• Question: What type of equipment would you present to us as students?

    Asked by anon-204430 to James on 5 Mar 2019.
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      James Munro answered on 5 Mar 2019:

      Hi Ross,

      I have a long list here. Feel free to ask more about anything :).

      I would demonstrate and get you involved in: Eyetracking, electroencephalography (EEG – this reads your brain waves), 4 dimensional face imaging (create a computer generated accurate model of your moving face), CCTV research labs, equipment for measuring your heart rate, the sweatiness of your skin (good for measuring stress) and a whole bunch of psychology questionnaires for measuring various personality traits or cognitive (mental control) skills.

      Lots of what Psychology research involves is computer-based. Learning how to use programmes to show experiments to participants or to record their data. I would show you how to make your own experiment, and see behind the scenes of the ones you take part in.

      Thanks for the question 🙂

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