experimenter to schedule for a later time for participation in public spaces or our laboratory at Columbia University.

This form explains the research so that you may make an informed decision about participating.

• Research is voluntary – whether or not you participate is your decision. You can discuss your decision with others (such as family, friends, or another physician).
• You can say yes, but change your mind later.
• If you say no, we will not hold your decision against you.
• You can say no even if the person inviting you is part of your healthcare team.
• Your decision will not affect your health care or other benefits you may be entitled to.
• Please ask the study doctor or study team questions about anything that is not clear, and feel free to ask questions and mention concerns before, during, and after the research.
• You may consult with friends, family, a personal doctor, or anyone else before deciding whether or not to be in the study.
• You will be given a copy of this consent form (and the Participant’s Bill of Rights if you are located in California).

You have complete control over the content of the stimuli (which should be appropriate) and whether these stimuli can be stored and shared (you will be given a data release survey at the end of the study).

You will first read the informed consent and instructions of the study. The instructions will let you know which type of stimuli are being collected and the requirements of these stimuli. If you decide to proceed, you will participate in-person where our researchers will record the stimuli of you. During the process of providing stimuli, you may also be asked to fill out questionnaires about yourselves such as your demographics, moods, personalities, attitudes, and life experiences, and questionnaires about other participants based on their stimuli such as inferring their demographics, moods, personalities, and attitudes. At the end of the study, you will be asked to fill out a data release survey, during which you can decide whether to completely erase your data or allow the storage and/or share of your identifiable stimuli or their de-identified derivatives. The study will last up to 25 minutes.

The most common risks or discomforts of this study include psychological, social, and reputational risks. However, these risks are no more than those that would occur in any everyday internet use or those that would occur in any everyday conversation with another person. The multi-tiered data release survey mentioned above will give you complete control over what data will be retained, and what – if any – will be shared. If you are participating in our in-person studies, our research assistants will also supervise the interactions in real time to ensure your safety and well-being.

We cannot promise any benefit to you or to others from you participating in this research. However, possible benefits include gaining knowledge of scientific research processes and having the opportunity to engage with others in the local community if you participate in our in-person interaction studies.

The alternative to being in this study is not to participate.

More detailed information about this research study is provided below.

5. Whom can I talk to if I have questions?

If during your participation in the study you have questions or concerns, or if you think the research has hurt you, contact the research team at the numbers listed in Section 3 on the first page of this form. You should not agree to participate in this study until the research team has answered any questions you have about the study, including information contained in this form.

If before or during your participation in the study you have questions about your rights as a research participant, or you want to talk to someone outside the research team, please contact: Columbia University IRB Administration at 212-305-5883 or askirb@columbia.edu.

6. How many people will take part?

We plan to study 500 people.

7. What happens if I take part in the research?

Here is what will happen to you if you agree to be in this study:

• You will freely perform daily tasks, talk about life events, or/and interact with other participants in natural environments.
• Images, audios, videos, or/and physiological measures of you will be collected.
• Survey responses about your demographics, moods, personalities, attitudes, and life experiences will be collected.
• Survey responses about your inferences of others’ demographics, moods, personalities, and attitudes will be collected based on others’ stimuli – there are no right or wrong answers so please provide your most honest responses.
• Survey responses about your preferences for the storage and share of your stimuli will be collected.

As you read this form, ask questions if something is not clear.

8. What are the risks and possible discomforts?

Participation in this study may involve risks or discomforts. We anticipate minimal psychological, social, and reputational risks that are no more than those that would occur in any everyday internet use or those that would occur in any everyday conversation with another person. The multi-tiered data release survey will give you complete control over what data will be retained, and what – if any – will be shared. Research assistants will also supervise in-person interactions in real time to ensure the safety and well-being of participants as they interact.

9. How will information about me be protected?

While we cannot guarantee complete confidentiality, we will limit access to information about you. Only people who have a need to review your information, documents, or specimens will have access. These people might include:

• Members of the research team and other staff or representatives of Columbia University whose work is related to the research or to protecting your rights and safety.
• Representatives of Federal and other regulatory agencies who make sure the study is done properly and that your rights and safety are protected.

As a part of this study, identifiable information of you including photographs and/or videos will be taken of your face and/or parts of your body, and/or audios will be taken of your voice. These stimuli will be subject to the same confidentiality conditions described above. Even so, someone who knows you well may be able to identify you from these stimuli and know you are participating in this study.

To minimize this risk, we will take the following precautions: We will provide you with a data release survey at the end of the study, which will allow you to decide what stimuli of you to be erased, stored, and shared. The stimuli that you agree to be stored will be securely stored with password protection and regular backups. The stimuli that you agree to be shared will be shared only for scientific research purposes and only if a data request form is filled out by the party wishing to use the stimuli.

The results of this study may be published once the study is completed. However, we will keep your name and other identifying information confidential. We expect this study will be completed in 3 years. This is only an estimate and the actual time to complete the study may be longer or shorter depending on a number of factors.

10. Will I need to pay to participate in the research?

There will be no cost to you for participating in this study.

11. What if I agree to participate, but change my mind later?

You can stop participating at any time for any reason, and it will not be held against you. Your choice will not affect any treatment relationship you have with healthcare providers at Columbia University or any services you receive from them. No matter what you decide, there will be no penalty to you. You will not lose medical care or any legal rights.

12. What will happen to information collected from me?

The data we collect with your identifiable information (your images, audios, and videos) as a part of this study may be used to answer other research questions or may be shared with other investigators for other research, depending on your preferences indicated in the data release survey at the end of the study. Your name and contact information provided in this informed consent will never be shared and will be stored separately from your stimuli.

13. Will I be compensated for participating in the research?

If you agree to take part in this research, we will provide you $20 for your time and effort. This compensation is based on a participation time of 20 minutes. You will be compensated in the form of gift cards.

14. What else is important for me to know?

You will not be provided any clinically relevant information that may pertain to your health. You will not be provided a summary of the research findings.

15. What are my rights when providing electronic consent?

• You have the right to obtain a copy of the consent document in a non-electronic format.
• You have the right to provide consent in a non-electronic format.
• If you change your mind about electronic consent, you have the right to request your electronic consent to be withdrawn and you can then provide consent in a non-electronic format; however, a copy of your electronic consent will be maintained for regulatory purposes. If you wish to withdraw your electronic consent please tell the study team.
• By signing this consent form, you have not given up any of the legal rights that you would have if you were not a participant in the study.
• This agreement for electronic consent applies only to your consent to participate in this research study.