有人愿意带孩子参加这个研究吗？

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大家好！
* c6 {* `3 c, t& B我们研究室的一个博士生在做婴儿如何学会说话方面的研究，分别在孩子6个月、9个月、12个月时，与孩子见面，一起玩一些游戏，同时录像，然后回来分析录像。
! N9 @& _* m. v9 J9 S  i她已经联系了20多个孩子，还需要更多孩子的数据。
$ Z3 s' b3 C& ]3 v/ h如果有妈妈对这个研究感兴趣的话，可以和她联系。谢谢！
' O0 V9 s% c* HPoliana， (780) 492-0036
poliana@ualberta.ca

以下是一些详细信息：
Dear Parent or Guardian,
I am Elena Nicoladis, a researcher at the University of Alberta. With graduate student Poliana Barbosa, I
am conducting a study titled, “Language, Self-Recognition and Attachment Development: Possible pathways”,
1 }0 m  P. h/ y* Rconcerning babies between 6- and 18- months of age. The purpose of the study is to understand how language and
attachment are related. For example, we want to know if babies that are good at relating to people around them
+ k. K; i: O: H8 e$ nwill acquire language earlier and faster.
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In order to find out, we will videotape you and your baby during a free play situation for approximately
6 k1 F. [6 \  n$ s30 minutes, at 6, 9, and 12 months of age. We know that babies are unpredictable so if you would like us to stop
$ ], l! X. Z  v5 ~# s) I4 S& T! i3 \videotaping even after we have arrived, we will do so immediately. We can either reschedule for another day or
: n/ p7 I$ E) g! `3 Q. J* K* B- @  tsimply skip this visit. Every visit, we will ask if we may contact you again for the next visit’s videotaping: you
may say no at any time. In the video we will look for cues your baby might use in order to learn words. If your
& I5 L, C- n8 T- i6 C5 N( U. ybaby starts speaking before 12 months, we will note down the words used.
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At 6, 9 and 12 months, we will also ask you to fill out a brief questionnaire with infants’ common
behaviors. You will chose in a scale from 1 to 7 those behaviors that are more descriptive of your baby (7) and
% V' ^9 d5 O  U4 U  m. c. k, s7 R& Rthose that a least descriptive (1). This should last about 15 minutes.

Starting in the age of 9 months, we you ask you to take note of any word your baby might spontaneously
1 d* ]2 B- h, l5 sproduce. And at 9, 12 and 18 months of age, we will ask you to mark from a list of words any words your baby
) M+ c' L& H( o# zknows. We will also give you index cards with infants’ common behaviors and ask you to sort them according to
* c; A0 M! i+ V2 d, k2 b! n3 Jthose behaviors that are more like your baby’s own behaviors. It should take around 30 minutes.

Finally, at 12 and 18 months we will measure your son/daughter language through a standard test. In this,
) ~0 G, ]5 s3 b; F+ Tthe child will basically point to pictures and nominate objects.
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, v8 _: Z0 }3 K" y& o' yThe entire study will take maximum twelve months. You will receive a DVD with all the recordings done
over the course of the study. In the future, we would like to visit you and your baby one more time, when he/she
) M% Y/ ^, |( b" H) u4 d! [is 24-month old, when we will measure the child’s vocabulary and language development. This last session will
- z' D4 s/ M1 `* L5 ~/ k3 d' Htake about 30 minutes. If we may contact you to see if you are willing to do this follow-up session, please indicate
4 G8 c/ |' z$ t5 a8 S3 Yon the next page. If we contact you later on, you may always decide that you no longer wish to participate.
& e$ C& R7 ^, rAs a default, all videos and computer files are only accessible to those involved in the research. The data
, {: v$ Q0 S2 n3 [" ]5 Oare stored in a room at the University, with access limited to lab personnel. If you are willing to allow us to show
) u* ?3 |( l1 y0 T8 o- W7 dvideo clips of you and your baby to scientific audiences, please indicate on the next page. No names will be used
in the storing or presenting of information, only codes. The data will be kept for a minimum of five years and
destroyed when no longer in use. The anonymous coded results will be used for research articles, presentations,
* u8 Y) G! e, ]9 R  [. Z5 B$ d% ~and teaching. Research assistants will comply with the University of Alberta Standards for the Protection of
Human Research. You are also able to end participation at any time up until we publish the results in scientific
3 b2 ^- N  u' @journals without any repercussions. It is worth to noticed that there is no direct benefits or risks to both the child
and the parents participating in this study.
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: F2 I1 B' o- P) _If you have any questions or concerns regarding your rights as a participant, or how this study is being
conducted, you may contact the University of Alberta's Research Ethics Office at 780-492-2615. This office has
8 l5 g8 e3 @4 {- |9 s' ]3 bno affiliation with us.

6 x. A7 m4 g. BIf you agree to participate and to allow your child to participate, please sign the permission slip on the
next page. You are welcome to keep this letter for your records. If you have any questions, our contact
information is provided. Feel free to contact us at any time.
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0 |% m+ C! r! G# C  I# f) a. rThank you for your consideration,
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8 H2 ]' X7 U0 K! _- G* [  uDr. Elena Nicoladis, PhD
(780) 492-0124
elenan@ualberta.ca
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Poliana G. Barbosa, PhD student
(780) 492-0036
poliana@ualberta.ca