The Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics Lab in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University is conducting a study of how people learn words in a new language.

If you agree to participate, you will first be asked about the languages that you know, then you will learn some words in a made-up language and complete a short test. The research study will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.

Your participation in this study does not involve any risk to you beyond that of everyday life. You are not likely to have any direct benefit from being in this research study, but taking part in this study may help researchers to better understand how people learn new languages. Participation in this study will involve no cost to you. You will not be paid for participating in this study.

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At the end of the study, you will be asked to volunteer your email address in case the researchers have follow-up questions about your language background. Your email will be stored separately from your data and will only be available to research staff on a password protected computer. You are not required to provide your email address.

Your participation in this research study is completely voluntary. The results of the research study may be published in aggregate, but no individual data point or identifying information will be used. You can skip questions in the study and you can withdraw at any time by exiting the website.

If you have any questions about this study you may contact the student investigator James Bartolotti, who can be reached at 847-467-2709, or the principle investigator Viorica Marian, at 847-467-2709. Questions about your rights as a research subject may be directed to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Office of Northwestern University at (312) 503-9338.

If you want a copy of this consent for your records, you can print it from the screen. If you would you like documentation linking you to this research study, please email your request to the lab manager Marilyn Logan at mjlogan@northwestern.edu.

If you wish to participate, please select the Accept button below to begin the survey. If you do not wish to participate in this study, please select the Decline button, and your session will end.

Sincerely,

James Bartolotti
Marilyn Logan
Viorica Marian
2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, 60201
847-491-2656
contact: mjlogan@northwestern.edu