Informed Consent and Debriefing: What You Need to Know

Does The Environment One Lives Affect Personality ? 

The research examines the interaction between the environment and personality with the aim being to study how human personalities are influenced and modified by the environment where they live. Previous research studies on the topic show that factors such as genetics have a significant role in influencing behaviors ( Velázquez, Segal&Horwitz, 2015). However, this study uses the environment as a significant area to define a human being's personality. The approach involves qualitative design with both theoretical and empirical research employing both dependent and independent variables. The study employs controlling variables technique, with personalities as the controlled variables and environmental factors as the regulated variable. In both variables, participants will have a critical role during the experiment ( Bosley et al., 2014).

Since the experiment will be determining the changes in the environment and how they affect the human being's behaviours and personalities, respondents are essential to the research. It is because the researchers will use the participants' results to calculate the mean data for the empirical part of the study ( Buss &Plomin, 2014). The research analysis will be looking to prove or disapprove the research hypothesis. If the experimental hypothesis is supported, there will be a significant difference between both conditions. Note that, it is the hypothesis that will be at the center of proving or disapproving the research study based on numerous factors that shall have defines the research.

At the center, the study will be the protection of the participants. Due to the high level of confidentiality that will part of the research study, in this case, all the participants will have unique names that the researchers will use to identify them (Tucker-Drob& Briley, 2014). For any reason necessitates the use of personal data, there will be a high level of data protection, coupled with briefing the participants on the risks and necessities of participating in the research. The risk that will be eminent during the study will be concerning the use of personal information. However, this will be protected. Furthermore, the participants will have the obligation of taking part and quitting the research process at any stage should they perceive the process to be any of their rights.

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Does The Environment One Lives Affect Personality ? 

I ----------------, agree that I will deliberately and willingly participate in a research project titled Does the Environment One Lives to Affect Personality ? Under the researcher who had a discussion with me on the scope of the project. Before participating in the project, I received an email copy of the project proposal, briefed through a telephone about the objective and the scope of the project, including my role during the research. Therefore, I understand the purpose and the research's risk. I, therefore, consent that : 

I may not benefit directly from the research study . 

I participate voluntarily in the research 

I have the right to withdraw my participation at any time I feel that the research is no longer my interest 

I understand the risks involved and the steps that the researcher has put in place to minimize the risks 

I understand the role that I am to do and the expectation of the research ers 

I understand the strategies to keep my personal information and detail confidently during the re search 

I also consent to any video and audio that may be required when the necessity arises during the research study, but the researchers will not reveal my identity. 

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References

Bosley, J. R., Edgar, T. F., Patwardhan, A. A., & Wright, G. T. (2014). Model-based control: A survey. N Advanced Control of Chemical Processes , 127-136.

Buss, A. H., &Plomin, R. (2014). Temperament (PLE: Emotion): Early developing personality traits (Vol. 3). Psychology Press.

Tucker-Drob, E. M., & Briley, D. A. (2014). Continuity of genetic and environmental influences on cognition across the lifespan: A meta-analysis of longitudinal twin and adoption studies. Psychological Bulletin , 140 (4), 949.

Velázquez, J. A., Segal, N. L., &Horwitz, B. N. (2015). Genetic and environmental influences on applied creativity: a reared-apart twin study. Personality and individual differences , 75 , 141-146.