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ProjectCode: PSY1 NameandTitle: MorganBarense,AssistantProfessor Department: Psychology PhoneNumber: 4169785429 Email:barense@psych.utoronto.ca TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT:TheUnderlyingCauseofForgettinginAmnesia NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE:2 OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY: Amnesia, meaning loss of memory, can be a devastating consequence of brain damage or disease. Individuals with severe amnesia are unable to form new memories and cannot integrate information from the past to understand the future. As such, they live from moment to moment in an eternal present. Although research has told us much about what areas in the brain are important for forming new memories, we still do not fully understand why people with amnesia forget new information so quickly. Recent exciting findings suggest that there may be a fundamental problem with the way amnesics perceive the world around them, and that this deficit in perception may partially underlie their deficit in memory. The proposed project will investigate this possibilityfurther,andindoingso,willprovidenewinsightsintothenatureoftheamnesicsyndrome. The primary methodology involves computerbased memory tests. During some of the tests, participants eye movements will be simultaneously recorded. Initially the research will be conducted in healthy control populations, but will subsequently be adapted for use in patients who have memory disorders and in fMRI neuroimagingexperiments. DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION: Studentswillhavetheopportunitytoparticipateintheresearchprojectinanumberofways: Students will engage in literature review and discussions regarding memory and perceptual deficits in amnesia. ROP students are considered full members of the laboratory and thus attendance at regular lab meetings (Mondays,12:00pm)tolearnaboutotherresearchbeingconductedisthelabisrequired. 1) Students will assist with data collection (initial piloting and collecting normative data in healthy control participants). 2) Studentswillassistwithdataentryandstatisticalanalysis,whichwillincludetrainingonEXCELandSPSS.
3) Students will gain experience in writing research reports and preparing data for publication. The studentwillbeinvolvedinthewriteupofthedata,includingadditionallibraryresearch,writingspecific sectionsofthepaper,aswellasreadingandcommentingondraftsofthepaper. For all aspects of the project, students will work closely with the faculty supervisor. The skills gained by working on this project will provide important experience to help prepare both for future research projects (e.g., thesis) andforgraduateschool. MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate): The majority of the grade (65%) will be based on participation in the lab. This includes attendance and contributiontoweeklylabmeetings,andconductingresearchinanefficient,effective,andprofessionalmanner. To monitor progress, students are expected to keep a research journal/work log to record lab activities every week. In addition to this, students are expected to give two short (approximately 10 minutes) presentations to the lab (worth 10% each): one to propose your project (given by 30 November, 2012 at the latest) and one to present yourprojectsfindings(givenbyApril1,2013). Finally, students are expected to produce a final report (approximately 68 pages) which follows the format of a scientificpaper,includinganIntroduction,Methodssection,ResultssectionandDiscussion(worth15%).
writinguptheresults.StudentswillalsopresenttheirresultsatregularlabmeetingsandattheAnnualResearch Fair. MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate): Proposalandliteraturereview(15%) 12pagestatementofintention Participationinlabmeetings(15%) Weeklyorbiweeklydependingonstageofwork Participationinlabwork(30%) Asrequired(average8hrs/week;greaterinsomeweeks) Journalstylepaperreportingproject(40%) Atendofcourse
Presentingresearchideasandfindings(oralandposterpresentations;traininginPowerPoint) Writingresearchreports
MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate): Labperformanceandparticipation(50%) o Participation:Studentswillbeexpectedtospend8to10hoursperweekinthelab(ordoinglab relatedactivities) o Performance:Studentswillbeexpectedtoshowevidenceofcommitment,engagement, reliability,professionalism,andcompetenceonlabtasks o Performanceandparticipationwillbeevaluatedthroughouttheyear,andstudentswillbegiven periodicnotificationofwhethertheyaresurpassing,meeting,orfailingtomeetthese expectations(andifso,howtoremedythesituation) Journal(10%) o Studentswillbeexpectedtokeepajournalwithweeklyentriesofwhattheydidinthelabthat week,whattheylearned,howtheprojectisprogressing,etc. o SubmittedattheendoftheFallandWinterterms Presentations(10%) o Oralpresentation(Fallsemester) Projectoverview,litreview,studydesign o OralorPosterpresentation(Wintersemester) Researchquestion,hypothesis,background,methods,results,discussion FinalReport(30%) o Finalwrittenreportoftheproject(followingAPApublicationguidelines) o Approximately68pages o DuebytheendoftheWintersemester(beforetheAprilexamperiod)
MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate): The majority of the grade (55%) will be based on participation in the lab. This includes attendance and contributiontoweeklylabmeetings,andconductingresearchinanefficient,effective,andprofessionalmanner. In addition to this, students are expected to give two short (approximately 20 minutes) presentations to the lab (worth10%each):oneonapaperrelevanttoyourproject(givenbyNovember3,2013)andonetopresentyour projects findings (given by March 30, 2014). Finally, students are expected to produce a final report (approximately 8 pages) using the format of a scientific paper, including an Introduction, Methods section, ResultssectionandDiscussiondueattheendofthewinterterm(worth25%).
NameandTitle: JennyJenkins,Professor Department: AppliedPsychologyandHumanDevelopment PhoneNumber: 4169780939 Email:jenny.jenkins@utoronto.ca TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT:Kids,Families,Places NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE:3 OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY: Kids, Families and Places is a study examining the impact of 3 contexts (neighborhood, childcare and family) on thedevelopmentofsocioemotionalcompetenceinyoungchildren.Duringthehomevisitsmotherchildandsib child interactions are video recorded. Some parents and siblings are better than others at explaining difficult concepts to young children. We have taped interactions between parents and their children while parents are helpingchildrenbuildLegodesign,learnconflictresolutionandwhilesiblingsareplayingtogether.We codethe interactions to assess how well the parents and siblings are at explaining the problem. Our interest is to see how well parent and sibling explanations predict childrens executive function and theory of mind development a couple of years later. The tapes are fun to watch and the coding scheme is easy to learn. As part of your projectwewillgiveyouaccesstochildrensperformanceontasksacoupleofyearslater. DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION: You will code films of mothers and children interacting using an established coding scheme. We will train you in the coding scheme and will examine reliability (the extent to which you agree with an expert coder). In addition to this students will be involved in transcription of 5 minute episodes during motherchild and sibchild interactions, in which participants discuss a conflict between them. We expect 810 hours of coding/transcriptions per week during Sept to April to a max of 240 hours), completion of your ROP journal (~1 pageevery3weeks)andattendanceatlabmeetings(2hours,biweekly,includingreadingpapers,discussion). You will join an active research lab with undergraduates, Masters and PhD students working in clinical and developmental psychology. We work as a team. We will choose a maximum of 3 ROP students to join the team. Itisanidealpositionforundergraduateswishingtogainexperiencetoapplytograduateprograms.
We look for highly motivated students who are interested in child development. You do not need previous experience of coding but you must be observant, organized and careful in data documentation. Some experienceofExcelorSPSSisanadvantage. MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate): Codingtapes,8hoursp/w.GradegivenFeb1,2014............................worth40% Codingtapes,8hoursp/w.GradegivenApril1,2014..........................worth10% ROPjournalincludingobservationsoncoding.1submissionevery3weeks. GradegivenFeb1,2014..............................worth10% ROPjournalincludingobservationsoncoding.1submissionevery3weeks. GradegivenApril1,2014............................worth10% Finalposterorpaper(formattobediscussed)duedateatendofproject. DuedateApril1,2014..................................worth30%
Studentsgainexperienceinresearchbyparticipatinginthefollowingcloselysupervisedactivities; Conductingliteraturereviewsontheresearchtopic, Collecting,coding,andtabulatingdatafromresearchparticipants, DataentryandstatisticalanalysiswhichwillincludetrainingonExcel,SPSS,andR. Writingresearchreports, LearninghowtoconstructaposterusingPowerPointandExcel., Ifpossible,learninghowtorecordandeditauditorystimuli. Theskillsgainedthroughinvolvementinthisprojectwillhelppreparestudentsforfutureresearchatthe undergraduatelevel(e.g.,thesis)andthegraduateorprofessionalschoollevel. MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate): 40%ProgressandPerformance, 60%ResearchReports ProgressandPerformanceincludes: Contributionstoprojectasneeded,forexample,assistancewithliteraturesearches,constructionof materials,datacollection,isagoodteammember,etc. Reliabilityandresponsibility,forexample,keepsappointmentswithresearchparticipantsorsupervisor andshowsupontime,givesadvancenoticetoparticipants/supervisorifcannotkeepappointment Accuracyincollectingdataandworkingwithdata(e.g.,checkswork,ensurestherearenoerrorsin recordingdata,etc.), WeightsforResearchReportComponent(duedatesinbracketsaresubjecttominorchange): 10%Introductionsectionforreportonproject(1%fordraftdueOctober20,2013;9%forfinalreport dueNovember43h) 10%Methodsectionofreport(1%fordraftdueNovember17th;9%forfinalreportdueDecember1) 8%CritiqueofaresearcharticleusedinyourIntroduction(1%for draftdueJanuary19,2014;7%forfinaldueFebruary9th) 12%PosteronprojectforArts&SciencePosterFair(probablyonMarch6,2014). 14%Researchproposalonanytopicrelatedtotheproject (1%onepagesummaryofthetopicdueMarch16th;3%summaryoftheIntroductionand proposedresearchmethodologydueMarch25th;10%finalreportduelastdayofclasses. 6%Summaryofoneresearchtalk (duelastdayofclassesbutyoushouldtrytowriteitimmediatelyafterthetalk). 4%Optionalbonuscreditforasecondresearchtalkwriteup. Youmayrewriteoneandonlyonereportinordertoupgradeyourmark(exceptfortheresearchproposal).
Programming experience, although not necessary, is an advantage for this project. Strong familiarity with computers, however, is necessary as the work is computer intensive and involves several types of software. Goodquantitativeskillsarealsouseful,butthemainrequirementsareinterestandenthusiasm. MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate):
20% - ROP journal (Feb 15, 2013) 40% - Laboratory work (literature review, data collection, statistical analysis) (April 5, 2013) 40% - final written report (April 5, 2013)
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE:4 OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY: Peopleformimpressionsofeachotherinjustafractionofasecond.Evencuesasminimalasisolated,individual facialfeatures(e.g.,apairofeyes)areenoughtoallowonetojudgeagreatdealofinformationaboutaperson. This project explores various phenomena related to how it is that we quickly and accurately form impressions about other people. Students will work on computerbased and interpersonal interaction experiments in which we will collaboratively work to understand the cues related to judgments of others group membership and career success. Some tests will involve monitoring participants eyemovements during their perceptions, measuring their physiological responses, and/or recording the activity of their brains using fMRI. A particular emphasiswillbegiventotheroleofculturaldifferencesinjudgmentandperception. DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION: Studentswillhavetheopportunitytoparticipateintheresearchprojectinanumberofways: 1) Students will engage in literature review and discussions regarding social perception and cognition. Attendanceatregularlabmeetingstolearnaboutotherresearchbeingconductedisthelabisrequired. 2) Students will assist with experimental design and preparation, which will include training in Photoshop andrelatedstimulusgenerationgraphicsprograms. 3) Students will assist with data collection and recruitment of participants from the psychology departmentsparticipantpool,aswellasthegreaterTorontocommunity. 4) Studentswillassistwithdataentryandstatisticalanalysis,whichwillincludetrainingonEXCELandSPSS.
5) Studentswillgainexperienceinwritingresearchreportsandpreparingdataforpublication.Thestudent will be involved in the writeup of data, including additional library research, writing specific sections of thepaper,aswellasreadingandcommentingondraftsofthepaper. For all aspects of the project, students will work collaboratively with other lab members (graduate students, postdocs, research assistants, lab manager, and principal investigator). The skills gained by working on this project will provide important experience to help prepare both for future research projects (e.g., thesis) and for graduateschool. MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate): The majority of the grade (65%) will be based on participation in the lab. This includes attendance and contributiontoweeklylabmeetings,andconductingresearchinanefficient,effective,andprofessionalmanner. In addition to this, students are expected to give two short (approximately 10 minutes) presentations to the lab (worth 10% each): one to propose your project and one to present your projects findings. Finally, students are expected to produce a final report (approximately 8 pages) which follows the format of a scientific paper, includinganIntroduction,Methodssection,ResultssectionandDiscussion(worth15%).
DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION: TheROPstudentsselectedforthesepositionswillbecomepartoftheteamengagedinthisprojectandwillgain valuableexperienceinappliedresearch. DutiesforthisGAincludethefollowing: - Assist in the recruitment and scheduling of assessment sessions with fathers, mothers and fatherchild dyads - Receivetraininginassessmentmethods - Inpairs,conductassessmentsoffathers,mothers,andoffatherchilddyads - Participateindatamanagementandincodingofdatafromassessments - Attendandparticipateinlabmeetings Experience in services for any of the following populations will be valued in selection: shelters, child witness to violenceprograms,domesticviolencecrisisservices,criminaljusticeservices MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate): FallJournal December10 10% Interimreport November1 10% Falltraininganddiscussiongroup SeptembertoNovember 10% Presentationtolab December 25% WinterJournal April1 10% Participationinlabmeetings Ongoing 10% Posterpreparation March 25%