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Communication

Communication Research Study Participation Opportunity

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Title:

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Communicating with Chatbots

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Principal Investigator:

Dr. Nathan Miczo
Email: N-Miczo@wiu.edu
Phone: 298-2480

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Description:

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Participants in this study will be asked to interact with an AI chatbot for 5 days. They will
complete a survey both before and after chatbot interaction.

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Phases (if applicable): N/A

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Duration:

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Participation will span 5 days. Each day, participants will be asked to spend 10 minutes
speaking to the chatbot. Surveys will be distributed both before and after chatbot
interaction, which should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
Consult instructor for extra credit available.

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Number of Participants: Up to 200

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Location of Data collection:

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Start Date: Access to Survey 1 is available immediately. Access to the chatbot will be made
available via email December 1 st , 2025.

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End Date: Access to the bot will end December 5 th , 2025, at 10 p.m. Survey 2 will be made
available December 8 th and will need to be completed by December 15 th .

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Survey 1 is available anytime until December 1 st , 2025.
Survey 2 will be available December 8 th -15 th , 2025

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Extra Credit info reported to course instructors: no later than: December 15, 2025