UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #820 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 820

Submission ID: 14726

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Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal

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Created: Fri, 08/16/2024 - 01:34 PM

Completed: Sat, 08/17/2024 - 03:20 AM

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Language: English

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Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Anuja Mariyam Thomas

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Position Title Graduate Student

Faculty Advisor Name Michael Kaschak

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FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Department of psychology

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project The effect of emotional attributes on pause dynamics in conversation

Project Keywords psycholinguistics, cognitive science, time perception, pause dynamics, psychology, cognitive psychology

Are you currently looking for research assistants? No

Number of Research Assistants Needed 1

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Linguistics, Psychology, Communication Science and Disorders

Project Location: On FSU Main Campus

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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? 7

Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)

Overall Research Project Description This project is mainly centered around the perception of time in conversations. Specifically, what are the factors that affect how the lengths of silences are perceived during conversation. For example, the literature shows that anxiety in general affects the perception of short time windows (one second and under). This is the same window of time that is typically found in inter-turn silences (i.e., silences that occur between speech turns in conversation). So, do people with anxiety perceive silent windows in conversation differently than those without anxiety? On a similar note, do those with anxiety perceive longer than expected silences differently than their healthy peers?

Research Tasks Research assistants will be expected to run studies with participants. This includes tasks such as setting up the study, getting consent from participants, administering survey questionnaires, and entering data. Research assistants will be trained to handle all the specifics associated with these responsibilities. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to take part in audio and or video recordings of short skits for experimental tasks. However, this is entirely voluntary and not an expectation from those interested in working on this project.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Research assistants will be required to learn how to use the following software tools for research tasks: Audacity, and PRAAT. However, they are not expected to come in with this knowledge. Other DIS students as well as the researcher in charge will be able and willing to show students how to use these tools. Additionally, students are required to have a decent level of computer literacy and familiarity with Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Microsoft Excel. If they are interested in learning how to use R for data analysis, they will have to opportunity to do so, but this is not a required skill.

Mentoring Philosophy My mentoring philosophy is guided by my own personal experiences as a budding researcher. First and foremost, I want to develop good interpersonal rapport with my mentees and build the trust that is required to navigate the growing pains associated with learning to be a researcher. I also believe in the concept of scaffolded training. That is, at first, I expect to be quite hands on, and help my mentees learn how to do things and as they develop their footing in the lab, I would expect them to be more independent in the work that is expected of them. This slow process of guided independence should allow them to build confidence in their skills and decision-making abilities without feeling overburdened or unsupported.

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? Yes

Roundtable times and Zoom links Topic: Anuja Mariyam Thomas' Zoom Meeting
Time: Tuesday, Sep 3, 2024 02:00 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://fsu.zoom.us/j/95389908695

Topic: Anuja Mariyam Thomas' Zoom Meeting
Time: Wednesday Sep 4, 2024 03:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://fsu.zoom.us/j/96166415113

Topic: Anuja Mariyam Thomas' Zoom Meeting
Time: Monday, Sep 9, 2024 02:00 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://fsu.zoom.us/j/96628986345

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UROP Program Elements

Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes

UROP Performance Evaluation Yes

Materials Grant Yes

UROP Poster Presentation Yes

Faculty Advisor Confirmation Yes

Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series? Yes

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Year 2024

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