Attachment F - Consent Form

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Attachment F - Consent Form

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Attachment F

Consent Form

Project Title	^T^e^stbed^e^x^p^erⁱ^m^ents^f^o^r^C^RP^au^c^ti^oⁿ^d^esign
Purpose of the Study	^{This re}^s^earch is^b^eiⁿ^g^c^oⁿ^d^u^ct^e^d^by^P^r^o^fe^s^s^o^r^P^e^t^er^C^r^a^m^t^oⁿ^at^t^h^e University of Maryland, College Park. We are inviting you to participate in this research project because you are a UMCP student. The purpose of this research project is to understand bidding behavior.
Procedures	^The^s^e^ssi^oⁿ^t^o^d^a^yⁱⁿ^v^o^l^v^es an^e^xperⁱ^m^ent^w^h^e^r^e^yo^u^will^m^a^ke^d^ecisⁱ^oⁿ^s that will have a real effect on your earnings. You will be compensated for your participation but the individual earnings will differ depending on your decisions. Your earnings may also be affected by the decisions of others in this session. You will play the role of a bidder in a sequence of online auctions; the others in the session will also be bidders in the auctions. The total time for the session will be approximately 1.5 hours. ^The^s^e^ssi^oⁿ^tak^e^s pl^a^ce^at^t^h^e^Experⁱ^m^eⁿ^tal E^c^o^no^mⁱ^c^s^L^abⁱⁿ^T^y^dⁱ^ng^s Ha^l^l.
Potential Risks and Discomforts	^There^a^r^eⁿ^o^kⁿ^o^wn ri^s^ks^a^ss^o^ci^a^t^e^d^wⁱ^th p^a^rtici^p^atiⁿ^g^{in th}ⁱ^s r^e^s^earch project.
Potential Benefits	^{This re}^s^earch isⁿ^o^t^d^esigⁿ^ed to^h^elp^yo^u^p^ers^oⁿ^al^l^y^,^bu^t^{the r}^e^su^l^ts^m^ay help the investigator learn more about auctions. We hope that, in the future, other people might benefit from this study through improved understanding of bids in auctions.
Confidentiality	^We^will^d^o^o^u^r^b^est^{to k}^e^e^p^yo^u^r^p^ers^oⁿ^alⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atⁱ^oⁿ^c^oⁿ^fi^d^entia^l^.^To help protect your confidentiality, we will use only identification codes on data forms, and we will store the data in an encrypted file on a secure server connected to the Experimental Economics Lab. The identification codes will be linked to personally identifying information, but the links will be destroyed shortly after the experiment. Only the research team will have access to the collected data. The information collected in this study is confidential and your name will not be identified at any time. If we write a report or article about this research project, your identity will be protected to the maximum extent possible. Your information may be shared with representatives of the University of Maryland, College Park or governmental authorities if you or someone else is in danger or if we are required to do so by law.
Compensation	^Y^o^u^will^re^c^ei^v^e^moⁿ^e^t^a^r^y^c^o^m^p^ensatⁱ^on^.^T^y^p^ical^c^omp^ensati^oⁿⁱ^s^abo^u^t $25. You will be responsible for any taxes assessed on the compensation. ☐ Check here if you expect to earn $600 or more as a research participant in UMCP studies in this calendar year. You must provide your name, address and SSN to receive compensation. ☐ Check here if you do not expect to earn $600 or more as a research participant in UMCP studies in this calendar year. Your name, address, and SSN will not be collected to receive compensation.

Right to Withdraw and Questions	^Y^o^u^r pa^r^tⁱ^ci^p^ati^oⁿⁱⁿ^t^h^is^re^search is^c^o^m^p^l^e^t^e^ly^v^o^l^un^t^ary.^Y^o^u^m^ay choose not to take part at all. If you decide to participate in this research, you may stop participating at any time. If you decide not to participate in this study or if you stop participating at any time, you will not be penalized or lose any benefits to which you otherwise qualify. If you are a student at the University of Maryland, your grades or standing with the university will not be positively or negatively affected by your decision to participate or not participate in this research project. If you decide to stop taking part in the study, if you have questions, concerns, or complaints, or if you need to report an injury related to the research, please contact the investigator: Professor Peter Cramton Economics Department University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 ³⁰¹⁴⁰⁵⁶⁹⁸⁷ cramton@umd.edu
Participant Rights	^If^yo^u^h^a^v^e^q^u^es^tⁱ^oⁿ^s a^b^o^u^t^y^o^u^r ri^gh^ts^a^s a^r^es^e^arch^p^artici^p^aⁿ^t^o^r^w^ish to report a research-related injury, please contact: University of Maryland College Park ^Iⁿ^stⁱ^t^u^tⁱ^ona^l^Re^vⁱ^e^w^B^oa^r^d^Offi^c^e 1204 Marie Mount Hall College Park, Maryland, 20742 E-mail: irb@umd.edu Telephone: 301-405-0678 This research has been reviewed according to the University of Maryland, College Park IRB procedures for research involving human subjects.
Statement of Consent	^Y^o^u^r^si^gn^atu^r^eⁱ^nd^icat^e^s^t^h^at^y^o^u^are^at^l^east¹⁸^y^ears^o^f ag^e^;^yo^u^h^a^v^e read this consent form or have had it read to you; your questions have been answered to your satisfaction and you voluntarily agree to participate in this research study. You will receive a copy of this signed consent form. If you agree to participate, please sign your name below.
Signature and Date	^N^AME^OF^P^A^R^T^I^C^I^P^A^N^T [Please Print]
	^S^IG^N^A^T^URE^OF P^A^R^T^I^C^I^PA^N^T
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