Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
preschoolers, Y-OQ, child's behavior, mental health, psychological treatment
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Psychology
Abstract
About a year ago I signed up to be part of the Y-OQ research group. I didn’t really know what the Y-OQ was, I just wanted some research experience. The professor in charge grinned slyly when I asked what I could do to help. He said, “We could really use your help doing data entry.” I heard a few other students chuckle at the sound of his words and I wondered what was so funny. Then a graduate student led me through the rat maze psychology building to a dimly lit room in the basement. He sat me down at an old apple computer and handed me a stack of papers the size of an unabridged dictionary. He showed me how to enter numbers from the paper to the computer and warned me not to make any mistakes or it would really mess up someone’s master’s thesis. Then he left me alone.
Recommended Citation
Carey, Miriam and Wells, Dr. Gawain
(2013)
"TESTING PRESCHOOLERS: MY FIRST SHOT AT EMPIRICAL RESEARCH,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 491.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/491