Informed Consent
This research study aims to understand puppy development. We invite your participation, which will involve taking a 30-minute survey that includes multiple-choice questions and several questions about your background.
You have the right not to answer any question, and to stop participation at any time. Your participation in this study is voluntary. If you choose not to participate or withdraw from the study (which you can do at any time), there will be no penalty. You must be 18 or older to participate in the study.
While there are no direct benefits to you for your participation, information from this study will be used to better understand the human-canine bond. There are no foreseeable risks or discomforts to your participation. Your responses will be anonymous and confidential. The results of this study may be used in reports, presentations, or publications only in aggregate (averaged and summarized together) form. Deidentified data from this study will only be shared among the research team members. Your answers and your results will be handled in such a way that unauthorized persons cannot access them.
This study is a collaboration between scientists at ASU and Linköping University. While this project will primarily be conducted at Linköping University, researchers at ASU are assisting with recruitment and data analysis. If you have any questions concerning the research study, please contact the research team at: Dr. Christina Hansen Wheat christina.hansen.wheat@liu.se, Dr. Clive Wynne at cwynne1@asu.edu or Dr. Lindsay Palmer at lpalme25@asu.edu.
If you have any questions about your rights as a subject/participant in this research, or if you feel you have been placed at risk, you can contact Örjan Danielsson, +4613284018, email: orjan.danielsson@liu.se at Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. You may also contact the Chair of the Human Subjects Institutional Review Board, through the ASU Office of Research Integrity and Assurance, at (480) 965-6788.
If you agree, click 'yes' and click to continue to the rest of the survey.