Spotting Lies and Reading Minds

Thank you for your interest in our research project!

We are delighted that you are thinking of getting your child involved in our research. Please watch the video below in which Imogen, one of the researchers involved in the project, explains a bit about who we are, what we do, and what you can expect if you / your child choose to participate in this study. The video is approximately 4 minutes long.

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What you / your child will be doing:

Parental consent + systems check + basic information (max. 10 minutes)
Questionnaires, tests of general ability, LIE-DETECTION!!
Study broken down in to 3 stages, each approximately 30 minutes. Plenty of places to take breaks, no need to finish whole study in one sitting, but ideally within one day. The entire session takes less than 2 hours (excluding any breaks).
Win a £10 Amazon Voucher for participation (sent via email within 4 weeks of completing the study) + BONUS PRIZES for best lie detector!
Downloadable Participation Certificate on completion!

Eligibility criteria:

Participants must be between 11-18 years of age, autistic or non-autistic.
Participants should either be native English speakers or be extremely fluent speakers of English.

Note: Please only take part in this project if you have received information about this study from a school or charity. We can only include you in the study (and give you vouchers) if you heard about it from one of our partner schools or charities. Please write the name of the school or charity when prompted. Please contact the researcher if you are unsure and/or require more information. We will be employing data quality checks throughout the study and you may not be able to continue with the study if you perform below a minimum expected level.

System requirements:

This online study can only be attempted from a computer - this can be a laptop or a desktop, but NOT a phone or tablet.
You will need a fast internet connection - your connection should be fast enough that streaming videos on websites like Youtube or Netflix should not encounter any buffering.
Compatible browsers - Chrome and Firefox.

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Additional information:

Ethical approval: This research project has been reviewed and approved by UCL Research and Ethics board. Project ID: 14807/002.

Payments: Participants will be awarded a £10 Amazon UK voucher on successful completion of the study. We will email you the vouchers on the email ID you provide. Vouchers are issued manually and may take up to 4 weeks to be sent. Performance based vouchers are awarded participant age group wise, and will only be sent out once the data collection for the study is complete. Please read Amazon’s voucher Terms and Conditions once you have received them. We are not able to negotiate with Amazon on your behalf regarding revoked Amazon vouchers.

Downloads: Click on the links below to download a copy of the information sheet, consent form and resource sheet for your records. You don’t need to complete these right now, you and your child will have an opportunity to read through the relevant documents and give consent once the study begins.

Spotting Lies (Parent Information Sheet)
Spotting Lies (Parent Consent Form)
Spotting Lies (Parent Resource Sheet)
Spotting Lies (Information and Assent Sheet for Participants Under 18)
Spotting Lies (Resource Sheet for Participants Under 18)
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If you are having any problems downloading the documents, have accidentally exited the study, or would like to talk to the researcher, email Ishita Chowdhury

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