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Cognition.run Settings

Before running participants, ensure that IP addresses are not being collected.

Per our IRB protocol, IP addresses area considered personally identifiable information (PII) and MAY NOT be collected.

  1. Open the task page.
  2. Navigate to the "Design" section and click on "Configuration".
  3. Click on "Advanced Configuration".
  4. Uncheck "Store participants IP Address".

Adding a Consent Information Sheet to Cognition.run

Before you are able to run participants, you will need to add a consent information sheet to Cognition.run that will be displayed before the experiment begins.

  1. Upload the consent information sheet to your Cognition.run task in the source code. Note: JPG or other image type is recommended; PDFs cannot be embedded in Markdown.
  2. Copy the URL from the sidebar.Tip: Hover over the filename. A download button will appear; right click and copy link location.
  3. Return to the main task page and click "Informed Consent":
  1. Here, you will be able to display the appropriate consent information sheet using Markdown. Replace the URL in the code below with the correct URL for your task.
## Before you begin, please read and acknowledge the consent form.
![Consent information sheet](https://a8jhcgqiew.cognition.run/consent_information_sheet_online_CML.jpg)

And that's it! Cognition.run will automatically display an informed consent page once text is entered into the box.

Demographics Forms

Our basic demographics form can be used on Cognition.run. If your experiment requires collecting any information beyond this form, RedCap or Qualtrics must be used instead to protect our participants' personally identifiable information (PII).

While the information collected in this form is not considered PII, please respect our promise of confidentiality. If you need to share the raw data with another investigator, the participant's URL identifier should be removed out of an abundance of caution.

Copy and paste the code below to add our basic demographics questionnaire to your task.

var demographics1 = {
  type: 'survey-text',
  preamble: '<p>Before the experiment can begin, please answer these questions.'+'Your responses are confidential.</p>',
  questions: [
    {prompt: "How old are you?", name: 'Age'},
    {prompt: "What is your sex?", name: 'Sex'},
    {prompt: "What is your gender?", name: 'Gender'},
  ],
};

var ethnic_categories = ["Hispanic or Latino", "Not Hispanic or Latino", "Prefer Not To Report"];
var racial_categories = ["American Indian/Alaska Native", "Asian", "Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander", "Black or African American", "White or Caucasian", "More Than One Race", "Other", "Prefer Not To Report"];
var demographics2 = {
  type: 'survey-multi-choice',
  preamble: '<p>Before the experiment can begin, please answer these questions.'+'Your responses are confidential.</p>',
  questions: [
    {prompt: "Ethnicity", name: "Ethnic Categories", options: ethnic_categories, required: true,},
    {prompt: "Race", name: "Racial Categories", options: racial_categories, required: true}]
};