Pleasure Experiment

Pleasure is a powerful factor guiding human behaviour. We often find pleasure in meeting basic biological needs, but countless other things may also make us feel good. In this experiment, we map out how intense joy, happiness, pleasure, and enjoyment different things bring to people.

Consent for participation:

Experiment Bulletin

Dear participant in the experiment,

Thank you for participating in the pleasure experiment! With this information sheet we ask your permission for this experiment.

Pleasure is a powerful factor guiding human behaviour. We often find pleasure in meeting basic biological needs, but countless other things may also make us feel good. In this experiment, we map out how intense joy, happiness, pleasure, and enjoyment different things bring to people.

The course of the experiment: It takes about 20 minutes to complete the experiment. You will be shown one item (such as "friends") at a time on your screen. Your task is to assess how much joy, happiness, pleasure, and enjoyment the item of having the item would bring you. You can assess as many items as you wish - once you want to end the experiment, simply close your browser. The responses you have given so far are automatically saved. If you wish to pause the experiment, you can log back in later by entering your participant ID at the experiment home page. Participation in the experiments is completely voluntary and you can stop the experiment at any time without giving any reason.

The experiment data is treated confidentially in the manner required by the Finnish Personal Data Act and only by the members of the research team. The data is stored on an encrypted server at the University of Turku, and no participant can be identified on the basis of their responses. The results of the experiment will be analyzed as encoded at a group level, and no single participant can be identified from them. The results of the experiment will be published in Finnish and international scientific articles in accordance with the principles considering the formerly mentioned ethics and confidentiality. Browser identity information is not saved.

The experiment is a project of the Human emotion systems research group at Turku PET Center.

Additional information about the experiment will be given by Prof. Lauri Nummenmaa Aalto University and Turku PET Centre lauri.nummenmaa@aalto.fi

Prior to giving the consent I have read and understood the Experiment/ Research Bulletin I received, and I have received sufficient information about the course of the experiment. I have been clarified that the experiment data collected from me will be treated confidentially in such way that my identity can not be identified. I understand that my participation in the study is completely voluntary and that I can stop the experiment at any stage of the experiment without giving any reason. Furthermore, I have been clarified that I will receive further information about the general principles and the progress of the experiment from the researcher mentioned at the Experiment/ Research Bulletin, if I wish to do so. I understand that the data is collected only for purposes of the scientific research and it is not even partially disclosed to the participant himself/ herself and that my IP address or other identifying information will not be saved.

By clicking on the button below, I give my consent to the collection and processing of the data in this experiment, as described in the Experiment Bulletin.

Of this electronical consent, there will be a digital entry saved in the files of the researcher responsible for the experiment.