UCF Deciding Brains

Description

The purpose of this research study is to understand how people make trust-related decisions in healthy aging. Participants will be asked to complete one study session on the University of Central Florida (UCF) campus. The study session will be conducted in a private testing room and include a series of computerized cognitive tasks and learning games, as well as surveys of your beliefs, preferences, and past experiences. The study will take a total of approximately 3.5 hours to completed. You will be allowed to take breaks during the session as needed. If you begin the study but do not complete the session, you will receive credit commensurate with your participation.

Conditions

Trust

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Study overview

The purpose of this research study is to understand how people make trust-related decisions in healthy aging. Participants will be asked to complete one study session on the University of Central Florida (UCF) campus. The study session will be conducted in a private testing room and include a series of computerized cognitive tasks and learning games, as well as surveys of your beliefs, preferences, and past experiences. The study will take a total of approximately 3.5 hours to completed. You will be allowed to take breaks during the session as needed. If you begin the study but do not complete the session, you will receive credit commensurate with your participation.

UCF Deciding Brains

UCF Deciding Brains

Condition
Trust
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Orlando

University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States, 32827

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Younger adults only: Age 20-39 years old
  • * Older adults only: Age 60 years old and older
  • * Fluent English speaker
  • * At least 8th grade education
  • * On a stable regimen of medications
  • * Able to provide verbal and written informed consent
  • * Normal cognitive function
  • * Older adults only: The above will be assessed/confirmed via cognitive screening assessments
  • * Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-M; see "Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status" in Local Site Documents)
  • * Pregnant
  • * Presence of:
  • * Schizophrenia Spectrum or Other Psychotic Disorders
  • * Bipolar and Related Disorders
  • * Depressive Disorders
  • * Anxiety Disorders
  • * Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
  • * Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
  • * Current anticonvulsant, neuroleptic, or sedative use
  • * Uncorrected visual and hearing impairments
  • * Neurologic condition or event affecting the brain in the last 12 months (e.g., stroke, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury with \>30-minute loss of consciousness)
  • * History of brain surgery including tumor resection, deep brain resection, pallidotomy, and thalamotomy
  • * Unstable medical illness (e.g., metastatic cancer)
  • * Significant cardiovascular condition or event in the last 12 months (e.g., major heart attack, heart bypass surgery

Ages Eligible for Study

20 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Central Florida,

Nichole Lighthall, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Central Florida

Study Record Dates

2029-01