[acb-hsp] Participants still needed for online research study

[Linda Porelle]

Arielle!
I enjoyed our email interchange. It turns out I'm not lowvision enough
to participate. I've passed this on to a friend to try her hand at it.
Linda


On 2/20/13, Linda Porelle <lmporelle at gmail.com> wrote:
> Arielle~
> I appreciate your response. Your project does sound quite interesting.
> I will participate and will look forward to hearing more about your
> results as they emerge.
> Linda
>
>
> On 2/20/13, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Linda,
>> Sure I can answer that question. I am a social psychologist, so my
>> mentors and I are particularly interested in understanding how people
>> from stigmatized groups (i.e. racial minorities) respond to the
>> knowledge that their group is stigmatized and how that affects their
>> everyday lives. Although my mentors don't study blindness, I am
>> specifically interested in better understanding the psychological
>> factors that might lead to greater employment (or unemployment) among
>> blind people. I have conducted a survey study in the past looking at
>> the psychological variables that predict greater or lesser employment,
>> as well as well-being, among blind people. We found, for example, that
>> people who worried more about being stigmatized or discriminated
>> against because of blindness had higher unemployment and tended to go
>> out less on their own than did people with less of these concerns.
>> Again, if you want to participate in the current study and then email
>> me privately afterward I'd be happy to talk more about the current
>> research. Or, if you'd rather not participate yourself but are still
>> curious you can email me off-list and we can chat more.
>> Best,
>> Arielle
>>
>> On 2/20/13, Linda Porelle <lmporelle at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Arielle~
>>> My apologies for not stating my question more clearly. I totally get
>>> it about the risk of outcome bias. Let me try again. I'd be interested
>>> in knowing something about the areas of research your team has
>>> previously explored in a more general sense. Perhaps you could mention
>>> some work your mentors have done in the past? Has blindness been a
>>> focus of any previous studies?
>>> If you are unable to respond even in the most general way, I will
>>> understand. As someone with an interest in brain-based psychological
>>> research, I am very curious.
>>> Best,
>>> Linda
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/20/13, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi Linda,
>>>> I cannot share details about the study hypotheses with people before
>>>> they participate, unfortunately. Some researchers have found that when
>>>> people know what a researcher is expecting to find in an experiment,
>>>> they often tend to answer questions differently than they ordinarily
>>>> would, sometimes without even realizing it. (you can google
>>>> "experimenter demand effects" for more information about this
>>>> phenomenon). I would, however, be happy to talk more about hypotheses
>>>> with people who have completed the research.
>>>> Best,
>>>> Arielle
>>>>
>>>> On 2/20/13, Linda Porelle <lmporelle at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Arielle~
>>>>> I'm curious about the working hypothesis for your team's study. Could
>>>>> you elaborate? Your answer might make the study more intriguing to
>>>>> potential participants.
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>> Linda
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/20/13, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> We're still looking for more people to complete our online research
>>>>>> studies (see details below). Please note that the raffle prize for
>>>>>> participation has been increased; instead of raffling off one $50
>>>>>> gift
>>>>>> certificate, we will be raffling off three $100 gift certificates to
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> merchant of your choice: Amazon.com, Itunes.com, Olive Garden
>>>>>> Restaurant or AMC Theaters. Thanks for your help!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> My name is Arielle Silverman and I am a doctoral student in the
>>>>>> Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of
>>>>>> Colorado. My colleagues and I would appreciate your help with
>>>>>> completing a series of brief online studies. We are looking for
>>>>>> legally blind adults to complete three short studies: the first
>>>>>> asking
>>>>>> about your personal life experiences, the second involving a set of
>>>>>> math problems, and the third involving answering some survey
>>>>>> questions. The studies are all on one  website and will take no more
>>>>>> than 45 minutes to complete in total. In appreciation of your time,
>>>>>> you will have the opportunity to enter a raffle drawing to win one of
>>>>>> three $100 gift certificates to a merchant of your choice. All of
>>>>>> your
>>>>>> responses in the study will be anonymous and confidential.
>>>>>> To begin please go to:
>>>>>> http://ucsas.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eaLf4NKHUvEc2u9
>>>>>> Thank you as always for your assistance.
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Arielle Silverman, M.A.
>>>>>> Doctoral Candidate, Social Psychology
>>>>>> Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
>>>>>> 345 UCB
>>>>>> Boulder, CO 80309-0345
>>>>>> arielle.silverman at colorado.edu
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