#student dissertation

[awoefulstudent]

Hello everyone!

My name is Amina and I am a BSc Psychology with Honours student at the University of Hertfordshire. I am also the principal researcher of a study that aims to investigate whether judging category relatedness within semantic memory can be influenced by the level of typicality the items have alongside whether high versus low autistic traits have any effect on the performance of different types of processing.

I am currently taking volunteers for this online study. Any adults aged 18 to 65 can volunteer and you do not need an official Autism diagnosis to take part.

In the study, you will be given an item/ definition/ scenario at the top of your screen and will have to decide which of two following words match best to that using your keyboard. After that is completed you will be given the RAADS-14 questionnaire to complete.

It will take roughly 15 minutes to complete. However, a maximum of 30 minutes is given for the entire study to be completed including the information sheet, consent form, debrief sheet, and the “breaks” given (which are just for momentarily resting your eyes and hands), otherwise I cannot use your data. Please note that this study cannot be completed on a mobile phone or tablet, it must be done on a computer/laptop as the keyboard is required for the study’s completion.

You can completed this study at anytime until 23:59 GMT on Friday 1st of March here:

https://research.sc/participant/login/dynamic/0D915D45-8D85-44F9-9B63-376AF0C70573

This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee at the University of Hertfordshire and is also being conducted under the supervision of Dr. Nicholas Shipp.

Your participation is very important for this study and is very much appreciated.

Thank you for your time!

Many Thanks

Amina

EDIT: Study is now no longer taking participants!!! Thank you all who took part and spread the word of my study, it definitely means a lot to me 💟

[aquietplacetostudy]

days of october 🍂

aka coffee, daily walks and never-ending thesis work

[magpiecollectingknowledge]

Dissertation prep is scary but exciting! I can’t believe I’m already having to start this; it feels like I started uni yesterday.

[beartitled]

I’m struggling

/silly

Mini announcement

There’s probably going to be less posts? I dunno for sure, most likely will be posting old art or some sketches

Currently concentrated on finishing writing and drawing my diploma project, so need some time to get over with it 💪

[mindofserenity]

I don’t think there is anything more heartbreaking than watching freedom and peace being taken away in the most inhumane and barbaric way to those who, to the very least, deserve it. This feeling did not change in the years becoming aware of what is happening to Palestinians and my hope for humanity is slowly dissolving into bitterness. This is the cruelty of being empathetic watching terror unfold.

But what I find most comforting are the promises that keep me going:

وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَـٰفِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍۢ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ ٤٢

Do not think ˹O Prophet˺ that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them until a Day when ˹their˺ eyes will stare in horror—

Qur’an 14:42

وَسَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ

And the wrongdoers will soon know at what final place they will end up.

(Sūrat al-Shu‘arā, No 26, Āyat 227)

[thevintagetheologian]

Still proofreading…

[yellow-yarrow]

Disco Elysium Jean-Francois Lyotard: Libidinal Economy Mark Fisher: Postcapitalist Desire

I found it really interesting how the Return/revolution is called Girl Child Revolution, and wondered if there was a reason for it being gendered like that. After reading some chapters from Libidinal Economy I thought there were some parallels here. I'm not sure if this is really in the text, this is more of a web-weaving post.

[logicsmessystudy]

Day 14 of 31 days until Dissertation Deadline

Another chore day! Welcome to the endless cycle of life!

I danced too much while doing chores today so I'm in pain, but that's my life, I guess.

Today I:

Put my washing in.

Cleared my room of trash (including the many bottles and cans of Diet Coke I accumulate as they wait for recycling day).

Washed up all my dishes so I can start afresh tomorrow.

Finished 'Book 10' of Le Morte d'Arthur and read the entire of 'Book 11'.

Caught a coelacanth in Animal Crossing. This equally as important as yesterday's golden trout but less remarkable since I did use bait.

FaceTimed my bio parent. I got to see the cats - cat time is the most important part of weekly parent FaceTimes.

So a decent amount. Which is nice to see.

See you tomorrow!

[mytortoisegotstuckinatupperware]

o shit its me

[competitively-yours]

Matcha lattes and coffee go hand-in-hand with dissertation prep. I genuinely have no idea what I'm doing, but surely I'll figure out at some point.

[awoefulstudent]

Hello everyone!

I currently have a study for my psychology undergraduate degree. The study takes about 15 minutes to complete.

Here's a brief description:

Judging category relatedness within semantic memory can be influenced by the level of typicality the items have and autistic traits. The purpose of this study is to understand whether performance on multiple categorization tasks is affected by autistic traits. You don't need a diagnosis to take part. The only requirement is to be in the age range 18 to 65.

Do keep in mind this study cannot be completed on mobile phones, it must be done on a computer/laptop as the keyboard is required for completion. Also, the study has built in breaks but the maximum amount of time you can spend on this is 30 minutes and if you exceed this time I won’t be able to use your results.

[aquietplacetostudy]

dissertation diaries / 28.08

way too much words (yet to be written) and a rainy, gloomy week ahead.

[ineedfairypee]

Final year feels

Let’s hope they last!

[cryinginthelibrary]

Here we go then! Good luck to everyone turning in their dissertations soon! And good luck to everyone starting their grad school applications soon! Goodness knows I'll be doing both!

[iread-studies]

04.11.2023 ||

Things to do today:

Journal for 1 pomodoro

Find out what one has to write in a dissertation conclusion

Read notes for Conclusion (if I have any)

Write outline for Conclusion

Write Conclusion first paragraph [I'm actually almost done and also did most of the bibliography! I'm almost there, guys!]

BONUS TASKS: Put away summer clothes; send email to H

[look at me, doing everything on my to-do list, I'm too powerful for this universe]

[thephdpensieve]

Don't let the distance between where you are and where you want to be scare you out of moving forward.

But how?

This fear is like gravity. I can't feel it pulling me down, it is not prominent. It is not in the top of my head and making me fret every moment. It is not crushing or intense, it is not making me implode.

But it is there. It is keeping me from moving. I am paralyzed without even realizing. It has stopped me from being hopeful, or even looking at the future.

What's the cause? The distance between where I am and where I want to be, rather where I have to be. It is so far because I lagged behind once. And I am lagging behind still because the distance is daunting me now.

It's a loop. One thing feeds the other and vice versa. As time passes, the distance just keeps growing and I am standstill right where I was a year ago. And with the distance grows the fear. I get anxious more and more, and even simple tasks feel monstrous now. It is only a matter of time for me to succumb into the loop: to spiral into a blackhole.

How do I get out of this loop? How do I break this loop? How do I not let the distance scare me? Right now, I am all questions and no answers. I am writing this blog post to lift some weight off my chest and put it out in the open.

What helps you in such moments? Have you escaped the loop before? Or, are you too stuck in a loop like me?