Dear all, Please spend some time participating in research about the use and misuse of swear words in different contexts. Please note that the study below contains abusive language, and you must be over the age of 16 to participate. Do share with others who would be interested! Best, Hansika If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WQMCKy2zUPW6xM5MFtaNbpakBh_dSANMMX8qnl55OGg... Contextual Swearing Please consider the following information before deciding to participate in this research. PURPOSE: To study the contexts in which swear words/phrases are used. WHO IS CONDUCTING THIS STUDY: This study is being conducted by Merin Sanil, Research Intern at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala ( mes@monkprayogshala.in), under the supervision of Hansika Kapoor, Research Author at Monk Prayogshala (hk@monkprayogshala.in). HAS THIS STUDY BEEN APPROVED? Yes, this study has received Ethical Approval from the IRB at Monk Prayogshala, in November 2013 (#013-001). For queries regarding the same, you may contact aa@monkprayogshala.in WHAT YOU WILL DO: You will first begin by providing some basic information about yourself. Following this, you will be required to determine the appropriateness of various swear words/phrases presented to you, in the form of dialogues. The task will take about 15 minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers to any of the items and this test is in no way a test of your intelligence. Please respond honestly. RISKS: Your participation in this study is completely voluntary and there are NO anticipated risks with participating. Please note however that the study contains the use of profanity and abusive language and you can choose to withdraw at any given point during the study if you begin to feel uncomfortable. To do so, you may exit the study by closing your browser window. BENEFITS: On completion, your email id will be entered into a raffle where you can win a Rs. 500/- Flipkart voucher! :) PLEASE NOTE THE MORE PEOPLE YOU GET TO FILL IN THIS FORM, THE BETTER CHANCE YOU HAVE OF WINNING! Also, your email id will only be used to enter you into the raffle and will not be associated with your identity in any way. [If you are not a resident of India, and if your email id is selected, you will be eligible for an Amazon gift card of the equivalent amount.] CONFIDENTIALITY: Your participation will remain strictly confidential and your responses will not be associated with your identity. The results may be published in a research paper, and you may request to have a copy of the same once it’s published. CONTACT: If you have any questions, comments or feedback regarding this study, you can contact us at mes@monkprayogshala.in By clicking on the continue button, you are stating that you are over 16 years of age, and that you understand the provided information and consent to participate in the study being conducted. [image: Captionless Image] Powered by [image: Google Drive] <http://drive.google.com?usp=form_footer> This form was created inside of मंक प्रयोगशाला ।. Report Abuse<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WQMCKy2zUPW6xM5MFtaNbpakBh_dSANMMX8qnl55OGg/reportabuse?source=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WQMCKy2zUPW6xM5MFtaNbpakBh_dSANMMX8qnl55OGg/viewform?sid%3D4464aac94a623da1%26token%3D9IL-j0UBAAA.hzUcHpnMfAVHo9TFGG9HUg.B7_POVTakCZtKblOmu7HfQ>- Terms of Service <http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS> - Additional Terms<http://www.google.com/google-d-s/terms.html> -- Thanks & Regards, For Monk Prayogshala, Hansika Kapoor Department of Psychology +91 9167226464 This email message has been dispatched using Monk Prayogshala's Daak communication service.The email message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email message in error please notify Monk Prayogshala immediately. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Warning: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses.Monk Prayogshala does not accept any liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted along with this email message. All e-mail transmissions cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Monk Prayogshala does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this email message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission.