Consent Form

You are being asked to participate in a voluntary research study. The purpose of this study is to identify creative ideas in science/scientists. Participating in this study will involve completing a survey and your participation will last approximately 5 minutes on average. There are no risks related to this research beyond those encountered in daily life; benefits related to this research include contributing to research on the psychology of science. You will also have the opportunity to receive feedback on the consensual opinion of creative ideas in your subfield, provided by your peers.

Principal Investigator Name and Title: Brent Roberts, Professor
Department and Institution: Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Contact Information: 217-333-2644; bwrobrts@illinois.edu

What procedures are involved?

You will be asked to complete questions about your background and to identify scientific ideas in your area of expertise that you believe are truly creative.

Your participation will last approximately 5 minutes on average.

What are the potential risks and discomforts?

Potential risks and discomforts are minimal and do not exceed those encountered in everyday computer/internet usage.

Your participation in this research is voluntary. Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect your current or future dealings with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw at any time without affecting that relationship.

Are there benefits to participating in the research?

When we have collected enough responses, we will email the results back to your group and post them to our web site showing the ideas that you and your peers believe to be the most creative in your area of science.

Will my study-related information be kept confidential?

Faculty, staff, students, and others with permission or authority to see your study information will maintain its confidentiality to the extent permitted and required by laws and university policies. The names or personal identifiers of participants will not be published or presented.

Will I be reimbursed for any expenses or paid for my participation in this research?

You will not be offered payment for being in this study.

Can I withdraw or be removed from the study?

If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw your consent and discontinue participation at any time. Your participation in this research is voluntary. Your decision whether or not to participate, or to withdraw after beginning participation, will not affect your current or future dealings with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Moreover, you may request to have all personal data removed at any time.

Will data collected from me be used for any other research?

Your de-identified information could be used for future research without additional informed consent.

Who should I contact if I have questions?

If you have questions about this project, you may contact Brent Roberts at 217-333-2644 or
bwrobrts@illinois.edu, or you may contact Rodrigo Fabretti at 217-418-7560 or rr27@illinois.edu. If you have any questions about your rights as a participant in this study or any concerns or complaints, please contact the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office for the Protection of Research Subjects at 217-333-2670 or via email at irb@illinois.edu.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Notice/Consent

The University of Illinois Web Privacy Notice and Supplemental Privacy Notice for certain persons in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom describe in detail how the University processes personal information.

To assist in the analysis of our research, we ask in the following section certain questions about you. Some of the demographic questions pertain to special categories of personal information under Article 9 of the GDPR. As with all of the questions in the survey, answering the questions involving special categories of personal information is completely voluntary.

The legal basis for collecting the special category personal information is consent, which you may withdraw at any time; however, doing so will not affect the processing of your personal information before your withdrawal of consent.

I consent to the collection, use, retention (including through the use of cloud storage services hosted by third parties); and sharing with the research team of personal information concerning my:

Racial or ethnic origin

No Yes

Political opinions

No Yes

Religious or philosophical beliefs

No Yes

Health data

No Yes

Data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation

No Yes

I understand that even if I answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, I may still choose not to answer the associated survey questions. However, if I answer “no” to any or all of these questions but provide the information in the survey anyway, the conflict will be resolved by deleting my special category information. Please print this consent form if you would like to retain a copy for your records. I have read the above information. I have been given an opportunity to ask questions and my questions have been answered to my satisfaction. I agree to participate in this research.

No Yes