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Participate & Win

Posted by Psychology & Neuroscience on October 19, 2018 in General Announcements

The Early Social Development Lab at Dalhousie University is currently looking for 2- and 4-year-old children, and their parent/guardians, to participate in a study on the development of moral beliefs. To participate in this study, children must be typically developing. Both children and parent/guardians must be fluent in English.

In this study your child will watch multiple videos of two puppets doing different actions, one that breaks a moral principle and one that does not (e.g., hitting another puppet vs. hugging another puppet). They will then answer questions about these videos. If your child is 4 years old, they may also complete a computer task. During this task, they will watch a series of short vignettes about other children breaking some sort of moral principle (e.g., care for others, respect for authority) and answer questions about it. Finally, we may also ask you to complete a brief survey for parent/guardians while your child is doing these tasks.

This study involves one 1.5 hour-long visit to the Early Social Development Lab at Dalhousie University. We have reserved parking and children receive a certificate and small toy as a thank-you for coming in. Parent/guardians will also be entered into a draw to win one of four $25 Indigo gift cards for participating. I have included the available dates and times for November below. If the availability I have provided does not work, please let me know a date/time that is more convenient for you and your family and we will try our best to accommodate your request! If you are interested in participating and/or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks and take care,

Stef Hartlin

Lab Coordinator 
Early Social Development Lab
Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Dalhousie University
Room 1419, Life Sciences Centre
P.O. Box 15000
B3H 4R2

Phone: (902) 494-6106
Email: esdl@dal.ca
Website: esdl.psychology.dal.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ESDLDalhousie

Available Dates and Time (Note that you may choose any 1.5 hour slot within the below time ranges that works best for you and your family)

Friday November 2nd: 10am-1pm

Saturday November 3rd: 12pm-2pm

Sunday November 4th: 1pm-8pm

Monday November 5th: 8am-2pm, 5pm-8pm

Tuesday November 6th: 8am-11am; 1pm-8pm

Friday November 9th: 10am-8pm

Saturday November 10th: 12pm-5pm

Sunday November 11th: 9am-8pm

Monday November 12th: 8am-8pm

Tuesday November 13th: 8am-7pm

Friday November 16th: 10am-12pm; 4pm-8pm

Saturday November 17th: 12pm-5pm

Sunday November 18th: 1pm-8pm

Tuesday November 20th: 8am-8pm

Friday November 23rd: 10am-2pm

Saturday November 24th: 12pm-5pm

Sunday November 25th: 9am-8pm

Monday November 26th: 8am-8pm