What you’ll do

You will complete a task that will mirror a daily-life experience, and be asked to make decisions about different social scenarios.

You’ll be randomly allocated one set of circumstances in which you will complete the task. These are:

• under mild stress
• after performing a mindfulness task
• in neutral circumstances

Each one of these tasks will last 15 minutes. Throughout the session, you’ll wear an electrocardiogram (ECG) device that will measure your heart rate.

After completing some questionnaires and the initial task, you'll be asked to complete a decision-making task and a memory task.

Eligibility

To take part in this study, you must be:

• at least 18 years old
• able to read and understand English

What you’ll get

You’ll receive £12 for participating. If you are a University of Bath student, you may be eligible for three research credits.

Application deadline

We are recruiting volunteers for this study until 31 March 2025.

Your data

All data collected will be kept entirely confidential. It will be stored securely on the University of Bath's servers. Any identifiable information will be deleted 14 days after participation

Only members of the research team will access the data for the purpose of the current study.

Ethics approval

This study was approved by the ethics committee at the University of Bath (ethics reference code: 0974-2243).