We are always looking for individuals to participate in our experimental research! Please see below, or check the experiment listings for the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland for more opportunities outside of our lab.
Capturing attention
Shifting one’s attention from object to object and location to location is absolutely crucial for purposeful navigation of our complex environments. In the present project, Dr Nathan Ryckman and Associate Professor Tony Lambert are interested in examining factors thought to influence rapid attentional orienting to items positioned in the periphery of our vision, and we intend to do this by comparing responses made by the eyes with responses made by the fingers. Involvement in our study will require approximately 45 minutes, and for this you will be given a $10 voucher as a token of our gratitude for your help. The procedure itself will require no more of you than to view a series of simple visual stimuli and make similarly simple responses to them, both by moving your eyes and by pressing certain keys on a keyboard. If interested in assisting us, please send an email letting us know what day and time you would be available to help.
For further details please contact Dr Nathan Ryckman n.ryckman@auckland.ac.nz
This project has been approved by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee on 26 September 2015 for three years (until 26 September 2018). Reference Number 7835.
A modified visual approach to the Concealed Information Test
We are looking for volunteers to participate in a lie-detection study. This research project was designed to test out the possible benefits of using eye-trackers for improving investigative interview techniques.
The experiment will require some of our volunteers to commit a simulated theft. All volunteer participants will also be required to take a lie-detecting test, where they will be instructed to appear innocent (you will be asked to PASS the lie-detecting test). A short survey will be completed in the end. The experiment will last for approximately 1 hour and all participants will receive a $20 Countdown voucher for participation. A BONUS PAYMENT of $50 (voucher) will be given to the most successful applicant.
For further details, please contact Fernando: fdeb267@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Approved by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee on 27-Jul-2017 for three years. Reference Number 019453
Aging and attentional networks
The successful performance of many everyday tasks requires us to be able to selectively allocate our limited attentional resources to objects in the environment. Everything from driving a car, or walking down the street, to watching television requires the ability to ignore potentially distracting information.
We are currently investigating how this fundamental ability changes as we age. But we need your help in order to do so! You will receive a $20 Countdown voucher as compensation.
We need healthy participants who are between 18-35years old, or are above 60 years old, with normal vision or vision corrected to normal with spectacles. Participants will be required to perform a computer-based task while we take EEG recordings.
If you are interested in participating in this study or have any questions regarding the research, please contact Evatte Tiana Sciberras-Lim esci911@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Approved by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee on 27-Jul-2017 for three years. Reference Number 019453