UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #672

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Submission Number: 672
Submission ID: 13976
Submission UUID: a6706104-c7e9-420b-a196-59d2f02119e8

Created: Mon, 06/24/2024 - 02:44 PM
Completed: Mon, 06/24/2024 - 02:44 PM
Changed: Mon, 06/24/2024 - 02:44 PM

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Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

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Primary Research Mentor Name David March
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When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Dr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) march@psy.fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Psychology
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) Tara Lesick
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) lesick@psy.fsu.edu
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable)
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Title of the Project Does Perceived Harm Depend on the Race of the Agent?
Project Keywords social psychology, race, harm, electric shock, perceptions, prejudice, stereotypes
Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) psychology, neuroscience, criminology/criminal justice
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): In-person
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 9
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? During business hours
Overall Research Project Description The ongoing study questions whether the race of the agent (i.e., person doing them harm) impacts the perceptions of harm felt by the victim. This study involves the use of confederates (Black- and White-passing female and males) briefly meeting with participants and engaging in a reaction time “game” where the loser will be shocked presumably by the winner. In reality, the shock is already pre-programmed and standardized across all participants. Participants are asked about their harm perception when they “lose” and what shock intensity they would like to choose for the confederate to receive when they “win”.
In our lab, we consistently find an automatic Black-physical threat association, meaning people tend to associate Black compared to White males with physical threat. Thus, it is possible harm perception may be altered depending on the race (and most likely gender due to gender stereotypes) of the person participants believe are shocking them.
Research Tasks The research assistant will be responsible for being the confederate, pulling the data once data collection concludes, help analyze and interpret the data, and help brainstorm future ideas based on the results. Research assistants may also conduct other studies performed in the lab and conduct literature review(s).
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Time management
Drive to learn
Effective communication
Background in psychology (i.e., took general psychology)
Mentoring Philosophy I want my mentees to get the most out of their UROP experience. I try to involve them in most, if not all, of the steps in the research process (i.e., literature review, brainstorming and creating the method, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting data, communicating results). I take a hands-on approach, at least in the beginning on my mentorship, so that my mentees never feel as if they were thrown into something without training. Mentees can expect to train with me on how to conduct themselves as a confederate, the behind-the-scenes of the current project (i.e., the computer programing), how to troubleshoot, how to interpret data, and how to communicate the results effectively via a poster and/or talk presentations. After training, communication will always be open, as our lab communicates via Microsoft Teams. Mentees are expected to ask questions when they do not feel 100% comfortable with the tasks they are responsible for. My goal for my mentees is to learn while doing, but to never feel like they were “thrown to the wolves”. I take pride in mentoring research assistants, as I think diving into the research experience is the best way to learn what you as a student are interested in (and may even not interested in).
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2024
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