Storyboard Study

STORYBOARD STUDY

Description: This research study is about children’s ability to understand questions and describe everyday scenarios. Includes a virtual session over Zoom and will take approximately an hour for you and your child to complete. Your child will view a series of virtual storyboard tasks depicting everyday scenarios and will be asked follow-up questions about the events and characters. They will also complete some virtual tasks that explore how children understand other people’s thoughts and feelings. Your child will do these activities independently, and we will also ask you to fill out some questionnaires.

Compensation: $20 Amazon gift card for completing the study.

Eligibility:
- You are at least 18 years of age or older
- Your child is between the ages of 4 and 12 years
- You and your child are English fluent
- You have access to a computer or tablet (or other device) with internet access, a webcam/video, and a microphone
- Your child does not have any diagnosed developmental delay or disorders that impacts their cognition, language, or social functioning

If you participate, there is no anticipated direct benefit to you and your child; however, you will be helping us better understand how children understand questions and describe everyday scenarios!

If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please email us at childnarrativeslab@uci.edu !

STORYBOARD STUDY FAQ

Can I be in the room with my child during the session?

We prefer that you are in the room with the child but sitting behind them on the Zoom call. We find that this can help children’s attention and keep them focused. However, you can leave the room if you wish- we just ask that you stay until your child’s session is recording and the task is right about to begin to help them with the computer if needed.

However, it is important that you don’t answer for your child or help them. We want to understand how they think and interpret the stories independently.

What are the details about developmental delay criteria?

We typically look for a current diagnosis of a cognitive, speech, or language delay from their child’s physician and/or clinician. If you are unsure if your child meets the requirements, feel free to email us and we can provide further clarification!

Am I able to view the final results of the study?

The goal of this study, and of our lab in general, is not to make clinical or developmental assessments of your child. We just want to look at overall trends and learn more about how children understand and interpret different questions about everyday scenarios; we are particularly interested in event sequences and questions about why things happened.

If you wish to hear about our research processes and results, you can keep on eye on our website, view our newsletter, or email childnarrativeslab@uci.edu with your name and email to be added to a list with whom we will share our results once the study is published!