Eventually, you will be asked to acknowledge that you have read the consent form and agree to participate. The purpose of this research is to understand basic processe s human beings use in producing and understanding language. Specific hypotheses and predictions cannot be divulged until after the experiment because such knowledge could affect the results. After the experiment is completed, a detailed debriefing will be provided. Participants are volunteers who have visited this website, read the consent form and study instructions, and agreed to take part.
Procedures vary from study to study.
You can find details by clicking on the links to individual studies at the bottom of this form. Participants will receive no direct benefit from this research. The procedures used in the experiments are harmless and have been used in prior research. Expenses due to injury that may result from this experiment will not be covered by the University of Pennsylvania or the Department of Psychology. However, as noted above in the risks section, the procedures used in this experiment are harmless.