Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Irmak Olcaysoy Okten
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: She/her
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Dr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): okten@psy.fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Florida State University
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Impressions of First Impressions: An Analysis of People's Thoughts on Their First Impressions of Others
Project Keywords: Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Attitudes
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Psychology, pre-med, sociology, anthropology. education, communication preferred. All social science majors will be considered.

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: No, the project is remote
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?: 8-10 hours weekly
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:
The project aims to explore people's views on their first impressions of others. Past research has shown that first impressions are difficult to change. Do lay people think so? Do such views impact people's attempts to change their impressions when they learn new information about others? We recently developed a scale to measure various characteristics of people's first impressions. The current project aims to improve and validate that scale and examine its power to predict people's actual first impressions.

Research Tasks:
The tasks will involve literature review, survey construction (producing questions), programming studies (using online and in-person data collection tools), data collection, content analysis of open-ended responses, preliminary data analysis, and writing research reports.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Research assistants will work as a team, so collaboration skills are required for this position. Previous experience with scientific literature review, using survey construction tools such as Qualtrics, and APA style writing are recommended.

Mentoring Philosophy:
In the Motivated Social Cognition Lab, students will work in a team, collaborating with other students and myself. My goal is to nurture students' passion for scientific research through a flexible approach. Students will have the opportunity to get training on basic scientific tools in our regular meetings. I aim
to help them become independent researchers after building their knowledge of basic psychological research.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: https://www.motivatedsocialcognition.com/
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Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Link to Zoom recording: https://fsu.zoom.us/rec/play/ZCqq5fdvRYR4d8NfTjlNN54HjCsY0CDZZc7-0lpzp7JqpywuIcxFGppgX9CYW6uRCyFVV0JN0Oyb-zW_.BYVp-ja9-YqUwCGM?canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffsu.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FseVa3fwk_IVDWT06YHDe-inNN_sfLn4W60cVpbTdcCEI6QeGB11tZB5Sgg8esI1k.NB4c-CElEXPUAMAe

UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes

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Year: 2023
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