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General Category => General Talk => Topic started by: Sludgelord on March 31, 2009, 03:26:33 pm

Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Sludgelord on March 31, 2009, 03:26:33 pm: So I've got to do this project for psychology where I get a number of volunteers, ask them about their levels of optimism and motivation at the beginning of a 30 day period, and then again after the period is over. During the 30 day period, the volunteers work towards bettering themselves in some way; you might work a little harder in school or quit smoking cigarettes or try to exercise - it really doesn't matter (and you really don't need to do anything). As a volunteer, you'll need to occasionally look at a blog and give an update on your situation - did you RESIST TEMPTATION by not going to McDonalds or stay up late to work on a paper instead of watching TV?

To be honest I think the project is pretty dumb but I need a few more volunteers for it. I'll ask you a few questions occasionally about any progress you're making (you really don't need to do much) and I'll ask you to post on the blog maybe 3 or 4 times in the 30 day period, but you don't have very much to do. Even more than participating in this stupid project, I'm asking you to HELP ME GET AN A.

So yeah, I'd really like a few volunteers for this. I'll explain it a little better to anyone who decides to sign up or whatever, but it's not at all difficult, you don't have to do very much other than look at a blog occasionally, and it helps me do well in my psychology class.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: something bizarre and impractical on March 31, 2009, 03:27:39 pm: /sighed

Edit:

lol /signed
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on March 31, 2009, 03:34:01 pm: do you think i'm allowed to do it.

i will be doing high dose chemo which is supposed to make me better but i'm guaranteed to feel worse by the end of the 30 days.

then again you might get a cooler story than the others!
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Sludgelord on March 31, 2009, 03:34:35 pm: yeah actually steel one of the things my teacher suggested was find a guy with cancer. so if you want to do it you're definitely in.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: jamie on March 31, 2009, 03:35:28 pm: Well, I don't have cancer, but I'll do it if you want my help. It might be kind of fun.

If you want to wait it out and see if you get any more colourful characters then I'll be the fall back guy.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on March 31, 2009, 03:35:58 pm: ok sure. your blogs gonna be all "today hurts a lot".
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Sludgelord on March 31, 2009, 03:41:15 pm: Quote from: jamie on March 31, 2009, 03:35:28 pm
Well, I don't have cancer, but I'll do it if you want my help. It might be kind of fun.

If you want to wait it out and see if you get any more colourful characters then I'll be the fall back guy.
Well I need 10 people and right now I've only got 5, but I'll definitely need more than 5 more people because I'm like 90% sure at least 2 will drop out. I'll take as many participants as I can get!!
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: jamie on March 31, 2009, 03:43:46 pm: okay doke just let me know.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Barack Obama on March 31, 2009, 05:13:07 pm: "Hey, go find one of those cancer people"

*lightbulb appears over chefs head*

Ill do it, I need to get motivated. I am very optimistic too!
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Roman on March 31, 2009, 05:20:48 pm: I'll do it. I'm trying to start exercising more so if you still have room I'm down.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Roman on March 31, 2009, 05:21:22 pm: also what kind of pay are we talking here.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: ase on March 31, 2009, 05:23:53 pm: I will do it. My goal will be to procrastinate less and get better grades
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Farren on March 31, 2009, 08:52:00 pm: if you need anyone else I'll do it too
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Wash Cycle on March 31, 2009, 09:40:25 pm: bing bong bing bong bing nnh k kk biddling

I'm in
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Mamamack on March 31, 2009, 09:45:52 pm: What the heck? If you need another person, then I'll have a go at it.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Sludgelord on April 01, 2009, 02:27:59 am: Alright, cool, thanks a lot everyone. I'll be sending you all PMs tomorrow with a couple questions and a link to the blog. You can start as soon as you get the PMs and I want to remind you that you don't really need to work that hard.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Frisky SKeleton on April 01, 2009, 02:38:29 am: if you really want to blow them away you should do a social experiment like MOG
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Ragnar on April 01, 2009, 03:30:21 am: do kiki and bouba
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: crone_lover720 on April 01, 2009, 03:51:53 am: can I join in? I'm going to try to live more in the present.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Sludgelord on April 01, 2009, 11:40:36 pm: okay, i DIDN'T just send you all a pm about this. april fools, i did.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Farren on April 02, 2009, 06:29:55 am: so how many things do I have to pick to better myself on? is just one good or do I need a few?
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Barack Obama on April 03, 2009, 05:35:10 pm: I'm just doing one: sleep more and eat breakfast
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Barack Obama on April 03, 2009, 05:35:53 pm: I guess that's two
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: fatty on April 10, 2009, 12:46:13 pm: I guess I can do this. I was planning on going to the gym anyway.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: hero_bash on April 10, 2009, 01:18:55 pm: I guess I'm fit, just graduated high school and it's now vacation in our place. Have been suffering loningness and some regrets. A little to becoming depressed, so yea tell me about it.
Title: Project for Psychology
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 10, 2009, 02:10:00 pm: this site really blows btw. it's so hard to figure out how to post the blogs. there's no just BLOG UPDATE, even when you're logged in, and when you find it it's tiny and it's in your profile or some shit.