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Recruiting Participants for the Poirot Study

PSAExperiment Participation

The Poirot study in the Memory and Perception Lab investigates aspects of episodic memory. In this study, we ask participants to come into our lab to watch an episode of a TV show – Agatha Christie’s Poirot. If you have seen any episodes of this show, please inform your experimenter prior to scheduling. After viewing the episode in lab and filling out some questionnaires, we send you home with a FitBit device to measure your physical activity and sleep patterns, all while going about your day as usual. [We also may ask you to log on to our website to […]

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Recruiting participants with dark brown/black eyes for Human Factors experiment

PSAExperiment Participation

The Cognitive Engineering Lab is recruiting participants for an ongoing Human Factors experiment that investigates the accuracy and precision of the eye tracking technology integrated in the FOVE Virtual Reality headset. We are specifically looking for participants with dark brown/black eyes.  Participants will be paid $15/hr for approximately 1hrs of their time. Please see the attached recruitment letter for additional information.  

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Looking for submissions for Hey, Teach! Magazine

PSAOther Opportunities, Volunteer

Hey, Teach! Magazine is a student run publication currently looking for submissions for their next issue. The theme of the issue is ‘Barriers to Education & Accessibility’. Submissions could therefore surround topics such as accessibility to mental health resources or learning accommodations. If you are interested in being published please submit either a written piece (of less than 500 words) or any artwork or photography to heyteach@utoronto.ca by OCTOBER 10 at 11:59pm.

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Volunteer Research Assistant at the Cold Case Investigation Lab

PSAResearch Assistant, Volunteer

Cold Case Investigation Lab: Want to get involved in cold case investigation research? The Cold Case Investigation Lab is currently looking to recruit volunteer research assistants. This opportunity requires volunteers to help populate a database of Canada’s missing and murdered. Volunteer(s) should have an intellectual curiosity and passion for learning about crime, victimology, crime detection, and geographic profiling. The work: Each week, student volunteers will be assigned a segment of the database to populate. The student will employ a Google search to locate demographic, crime scene, and risk factors associated with victims in the database. This is an entry-level volunteer […]

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Volunteer Research Assistant at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

PSAResearch Assistant, Volunteer

The Multisensory Integration in Virtual Environment (MIVE) Lab is looking for volunteer research assistants to help run experiments at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute! You will have the opportunity to: Recruit and screen participants Collect sensory and cognitive data from young adults (18-35 years) and older adults (60+ years) Assist researchers with data entry/collection in world-class research facilities and virtual headgears (https://www.mive.ca/facilities) Interact with people from different disciplines, not just psychology! E.g., aerospace engineering, computer scientists, and physiotherapists! Help disseminate research to the general public such as students from elementary school to high school Training in hospital policies and conduct will be provided Ideal […]

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Paid Participation (10 minutes heart signal measurement)

PSAExperiment Participation

The University of Toronto Biometrics Security Lab is looking for participants within the age range of 18-45 and with no history of cardiac disease. The participant would be required to sit still for 5 ~ 10 minutes while we collect the signal from the fingertip with a light sensor.   For each session, the compensation is $10 dollar gift card (Tim Hortons or Starbucks). Each person could participate in up to 2 sessions with 2 weeks difference in between ($20 in total).   We have had over 100 participants already, but we are constantly looking for more : > Bring […]

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Stoicon-X Toronto 2019

PSAEvents, Other Events

‘Stoicon-X events are annual conferences organized around the world. The theme for this year’s conference in Toronto is PRACTICE. Stoicism is a highly practical philosophy. It is meant to be put into action and it is not designed for those who prefer to stay on the armchair. However, since the majority of the ancient texts are missing, we are uncertain of how the Stoics actually practiced. The Modern Stoic movement has found itself and is now in the process of discovering and developing ways to practice both individually and collectively. This year’s conference is meant to continue this discussion.’ You […]

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