Calling all Coronation Street fans who have regularly watched the show for the last 20 years!

Researchers at The Open University and University of Plymouth are looking for participants who have regularly watched Coronation Street for the last 20 years to take part in a face recognition task. If you would like to take part, please complete this task on a computer screen; the study will not display correctly on a tablet or mobile phone.  

Participants will be shown face images of Coronation Street characters. The task is simply to look at the images and determine whether they show a good likeness of the character. Participants will also be asked to complete a name judgement task. It is estimated that the full study will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. If you think this might be of interest to someone you know, then please pass on this invitation to them. Please note that taking part in this study is completely voluntary. 

This research has been reviewed by and received a favourable opinion from the Open University’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC/4672/Laurence). If you have any concerns about your participation and would like to contact another independent person about this study, you can contact Professor Gemma Briggs, Professor of Psychology at The Open University.   

You can volunteer if you: 

• regularly watch Coronation Street and have done so for the last 20 years (since 2003). 
• watch Coronation Street at least once a week (in a typical week). 
• Are aged 30 years or over 
• Have normal or corrected to normal vision (e.g., you have normal vision when you wear glasses or contact lenses). 
• Have no cognitive impairments 
• Are fluent in English 
• Are able to complete the tasks on a computer or laptop screen; the study will not display correctly on a tablet or mobile phone. 

Find out more about the research and to take part