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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
1/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: MorganBarense,AssistantProfessor
Department: Psychology
PhoneNumber: 4169785429 Email: barense@psych.utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT:TheUnderlyingCauseofForgettinginAmnesia
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 2
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:
Amnesia,meaning lossofmemory,canbeadevastatingconsequenceofbraindamageordisease. Individuals
with severe amnesia are unable to form newmemories and cannot integrate information from the past to
understandthe future. Assuch,they livefrommomenttomoment inaneternalpresent. Althoughresearch
hastoldusmuchaboutwhatareas inthebrainare importantforformingnewmemories,westilldonotfully
understandwhypeoplewithamnesiaforgetnew informationsoquickly. Recentexcitingfindingssuggestthat
theremaybea fundamentalproblemwith thewayamnesicsperceive theworldaround them,and that this
deficitin
perception
may
partially
underlie
their
deficit
in
memory.
The
proposed
project
will
investigate
this
possibilityfurther,andindoingso,willprovidenewinsightsintothenatureoftheamnesicsyndrome.
Theprimarymethodologyinvolvescomputerbasedmemorytests. Duringsomeofthetests,participantseye
movements will be simultaneously recorded. Initially the research will be conducted in healthy control
populations, butwill subsequently be adapted for use in patientswhohavememory 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) Studentswillassistwithdatacollection(initialpilotingandcollectingnormativedatainhealthycontrolparticipants).
2) Studentswillassistwithdataentryandstatisticalanalysis,whichwillincludetrainingonEXCELandSPSS.
ProjectCode: PSY1
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
2/20
3) Students will gain experience in writing research reports and preparing data for publication. Thestudentwillbeinvolvedinthewriteupofthedata,includingadditionallibraryresearch,writingspecific
sectionsofthepaper,aswellasreadingandcommentingondraftsofthepaper.
Forallaspectsoftheproject,studentswillworkcloselywiththefacultysupervisor.Theskillsgainedbyworking
onthisprojectwillprovideimportantexperiencetohelppreparebothforfutureresearchprojects(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.
Tomonitorprogress,studentsareexpectedtokeepa researchjournal/work log torecord labactivitiesevery
week.
Inadditiontothis,studentsareexpectedtogivetwoshort(approximately10minutes)presentationstothelab
(worth10%
each):
one
to
propose
your
project
(given
by
30
November,
2012
at
the
latest)
and
one
to
present
yourprojectsfindings(givenbyApril1,2013).
Finally,studentsareexpectedtoproduceafinalreport(approximately68pages)whichfollowstheformatofa
scientificpaper,includinganIntroduction,Methodssection,ResultssectionandDiscussion(worth15%).
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
3/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: ProfessorIanSpence
Department: Psychology
PhoneNumber: 4169787623 Email: ian.spence@utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT: GenderandSpatialCognition:TheRoleofVisualWorkingMemory(VWM)
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 23
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:
A recent nonexperimental study (Kaufman, 2007) found evidence of a gender difference in visualworking
memory(VWM).ExperimentaldatafromourlabconfirmgenderdisparitiesinVWMandspatialattention(Feng,
Spence,&Wu,2012),butonlywhenthetasksaresufficientlydifficult.Genderdifferencesonmentalrotation
tasks (MRT) alsoonly appear athigh levelsofdifficulty.Our earlyexperimentsuseddifferentparticipants in
separateVWM,selectiveattention,andMRTstudies.Experimentswhereparticipantsperformallthreetasksare
needed toestablishcausalconnectionsamongvisual selectiveattention,visualworkingmemory,andmental
rotation.We
expect
that
concomitant
gender
differences
in
VWM,
selective
attention,
and
MRT
will
be
observed,butonlyathighlevelsofdifficultyonalltasks.Therewillbeopportunitiesforbrightstudentstohelp
developtheoreticalmodelsofhowthesecognitivefunctionsareinterrelated.
Relatedreferences(emailProf.forPDFsifinterested)
Feng,J.,Spence,I.,&Pratt,J.(2007).Playinganactionvideogamereducesgenderdifferencesin
spatialcognition.PsychologicalScience,18,850855.Kaufman,S.B.(2007).Sexdifferencesinmentalrotationandspatialvisualizationability:Cantheybeaccounted
forbydifferencesinworkingmemorycapacity?Intelligence,35,211223.
Spence,I.,&Feng,J.(2010).Videogamesandspatialcognition.ReviewofGeneralPsychology,14,92104.Spence,
I.,
Yu,
J.J.,
Feng,
J.,
&
Marshman,
J.
(2009).
Females
match
males
when
learning
a
spatial
skill.
J.Exp.
Psychol.:Learning,Memory,&Cognition,35,10971103.
DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION:
ROP students will be involved in all aspects of their chosen project, from assisting in developing the
experimental design, through participant recruitment, running the experiment(s), analyzing the data, and
ProjectCode: PSY10
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
4/20
writinguptheresults.StudentswillalsopresenttheirresultsatregularlabmeetingsandattheAnnualResearch
Fair.
MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate):
Proposalandliteraturereview(15%) 12pagestatementofintention
Participationinlabmeetings(15%) Weeklyorbiweeklydependingonstageofwork
Participationinlabwork(30%) Asrequired(average8hrs/week;greaterinsomeweeks)
Journalstylepaperreportingproject(40%) Atendofcourse
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
5/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: AshleyWaggonerDenton,Lecturer
Department: Psychology
PhoneNumber: 4169783020 Email:waggonerdenton@psych.utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT:PeerEffectsintheUniversityClassroom
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 2
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:
Peerscanhaveanimportantinfluenceontheirclassmateslearning,andthisinfluencecanbeeitherpositive
(e.g.,increasingengagement)ornegative(e.g.,decreasingengagement).Importantly,thereisevidenceto
suggestthatpeerattitudes(e.g.,enthusiasmforthecourse)mayplayamoreimportantroleintheirclassmates
learningoutcomesthanpeerability(e.g.,academicaptitude).Thegoalofthisprojectistoempiricallyexamine:
(1) Whetherandhowpeerattitudes(namelyenthusiasm)contributetostudentengagementandperformanceoutcomes;
(2) Waystoincreasepositiveattitudestowarduniversitycourses(evenbeforethefirstdayofclass);(3) Waystomakepositivepeerattitudesmorevisibletostudentsinlargelecture(oronline)classes,
whereinclassinteractionwithpeersmaybelimitedornonexistent
Theprimarymethodologythatwillbeusedtoinvestigatethesequestionsinvolvesbothpaperandpenciland
computerbasedtasks.Forexample,participantsmaybepresentedwithmanipulatedclassroomscenariosand
beaskedtoprovidemeasuresofattitudesandlearningoutcomes.
DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION:
Studentswillbegiventheopportunitytoparticipateintheprojectinanumberofways,andwillworkclosely
withmyselfonallaspectsoftheproject.Theskillsdevelopedinthiscoursewillprovideimportantexperience
andtrainingforfuturelabworkand/orgraduateschool,andwillalsoenhancecriticalthinkingandproblem
solvingskills.Activitiesmayinclude:
Conductingliteraturereviewsandassistingwithstudydesign Helpingtoprogramexperimentsandcreatesurveys Assistingwithdatacollection(i.e.,runninghumanparticipants) Enteringandanalyzingdata(traininginExcel,SPSS,and/orR)
ProjectCode: PSY11
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6/20
Presentingresearchideasandfindings(oralandposterpresentations;traininginPowerPoint) Writingresearchreports
MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate):
Labperformanceandparticipation(50%)o Participation:Studentswillbeexpectedtospend8to10hoursperweekinthelab(ordoinglab
relatedactivities)
o Performance:Studentswillbeexpectedtoshowevidenceofcommitment,engagement,reliability,professionalism,andcompetenceonlabtasks
o Performanceandparticipationwillbeevaluatedthroughouttheyear,andstudentswillbegivenperiodicnotificationofwhethertheyaresurpassing,meeting,orfailingtomeetthese
expectations(andifso,howtoremedythesituation)
Journal(10%)o Studentswillbeexpectedtokeepajournalwithweeklyentriesofwhattheydidinthelabthat
week,what
they
learned,
how
the
project
is
progressing,
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 Approximately68pageso DuebytheendoftheWintersemester(beforetheAprilexamperiod)
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
7/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: GillianEinstein,PhD;AssociateProfessor
Department: Psychology
PhoneNumber: 4169780896 Email:gillian.einstein@utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT:EstrogensandCognition
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 2
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:
Theobjectiveofthisproject istobetterunderstandtheeffectsofestrogensoncognition inyoungerwomen.
Themodel isadeprivationmodel thatallowsus to comparecognitionandmemory inwomenwithout their
ovariesand hence, estrogenswith women of the same age who still have their ovaries. We are also
correlatingperformanceonneuropsychologicaltestswithestrogenlevelsandwithtwogenes,apolipoproteinE
andbreastcancerassociatedgenes1and2.FormsofAPOEareassociatedwiththeriskofdementiaandnoone
has yet looked at thepossible effectof theBRCA geneson cognition.Ourpopulations arewomenwith the
BRCA1/2mutation
who
have
or
have
not
had
their
ovaries
removed
and
age
matched
control
women
from
the
community.
DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION:
Studentswillbetrained tocarryoutanddraft literaturesearches.Theywillalsobetrained tocontactprospective
participants from an established list of potential participants, explain the project to them, and ask if they are
interested intakingpart.Theywillalsobetrainedto interviewparticipants,explainingthepurposetheresearchto
them.Giventhestudentslevelofmaturityandinterest,theymayalsobetrainedtoadministercognitiveteststothe
nonclinicalpopulations.Studentswillassistwithdataentryand statisticalanalysisusingExcelandSPSS.Theywill
alsohelpwiththeanalysisofthedifferentneuropsychologicaltestsaswellasofthegeneticstatus.Studentswillgain
experienceinwritingresearchreportsandpreparingdataforpublication.Thestudentwillbeinvolvedinthewriteup
of the data, including additional library research, writing specific sections of the paper, as well as reading and
commentingondraftsofthepaper.Finally,throughmandatoryattendanceat labmeetings(timesforwhichwillbe
establishedonceindividualtimetablesareknown)studentswilllearntoaskquestionsandpresenttheirworkaswell
aspapersintheliteraturerelevanttotheirwork.
ProjectCode: PSY2
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
8/20
MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate):
The majority of the grade (55%) will be based on participation in the lab. This includes attendance and
contributiontoweeklylabmeetings,andconductingresearchinanefficient,effective,andprofessionalmanner.
Inadditiontothis,studentsareexpectedtogivetwoshort(approximately20minutes)presentationstothelab
(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%).
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
9/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: JoanGrusecProfessorEmerita
Department: Psychology
PhoneNumber: 4169787610 Email:grusec@psych.utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT: TheSocializationofConcernforOthers
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 3
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:
The research askshowdifferent formsofprosocialbehavior (concern forothers) are taughtbyparents and
otheragentsofsocialization.Peoplebehave inaconsiderateandhelpfulwayforavarietyofdifferentreasons
(somemore impressive thanothers,e.g.,becausebeinghelpful ispartof theirselfidentityvs.becausebeing
helpfultosomeonemeansthatpersonwillhavetoreciprocate inthefuture). Wewanttoknowwhatkindof
parenting produces truly prosocial or altruistic behavior as opposed to that done formore selfish reasons.
Familieswillbebroughttotheresearchlabwheretheywillcompletequestionnairesandbeinterviewedabout
theirparenting
practices.
A
number
of
measures
of
prosocial
behavior
(e.g.,
willingness
to
share,
displays
of
empathy forothers indistress)willbeadministeredandparentswillbeobservedas they talk toeachother
aboutvariousmoralissues.
DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION:
Students will be trained to contact families to take part in the research. They will learn how to conduct
interviewswithmothers, fathers,andchildrenand toadministeravarietyof tasks involvingprosocialaction.
Theywillalsobe trained to code interviews for relevant contentand toenterand checkdata.Therewillbe
periodiclabmeetingswhereattendanceisrequired.
MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate):
Generalparticipationinandcontributiontolabactivities:75%
Journal:duetheendofeachterm15%
Essay(5pages)ontopicrelevanttotheresearch:dueendofthesecondterm10%
ProjectCode: PSY3
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
10/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: CharlesC.Helwig,FullProfessor
Department: Psychology
PhoneNumber: 4169787609 Email:helwig@psych.utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT:ChildrensSocialandMoralReasoning
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 2
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:Ongoingresearchexaminingchildrensandadolescentssocialandmoralreasoning, includingreasonontopics
such as judgments about childrens rights and society, parenting practices, sexual orientation, parenting
practices, and educational practices in schools. Part of the research involves a crosscultural component,
includingjudgmentsaboutsomeoftheseconceptsinmainlandChinaandCanada.
DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION:Student
participation
involves
avariety
of
tasks,
including
one
or
more
of
the
following:
literature
reviews,
the
collection of data (surveys, interviews), the devising of coding systems, and the coding of responses. The
studentmayalsoassistwith some (supervised)data analysis. Studentswillparticipate in regular (weeklyor
biweekly) lab meetings, duringwhich research issueswill be discussed. Students will prepare a poster for
presentationattheannualFacultyofArtsandScience299ResearchFair.
MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate):Journal containing research notes and reactions, comments on assigned articles, learning experience:
Preliminary research report (containedwithinjournal)dueNovember11,2013,andwholejournal submitted
again
on
April
1,
2014
for
grading:
40%
of
total
mark.
Evaluationofparticipation in labworkoverterm (1sttermevaluation,December1,2013,2ndTermevaluation
April1,2014):30%oftotalmark.
Evaluationofcompleted299ResearchFairPoster(midMarch,afterResearchFair):30%oftotalmark.
ProjectCode: PSY 4
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
11/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: JennyJenkins,Professor
Department: AppliedPsychologyandHumanDevelopment
PhoneNumber: 4169780939 Email:jenny.jenkins@utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT:Kids,Families,Places
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 3
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:
Kids,FamiliesandPlacesisastudyexaminingtheimpactof3contexts(neighborhood,childcareandfamily)on
thedevelopmentofsocioemotionalcompetenceinyoungchildren.Duringthehomevisitsmotherchildandsib
child interactionsarevideo recorded.Someparentsand siblingsarebetter thanothersatexplainingdifficult
conceptstoyoungchildren.Wehavetaped interactionsbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenwhileparentsare
helpingchildrenbuildLegodesign,learnconflictresolutionandwhilesiblingsareplayingtogether.Wecodethe
interactions toassesshowwell theparentsandsiblingsareatexplaining theproblem. Our interest is tosee
howwell
parent
and
sibling
explanations
predict
childrens
executive
function
and
theory
of
mind
development
a coupleofyears later.The tapes are fun towatch and the coding scheme iseasy to learn.Aspartofyour
projectwewillgiveyouaccesstochildrensperformanceontasksacoupleofyearslater.
DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION:
Youwillcodefilmsofmothersandchildreninteractingusinganestablishedcodingscheme.Wewilltrainyouin
thecodingschemeandwillexaminereliability(theextenttowhichyouagreewithanexpertcoder).Inaddition
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/transcriptionsperweekduringSepttoApriltoamaxof240hours),completionofyourROPjournal(~1
pageevery3weeks)andattendanceatlabmeetings(2hours,biweekly,includingreadingpapers,discussion).
Youwilljoin an active research labwith undergraduates,Masters and PhD studentsworking in clinical and
developmentalpsychology.Weworkasateam.Wewillchooseamaximumof3ROPstudentstojointheteam.
Itisanidealpositionforundergraduateswishingtogainexperiencetoapplytograduateprograms.
ProjectCode: PSY5
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
12/20
We look for highlymotivated studentswho are interested in child development. Youdonot needprevious
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%
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
13/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: Dr.HenriettaLempert
Department: Psychology
PhoneNumber: 4169787817 Email: lempert@psych.utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT: CanSingingFacilitateLanguageLearning?
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 2
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:
Adults are able to extract "words" from a continuous stream of sung syllables such as gimysymimosi
pogysimimosigimysyetc. Inparticular,whenthesequencesaresung,itispossibletodistinguishbetweenwords(e.g.,mimosi,posgysi)andnon words formedbycombining thebeginningandendof two legalwords (e.g.,gysimi). However, it seems as ifdiscriminatingbetweenwords andnonwords isdifficultor impossible for
adults after exposure to a continuous stream of spoken syllable. Ithas alsobeen found that pastmusical
trainingenhancestheextractionofwordsfromastreamofsyllables.
Thepresentprojectexplores the feasibilityofusing sung sequences to facilitate learning the grammarof an
unfamiliarlanguage. ResearchparticipantslistentoCDsofsungorspokensentenceswhichexemplifytherules
of the language. After listening to thesentences, theyhear test sentencesand indicatewhetherornot the
sentenceisacorrectinstanceofthelanguage. Halfthesentencesexemplifylegalexamplesoftherulesandthe
rest violate the rules in someway. After threeblocksof studytest trials,participants arequeried for rule
learning. Theyalso respond toaquestionnaire inquiringabout their languagehistoryandhistoryofmusical
training. This information isobtained inordertodeterminewhethermultilingualismand/ormusicaltraining
facilitaterulelearning.
DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION:
Studentswillcollectdatafromresearchparticipants,codeandtabulatethedata,enterthedataintocomputer
files,assistwithconstructinggraphsandtablesoftheresults,andassistwithwritingareportofthe findings.
They are expected to become familiar with the background literature and to take advantage of available
opportunities to enhance their knowledge of music cognition. They may also be required to assist with
constructing,recording,andeditingsungand/orspokenauditorystimuli.
ProjectCode: PSY6
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
14/20
Studentsgainexperienceinresearchbyparticipatinginthefollowingcloselysupervisedactivities;
Conductingliteraturereviewsontheresearchtopic, Collecting,coding,andtabulatingdatafromresearchparticipants, DataentryandstatisticalanalysiswhichwillincludetrainingonExcel,SPSS,andR. Writingresearchreports, LearninghowtoconstructaposterusingPowerPointandExcel., Ifpossible,learninghowtorecordandeditauditorystimuli.
Theskillsgainedthroughinvolvementinthisprojectwillhelppreparestudentsforfutureresearchatthe
undergraduatelevel(e.g.,thesis)andthegraduateorprofessionalschoollevel.
MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate):
40%ProgressandPerformance,
60%ResearchReports
Progressand
Performance
includes:
Contributionstoprojectasneeded,forexample,assistancewithliteraturesearches,constructionofmaterials,datacollection,isagoodteammember,etc.
Reliabilityandresponsibility,forexample,keepsappointmentswithresearchparticipantsorsupervisorandshowsupontime, givesadvancenoticetoparticipants/supervisorifcannotkeepappointment
Accuracyincollectingdataandworkingwithdata(e.g.,checkswork,ensurestherearenoerrorsinrecordingdata,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%one
page
summary
of
the
topic
due
March
16
th
;3%
summary
of
the
Introduction
and
proposedresearchmethodologydueMarch25th; 10% finalreportduelastdayofclasses.
6% Summaryofoneresearchtalk
(duelastdayofclassesbutyoushouldtrytowriteitimmediatelyafterthetalk).
4% Optionalbonuscreditforasecondresearchtalkwriteup.
Youmayrewriteoneandonlyonereportinordertoupgradeyourmark(exceptfortheresearchproposal).
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
15/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: JayPratt,ProfessorandChairDepartment: Psychology
PhoneNumber: 9784216 Email:pratt@psych.utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT:LookingandAttending:HowEyesandAttentionInteract
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 1
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:
Thevisualfieldcontainsmuchmoreinformationthanthehumanbraincanprocess. Toovercomethisproblem,
peopleselectportionsofthevisualfieldtodeterminewhich information ispassedontovisualprocessingand
whichinformationwillbeignored. Thisselectioniscriticalforustointeractwithourenvironment,andcanbe
accomplished throughmoving theeyes,ormoving the focusofattention, to specific regions inenvironment
(imagineplayingasportordrivingifyouwerealwayslookingorattendingtothewrongthings). Therelationship
betweentheeyemovementsystemandtheattentionalsystem,however,remainsunknown. Thisprojectwill
attemptto
provide
some
insight
into
this
relationship
through
aseries
of
experiments
in
which
people
will
be
askedto identifybrieflypresented itemsthatcanappearatvarious locations inthevisual field. Usinganeye
trackingdevice,wewilldirectlydeterminewhere theeyesarewhen the target itemsappearanddisappear.
Usingatechniqueknownasprobedetection,wherepeoplerespondtospecificitems,wewillmeasurewhere
attention is and where they are lookingwhen target items appear and disappear. These experimentswill
determineif(a)eyesandattentioncanbedirectedtodifferentportionsofthevisualfield,and(b)ifnot,which
systemdetermineswheretheothersystemwillgo.
DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION:
Thestudentwillbeinvolvedinallaspectsofthestudy:
a) Literaturereview
full
review
of
the
topic
area
b) Experimentaldesignofexperimentsdevelopmentofmethodsandprocedures
c) Building/programmingtheexperimentscreatingaprogramtoruntheexperimentsd) Datacollectionrunningsubjectse) Dataanalysisstatisticalandgraphicalanalysis
f) Writtenreportofstudyfullresearchreportinresearchjournalformat
ProjectCode: PSY 7
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
16/20
Programming experience, although not necessary, is an advantage for this project. Strong familiarity with
computers,however, isnecessary as thework is computer intensive and involves several typesof 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)
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
17/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: NicholasRule,AssistantProfessor
Department: Psychology
PhoneNumber: 4169783948 Email:rule@psych.utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT:TheScienceofSnapJudgments:PersonPerceptionandNonverbalBehavior
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 4
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:
Peopleformimpressionsofeachotherinjustafractionofasecond.Evencuesasminimalasisolated,individual
facialfeatures(e.g.,apairofeyes)areenoughtoallowonetojudgeagreatdealofinformationaboutaperson.
Thisprojectexploresvariousphenomenarelatedtohow it isthatwequicklyandaccuratelyform impressions
aboutotherpeople.Studentswillworkoncomputerbasedandinterpersonalinteractionexperimentsinwhich
wewill collaborativelywork tounderstand the cues related tojudgmentsofothers groupmembership and
career success. Some tests will involve monitoring participants eyemovements during their perceptions,
measuringtheir
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) Studentswillassistwithexperimentaldesignandpreparation,whichwill includetraining inPhotoshopand
related
stimulus
generation
graphics
programs.
3) Students will assist with data collection and recruitment of participants from the psychologydepartmentsparticipantpool,aswellasthegreaterTorontocommunity.
4) Studentswillassistwithdataentryandstatisticalanalysis,whichwillincludetrainingonEXCELandSPSS.
ProjectCode: PSY8
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
18/20
5) Studentswillgainexperienceinwritingresearchreportsandpreparingdataforpublication.Thestudentwillbeinvolvedinthewriteupofdata,includingadditionallibraryresearch,writingspecificsectionsof
thepaper,aswellasreadingandcommentingondraftsofthepaper.
Forallaspectsof theproject, studentswillwork collaborativelywithother labmembers (graduate students,
postdocs, research assistants, labmanager, and principal investigator). The skills gained byworking on this
projectwillprovideimportantexperiencetohelppreparebothforfutureresearchprojects(e.g.,thesis)andfor
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.
Inadditiontothis,studentsareexpectedtogivetwoshort(approximately10minutes)presentationstothelab
(worth10%each):onetoproposeyourprojectandonetopresentyourprojectsfindings.Finally,studentsare
expectedto
produce
afinal
report
(approximately
8pages)
which
follows
the
format
of
ascientific
paper,
includinganIntroduction,Methodssection,ResultssectionandDiscussion(worth15%).
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19/20
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITYPROGRAM
299YPROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS
2013
2014
FALL/WINTER
NameandTitle: KatreenaScott,AssociateProfessor,CanadaResearchChair
Department: HumanDevelopmentandAppliedPsychology
PhoneNumber: 4169780971 Email: Katreena.scott@utoronto.ca
TITLEOFRESEARCHPROJECT:InfluenceofFathers'AntisocialBehaviours,CoParentingandEmotional
AvailabilityontheDevelopmentalTrajectoriesofMaltreatedChildren
NUMBEROFSTUDENTPLACESAVAILABLE: 4
OBJECTIVESANDMETHODOLOGY:
Overthepast15years,therehasbeensubstantialdevelopmentoffatherfriendlypoliciesacrosssocialservices.
Suchdevelopmentsarewelcomegiven fathers' increased involvement inparenting their childrenandon the
basisof research showing that father involvementhaspositive impactson children's social,behavioural and
psychologicaloutcomes.Againstthebackdropofthesepolicyandpracticeshifts,thereisgrowingconcernabout
unintendednegative effects thatmay arisewhenpoliciespromoting father involvement are indiscriminately
extended to men who have been violent in their families. In Canada, there are approximately 103,298
substantiated cases of child maltreatment each year (21.71 per 1000 children). Fathers are identified as
perpetrators in themajority of these cases (i.e., 50%, 56% and 88% of physical and emotional abuse and
exposuretodomesticviolencecases,respectively,Trocmetal.,2005).Suchstatisticsraiseimportantquestions
aboutwhen fathers shouldbebetter included inefforts topromote childwellbeing,when the focus should
remain on themotherchild dyad, andwhen familybased interventions should be abandoned in favour of
limitingfathers'accesstochildrenthroughchildprotectionandcriminaljusticeactions.
Unfortunately,ourabilitytoanswerthesecriticalpolicyandpracticequestionsishamperedbyasubstantiallack
of basic developmental research on the impact of fathers on atrisk children over time. The current study
representsoneof the first touse longitudinaldata collected from fathersand inObservationof fatherchild
dyadsto identify factorsthataggravateormitigatebehaviouralproblems inchildrenatriskbyvirtueofbeing
maltreated. Following from findings in normative samples, we expect thatmen's engagement in antisocial
behaviour(e.g.,
illegal
behaviour,
deceitfulness,
irresponsibility)
will
moderate
the
relationship
between
father
childcontactandchildoutcomessuchthatchildrenwillbenefitfromfatherinvolvementonlywhenmenarenot
antisocial.Disrupted coparenting isexpected tobe akeymediatorof this relationship.Weare investigating
thesequestionswith a sampleof 250 fathers,mothers and their4 to8 yearold children followedover the
courseoftwoyears.Dataarebeingcollected fromfathers,mothers,and inobservationoffatherchilddyads.
Analyseswillusehierarchicallinearmodelling(HLM)toexaminetheinfluenceofthesevariablesontrajectories
of child behaviour problems over time and logistic regression to examine predictors of rereferral to child
protection.
ProjectCode:PSY9
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7/30/2019 PSY ROP Fallwinter
20/20
DESCRIPTIONOFSTUDENTPARTICIPATION:
TheROPstudentsselectedforthesepositionswillbecomepartoftheteamengagedinthisprojectandwillgain
valuableexperienceinappliedresearch.
DutiesforthisGAincludethefollowing:
- Assist intherecruitmentandschedulingofassessmentsessionswithfathers,mothersandfatherchilddyads
- Receivetraininginassessmentmethods- Inpairs,conductassessmentsoffathers,mothers,andoffatherchilddyads- Participateindatamanagementandincodingofdatafromassessments- Attendandparticipateinlabmeetings
Experienceinservicesforanyofthefollowingpopulationswillbevaluedinselection: shelters,childwitnessto
violenceprograms,domesticviolencecrisisservices,criminaljusticeservices
MARKINGSCHEME(assignmentswithweightandduedate):
FallJournal
December
10
10%
Interimreport November1 10%
Falltraininganddiscussiongroup SeptembertoNovember 10%
Presentationtolab December 25%
WinterJournal April1 10%
Participationinlabmeetings Ongoing 10%
Posterpreparation March 25%
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