Lab Log ------- *Use this space to keep notes on testing, listing any problems, accidental deviations from the protocol, or necessary exclusions as they occur. In the case of accidental deviations from the protocol, be sure to also consult the editor (replicationreports@gmail.com) when they occur* In order comply with the IRB at our university. Some additional information had to be added to our consent form. We had to tell participants that some information would be withheld until the end and provide a risk and benefits section. We have uploaded the file "vanDellen_Consent Form" to this page which will serve as our consent form throughout the study. <b>2/17/15</b> <br>One of our research assistants was very ill. In order to minimize the number of cancellations, the graduate student on this project (Bridget Lynch) ran one participant and taught a 4th research assistant how to run the study. <u>Reasons for Deletion</b> <br> See the attached "ReasonsForDeletion" file that itemizes each participant that was not included in analyses. <b>Blind Experimenter Check</b> <br>Below is a list of the experimenters and their responses to what they think the study was about. <br><br> <b>Ana</b>: "I thought it was to see how fast someone would react or pay attention after having a hard task (the harder task) compared to a simple one."<br> <b>Sarah</b>: "I think that maybe the study was testing accuracy on a simple task (the number task) after depletion (the hard letter task) or no depletion (easy letter task)."<br> <b>Molly</b>: I thought the study was looking into how people perform one the numbers task depending on how depleted they were from which ever letter task they were assigned. Maybe it had something to do with how the brain deals with numbers and letters differently. <br> <b>Sophia</b>: I think the study was testing the ability of the participants to process what was on the screen and be able to complete the task (e.g. find the lonely letter e) at the same time. There was also the easier version and the harder version that took more concentration and as the study continued they probably got more and more wrong. <br> <b>Bridget</b>: Was never blind to the study, but needed to run participants because other experimenters were ill. <br>