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Article History

Received: 9 November 2018

Accepted: 2 October 2020

First Online: 2 December 2020

Compliance with Ethical Standards

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: No conflict of interest.

: Study was approved by departmental panel instituted by Christ (Deemed to be University) in accordance with ethical guidelines.

: Informed consent to participate in research was obtained by participants (see below).

: You are being asked to participate in a research study conducted by Karishma Rajan Menon from the Department of Psychology at Christ University, Bangalore. The results of this study will be used to fulfil the requirements of a research project/dissertation for the degree of Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology. You were selected as a possible participant in this study because you fill the criteria of being an individual between the age ranges of 18 and 35 with no prior history of any psychiatric illness.

: The aim of the research is to develop and validate an emotion recognition software in the Indian population to screen for deficits in identifying facial emotions.

: You must be between the ages of 18 and 35 years. You must also be of Indian ancestry because the software is being validated in the specific culture. Language is no barrier. If you decide to participate in the study, you will be expected to fill out a questionnaire regarding your general health and also respond to the software.

: No remuneration or monetary benefits would be given for the study. The participants will not receive any benefits from the study. After the completion of the research with your participation, the software will be published to be of use in mental health settings to screen individuals with deficits in recognizing emotions from faces. It will aid in diagnosis as well as therapy/counselling purposes.

: Individual’s demographic information that is obtained in connection with this study and that can be identified with you will remain confidential and will be disclosed only with your permission.

: You can choose whether to be in this study or not. If you volunteer to be in this study, you may withdraw at any time without consequences of any kind. The investigator may withdraw you from this research if circumstances arise which warrant doing so.

: You may withdraw your consent at any time and discontinue participation without penalty. You are not waiving any legal claims, rights or remedies because of your participation in this research study. I understand the procedures described above. My questions have been answered to my satisfaction, and I agree to participate in this study.

: Consent for use of study materials for research purposes and publication of software was obtained from participants. After the completion of the research with your participation, an academic paper and software will be published to be of use in mental health settings to screen individuals with deficits in recognizing emotions from faces. It will aid in diagnosis as well as therapy/counselling purposes.

: Data set is not available for publication. Authors may be contacted for possible use of software for future research.