Common Questions
How long does one visit normally take?
Moral Development Lab: For
all of our studies, you come into the centre once, and the
studies take between 45 minutes and an hour.
Social Development Lab: For all of our studies, you come into the centre once, and the duration is between two and three hours.
Personality Development Lab: For our studies you come to the centre once, and the duration is between two and three hours. We also have some studies conducted through the mail that you can complete at your home.
What will the visit entail?
Social Development Lab: Parents and adolescents participate in two-hour studies involving a series of interviews and questionnaires about family relationships as well as some joint play activities. Before coming to the lab they are asked to fill out a series of questionnaires at home. At the end of the study they receive a small gift as a token of appreciation for participation.
Personality Development Lab: Parents and children participate in two-hour studies involving a series of interviews, questionnaires and activities. For most of the study, the parent and child work in separate rooms with our interviewers. During this time, you will be completing some pen-and-paper questionnaires, and participating in a few verbal interviews and your child will also participate in some activities. At the end of the study, your child will receive a small gift.
What will I learn about my child's
development?
Most
of our studies look at the average performance of large groups of
children, and compare average performance at different ages or under
different conditions. Because each study is looking at different
aspects of moral and social development, we mail the results to our
participants, as well as placing some of them on the website
newsletter.
When can I come in to the centre?
The CSC is open all week and on the weekends as well. Appointments are
made according to your availability assuming another family isn't
already scheduled. We see a lot of children on Saturdays and Sundays,
but also on weekday mornings, afternoons, and evenings. We will do
everything we can to find a match between your schedule and the
researcher's schedule in order to make it convenient for you to come
in.
How often will I be asked to participate?
We may call you as often as once or twice a year to tell you about new
studies that we are running and ask you if you are interested in coming
in to participate. We find that after their first visit, most children
are already asking when they will be coming back! If you are interested
in being included in one of our future studies, please click on To Participate
to fill in an online application.