Project: Non-narrative content and spontaneous thought.

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This project is a branch off of Dr. Bellana's recent work "Narrative thinking lingers in spontaneous thought".

 

Previously, I coded the main experimental task and its conditions using Javascript, HTML, and CSS. I have also done a preliminary literature search to source the relevant questionnaires to gather participant data related to our variables of interest.

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My main task will be to integrate the experimental tasks into an online experimental framework via Psiturk to produce a working experiment that participants can interact with on Prolific. This includes ensuring participant data is anonymous and saved to a secure database for further data analysis. Once we begin to gather data, I will be building upon my data analysis and statistical coding skills to decipher the results of the data using primarily R.

 

I will be presenting our findings at the end of the year to the department heads, the lab, and potentially at a conference. I hope to be a part of the writing process as the project continues past my IRP term.