Research

[nkool]

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Hi,
I am getting a psychology research oppurtunity. The duties they said will include transcribing the videos tapes they have.. typing the data of infants in excel, their date of birth, Moods, etc. on the computer.
Would this be called research?
I'm confused whether to accept this oppurtunity or not? ..please help..
Thank You.

 

[Catalystik]

IMO, if you are solely doing data entry, you are being a secretary. If you are analyzing the tapes and giving scores for certain behaviors, and helping to draw conclusions from the aggregate data, then you are participating in research.

 

[Hemichordate]

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[FallenHero]

If a publication were to arise out of the work, would your name appear on it?

 

[nkool]

If a publication were to arise out of the work, would your name appear on it?

No.

 

[dantheman2442]

No.

Then don't do it, use that time for meaningful ECs

 

[krispy]

Hi,
I am getting a psychology research oppurtunity. The duties they said will include transcribing the videos tapes they have.. typing the data of infants in excel, their date of birth, Moods, etc. on the computer.
Would this be called research?
I'm confused whether to accept this oppurtunity or not? ..please help..
Thank You.

I did this exact research, two semesters ago...except we were coding/transcribing the facial expressions of romantic couples that suffer from ADHD into excel. Honestly, I jumped when I heard the word research, but after a few weeks of coding (combined with an extremely hard semester schedule), I realized that my research time should be spent doing something I'm passionate about...coding/transcribing is just no fun (not that research is always fun, anyways). But, yeah--I agree with the other posters...only if you get your name put on a publication, and you're not just entering data into a spreadsheet.

 

[JJMrK]

The most meaningful type of research involves planning experiments, carrying them out, analyzing the data, and then presenting it at conferences/symposiums. If you aren't doing all of those things, look around for another lab. Chances are you'll find one that's a much better opportunity.

 

[purple pearl]

i do data like research too- it has ALWAYS helped me in interviews. The people i work for have alot of phd friends and just saying i work for them helps me in interviews and opportunities. I also did the hard core experiment stuff and hated it so went back to fun/relaxing secretary like work. Data analysis is JUST as important as experimental work....

just a thought!

 

[bravofleet4]

I would recommend finding research in a lab where you'll have the chance to get your own project and get published. Your research career is most likely to be short if you plan to apply to medical school by your 3rd or 4th year like most pre-med's plan, so you might as well spend it do something worthwhile. Even a quarter or semester's worth of research is too much of your time and you're talking about a year's worth potentially. In that time you could learn some interesting techniques or procedures.