Author: Keela Thomson

  • If I told you I’d have to exclude you: Do online research participants have too much experience?

    If I told you I’d have to exclude you: Do online research participants have too much experience?

    When I was an undergraduate Research Assistant, I worked with two- to six-year-old kids in a developmental psychology lab. Aside from my general incapacity to get small children to cooperate, the data collection process took an excruciatingly long time. It can be hard to find people to participate in studies, especially when many of the…

  • Can I become more inspired?

    Can I become more inspired?

    “Do one thing every day that scares you.” —Eleanor Roosevelt Happy new year! (It still counts as the new year, right?) How are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions? If you’re like a lot of people, you might be beginning to lose sight of them. Research has found that a little over a third…