About this survey
Informed Consent and Description of Research Titled: "The role of attention in Nicotine Addiction"
You are to participate in a research from ELTE University, Institute of Psychology, Budapest, Hungary. This project is coordinated by Dr. Alexander Logemann (Principal Investigator of the project, and senior research fellow at ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary; alexander.logemann@ppk.elte.hu). The research is carried out by highly qualified psychologists and their assistants. The aim of this project is to primarily investigate the role of attention in nicotine addiction (smokers) as compared to non-smokers. In addition, we investigate what may influence the relation between smoking behaviour and attention, such as personality, emotional/mood-related aspects, gender, and the degree of mindfulness. Performing the various tasks and filling out the questionnaires is harmless without any detrimental after-effects.
Participation is utterly voluntary. It is possible to withdraw from participation at any time without having to provide the reason(s). There is no monetary compensation for participating in the current study, but your participation will help us understand why smokers persist in smoking, and how we can improve treatment for nicotine-addiction.
If you agree with the conditions listed below, and continue to the experiment, you will be presented with several questionnaires. After filling out the questionnaires, you are requested to perform a computer task which requires you to respond (via pressing keyboard buttons) to neutral, money-related and smoking-related pictures. Filling out the questionnaires and performing the computer-task will take no more than approximately 20 minutes. The results of this study will later be used in publications and will also be presented at scientific conferences. If requested, written or verbal information will be provided on these events.
Your participation in this study is entirely anonymous, and the obtained and logged anonymous data will not be traceable to your person.
Conditions of participation:
- I have not been using drugs (with the exception of nicotine) during the last 7 days
- I understand the information letter and I do not have any questions
- I allow the use of my data for the aim as described
- I am not (and have not been) treated for any kind of neurological or mental disease.
By proceeding you agree that data collected on your person - which cannot be identified as those belonging to your person - may be used for research purposes and that these will be accessible to other researchers. I reserve the right to terminate my participation at any time in which case the data belonging to my person should be erased.
I declare that I am over 18 years of age. I have received full detailed information concerning the conditions of my participation of the study. I agree with these conditions and I am willing to participate.
If you agree with these conditions and are willing to participate please click below to continue to the experiment. If you do not agree, please close this window.
Contact information
Information about this study:Contact email: alexander.logemann@ppk.elte.hu