So I'm going to be a part of a psychological study --- no, it's not from the trauma of teaching in Oneida under the micro-management of L. Mayfield Brown. I volunteered for this. It's part of a research study at UT.
It has pros:
* 10% of my final score in my Biological Psychology class will be added to my grade (really, this class is so easy... not much of a pro).
* I have the potential to add 15 or more points to my intelligent quotient (IQ).
* I am able to do it on the three days that I will be on campus.
It has cons:
* I have to spend 3 hours each week with probes all over my head establishing base line patterns of brainwaves and trying to improve a very tiny area of the brain associated with cognition.
* I have to do this for 10 weeks.
* I have to do all of this for a guy named REX.
Now I really do not know much about this yet. Tomorrow I will take an IQ test of some sort to establish my starting point. I will take the test again at the end of the study. I will keep you updated on what goes on... Sounds fun, eh? Hopefully it won't be like the psychological study on Ghostbusters!!!
Pumpkin Patch 2012
13 years ago
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But do you get "study related medications"? That always cracks me up, when they're like, "Sign up to be probed today and get free untested non-FDA approved drugs!
This guy isn't anything special. 30 minutes late for a meeting he scheduled with me the day before -- when he arrived, he spent another 30 minutes getting coffee and doughnuts. When it came time to get started, I didn't have enough time to complete the test so we have to reschedule. He is supposed to email me with another time, instead of planning it ahead. Perhaps I will not be a part of this project after all... or maybe it is a different kind of psychological study about intolerance of other people's productivity.
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