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Research Consent Form

PURPOSE OF RESEARCH

You are invited to participate in a survey on creativity that focuses on creativity symbols, beliefs about creativity and personal creative expression. The study forms part of a research project being undertaken at the Institute of Social Psychology at the LSE. Participants will be asked to read and complete a short questionnaire.

PROCEDURES

The study is expected to take approximately 15 minutes to complete. If you choose to participate in this study, please select continue at the bottom of this page and you will be given further instructions.

POTENTIAL RISKS AND BENEFITS

There are no risks associated with this research.

It is not expected that you will receive direct benefits by participating in this research. However, it is hoped that it will be an interesting experience and will allow you to learn more about how psychological research is conducted.

PARTICIPANTS’ RIGHTS

You should not feel obliged to agree to participate.

If you first agree to participate and then you change your mind, you are free to withdraw your consent and discontinue your participation at any time during the survey.

All information collected is confidential and will only be used for scientific and research purposes.

This study has been approved by the London School of Economics Institutional Review Board.

You can print a copy of the consent form by clicking here.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Principal Researcher:	Mr. Vlad Glăveanu Institute of Social Psychology St. Clements Building Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE Tel: 020 7955 7712 Fax: 020 7955 7565
PhD Supervisor:	Dr. Sandra Jovchelovitch Institute of Social Psychology St. Clements Building Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE Tel: 020 7955 7712 Fax: 020 7955 7565

If you want to know more about your rights, you may contact the head of the Departmental Ethics Committee at the Institute of Social Psychology:

Professor Catherine Campbell
Institute of Social Psychology
London School of Economics
St Clements Building
Houghton Street
London
WC2A 2AE
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7712
Fax: +44 (0)20 7955 7565
E-mail: c.campbell@lse.ac.uk

I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE INFORMATION, AND GIVE MY CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY.

Conceptions about creativity

The first set of questions explores the meaning of creativity symbols.

We all live in a world of signs and symbols that we can easily recognise. For example the dove is a symbol of peace. What would you consider to be the best symbol for creativity?

Why did you choose this as a symbol for creativity?

Conceptions about creativity

As follows you will find eight conventional symbols associated with creativity. Please evaluate each of them in terms of how well they represent creativity in your opinion on a scale from 1 (extremely poor creativity symbol) to 7 (excellent creativity symbol). Please also explain what you think is the link between these symbols and creativity.

Conceptions about creativity

MUSICAL NOTE

How well does this symbol represent creativity?

Extremely poor symbol						Excellent symbol
1	2	3	4	5	6	7