Title: Replicating Primacy Effects in Impression Formation

Primary Investigators: Chris Chartier, Sarah Fisher

A. PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND Solomon Asch’s original study on primacy effects in impression formation found that the connotation of adjectives that are first in a list influence people’s first impressions about whoever the list of adjectives is describing (Asch, 1946). A recent study successfully replicated Asch’s original findings, increasing the robustness of primacy effects in impression formation (Sullivan, 2019). The current study will seek to find similar results to the recent replication study, with the goal of replicating Asch’s findings in primacy effects.

B. PROCEDURES Participants will first electronically sign a consent form. They will be asked to rate someone on certain characteristics based on a spoken list of adjectives about the person.

C. RISKS/DISCOMFORTS 1. There are minimal risks to you for participating in this procedure. 2. Your participation in this experiment is completely voluntary. You are free to stop participating in the experiment at any time, or to decline to answer any specific questions without penalty. 3. Participation in research will involve a loss of privacy; however, your records will be handled confidentially. Your name will not be used in any report that may result from this study.

D. BENEFITS Participants will receive compensation at their completion of the study. They will also be contributing to the investigation of the replication crisis of staple social psychology effects.

E. COSTS There will be no costs to you as a result of taking part in this study.

F. PAYMENT Participants will receive $1.00 after their participation in the study is complete.

G. QUESTIONS You may contact Christopher Chartier at cchartie@ashland.edu. If you have any comments or concerns about participation in this study, you should first talk with Christopher Chartier If for some reason you do not wish to do this, you may contact the Human Subjects Review Board (HSRB), which is concerned with the protection of volunteers in research projects. You can reach the chair of the HSRB at hsrb-au@ashland.edu.

H. CONSENT You may print a copy of this consent form to keep. PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH IS VOLUNTARY. You are free to decline to be in this study, or to withdraw from it at any point.