Participants
An invitation to participate in a study “of the effects of genetic and
environmental factors on human physiology, personality and behavior”
was posted on the timeline of the Facebook page Labbunnies, an
approximately 18,000-strong group of Czech and Slovak nationals willing
to participate in evolutionary psychology experiments. The participants
checked in for the study (for a specific minute) using a web form.
Participants came to our lab where they provided a blood sample for
serologic and genetic testing, and completed a set of questionnaires.
They received no remuneration for their participation, but obtained the
information about their Rh genotype, toxoplasmosis
seropositivity/seronegativity, and a commemorative badge. Before the
blood sampling that occurred at the Faculty of Science in November 2018,
the subjects were given written information about the aims and technical
details of the study and were asked to sign the informed consent form.
The project was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of
Science, Charles University (No. 2017/08).