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Dear NeXT Computer Users-

It has been suggested that NeXT computer users are different than
other people -- somehow special.  We are psychometricians studying
adult cognitive abilities and we would like to see if we can measure
some aspects of these differences.    

We have developed a small NeXTSTEP program that allows us to present
cognitive abilities tests remotely by using the NeXT computer.  This
will be, to the best of our knowledge, the first wide-scale remote
psychometric testing using the Internet.    


How can you help?
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We would like you to participate in our pilot experiment.  If you
volunteer, we will NeXTmail to you a program called PsyLog.  You will
run the program which will ask you some questions.  The program will
take about 30 minutes of your time.    

At the end of the program you will be asked if it is OK to email the
results back to us at the Adult Human Abilities (AHA) project.  If you
respond "OK", the results will be automatically returned to us via
email.  If you respond "Cancel", the program will erase your
responses and quit.  Remember, this project is entirely voluntary. 
We will give you the opportunity to back out if you change your mind.  


Will your responses be kept confidential?
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Your privacy is very important in a project like this.  

Your individual scores from this test will remain strictly
confidential.  Your name and your email address will be removed from
the test scores and replaced with an encrypted ID number.  We will not
reveal any of your personal information to any other person, group,
or agency.  All information will be saved, analyzed, and reported
without revealing the identity of any of the individual
participants.  


How can you volunteer?
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If you are using NewsGrazer, just press the button that says "Reply"
and send us a message that says "I volunteer". If you are using rn or
trn, just press "r" to reply and send a message that says "I
volunteer".    

We will send you the program in a few days. 


Who will hear about the results?
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The results will be presented and published in various scientific
forums. Copies of the report will be made available to all
participants.  

Please help us explore the research capabilities of the Internet and
find out how NeXT users compare with other groups in some basic human
abilities.  

We sincerely appreciate your help in this research.

J. J. McArdle          Steven M. Boker
Project Co-Director    Project Co-Director


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The Adult Human Abilities Project      *-------------------------------*
Jefferson Psychometric Laboratory      | aha@kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu |
The University of Virginia             *-------------------------------*
Charlottesville, VA 22903