No Significant Psychiatric Problems?
Join Our Paid Study!
Join Our Paid Study!
Researchers at the University of Kentucky are partnering with individuals without a psychiatric disorder to learn more about emotional learning. Sign up now!
Conducted in Lexington, KY
Compensation Provided
18 - 65 Years Old
No Current Psychiatric Diagnoses
Fast Facts
Study Background
Our researchers want to investigate emotional learning in individuals with and without psychiatric disorders.
Participation in this study as a healthy control may help deepen our current understanding of emotional learning and enable future development of better treatments.
Further research and join our paid study today!
Participation in this study as a healthy control may help deepen our current understanding of emotional learning and enable future development of better treatments.
Further research and join our paid study today!
Study Background Our researchers want to investigate emotional learning in individuals with and without psychiatric disorders. Participation in this study as a healthy control may help deepen our current understanding of emotional learning and enable future development of better treatments. Further research and join our paid study today! |
Additional Information
The goal of the study is to investigate how emotional learning is associated with the development and treatment of OCD.
Healthy controls are needed!
Healthy controls are needed!
In addition to individuals with OCD, we also need volunteers without OCD or other psychiatric disorders to make accurate comparisons. You may qualify for this study if you meet the following criteria.
Inclusion Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 - 65 years old
- Speak English fluently
- No current psychiatric diagnoses
- No current or past significant OCD symptoms
- No major neurological conditions
- No current substance use problems
- No history of major traumatic brain injury
Participation involves:
- 1 screening visit (online or in-person): a 1-to-2-hour intake session to determine eligibility.
- 3 lab visits: participants will be asked to visit the lab for three consecutive days to complete an emotional learning and memory task. Each lab visit will last approximately 1 hour. Measures of emotional responding and self-report questionnaires will be completed during each study visit.
- 1 optional brain scan: a sub-sample of participants may be invited to complete a 1-hour brain scan. During the scan, they will be asked to repeatedly touch a dirty object that is designed to provoke a moderate amount of emotional distress, but not be overwhelming. Not everyone will complete this part of the study.
Participants will be compensated up to $250 for their time.
There is no cost for you to participate in this study.