Psychology bachelor’s thesis on neurocognitive aspects of pool billiards – participants wanted
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Badpenguin
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I mostly curious if there is an obvious difference between male and female, as far as spatial ability.
chrislill-rastern
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Hi. I am Christian Lill-Rastern from Innsbruck in Austria. I am Billiard Instructor and Billiard Enthusiast since the Age of 14. Beside of that I study Psychology at the University of Innsbruck and decided to write my thesis about specific aspects of the game. Mainly: The neurocognitive aspects of Pool Billiards. I have a IT Company and I work as mobile assistant for people with special needs. As Instructor I work for the youth team aty local Club "Little Pool Team" in Innsbruck (btw. rhe hometown of Max Lechner) That rounds up the most important part of my biography, well at least for the context I hope
chrislill-rastern
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This question is one of my Hypothesis! We should see such differences as we know since decades about differences between male and female, when it comes to mental rotation tasks.
chrislill-rastern
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I think so.
I pulled up this below link, McAfee said it was not safe...
https://j3.ideenweberei.com/billardtest-en
https://j3.ideenweberei.com/billardtest-en
chrislill-rastern
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Yes, at least in some fields. In Psychology we have to write a thesis and it should have a qunatitative Study.
chrislill-rastern
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Well McAfee can be assured: It is safe, but as experienced IT Software Architect I can tell you, that McAfee is notorius in producing false positives!
did it say why?
thx guys.... the heading Suspicious was used.
chrislill-rastern
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You are the first with such warning btw. You should be able to add the site to the exception list in McAfee
A thesis is rarely required for a bachelor in psychology in the US. Most universities only require a capstone project or a senior seminar as a culminating activity, which requires less documentation and data analysis than a thesis.
I have served on the thesis and dissertation challenge committees at two US universities. A traditional thesis involves formal, independent original research and an oral defense in front of a committee.
I think the habit among some is to call some project a thesis that isn't a thesis.
While generally not a baseline requirement to earn the degree, completing an undergraduate thesis can be incredibly beneficial when applying to graduate school, a thesis often allows you to graduate with departmental honors or distinction.
Deciding your career track helps decide whether or not to pursue additional academic credentials, like a thesis. Clinical? Research? Academic? Corporate?
In most cases, one can't legally call one's self a "Psychologist" in the US unless one has a clinical license. For example, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was often called a psychologist in the media. She was also listed that way in the course catalog and it was on her office door. This caused professional problems for here that the public is mostly unaware of because she was not licensed, she taught biostatistics. I hade a couple clients that had her for a professor. It's also why Dr Phil is careful how he refers to himself.
I need two classes to complete a bachelor in psych. I have considered completing that many times, and getting a license as a mental health professional, but I just don't need another degree or certification. Honestly, I teach the coursework, so I could just clep the credits or claim them based on experience. I just don't bother.
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CajunPopeye
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Mcafee's crap. I miss Black Ice Defender. Norton's isn't much better, for me.
chrislill-rastern
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In Europe you need a players licence in order to take part in competitions or in the league. Sorry for some questions being a bit related to regional regulations. The license for instance in Austria requieres you to have a Assist Referee qualification.
Badpenguin
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Interesting, didn't know that! Is that the real reason that Europeans seem to call fouls on themselves? If they don't, they could lose that license?
Since you are putting it out internationally, I would say you need to be clear to the international audience, otherwise you may have a flaw in your data to be accounted for, and perhaps it could adversely effect your evaluation or grade.
While you are here, you might want to discuss with members what the credentials for an instructor in the US might be. I suggest that because you introduced yourself as an instructor. You may not realize it but you can have the attention of some prominent people here, including pros, instructors, authors, and academics up to the doctorate level.
I encourage you to take advantage of membership here and get to know some of the members.
Welcome to the community.
So in Austria players are required to have training in the rules? Almost no American players have ever had such training, and even some top players make very basic rules mistakes.
I'm not sure asking specifically pool players would answer that question very well in a general sense. People who are spatially challenged, be it men or women, are much less likely to be pool players, much less pool enthusiasts who will be answering these questions. Never mind the additional self-selection bias of people willing to sit through 20mins of standardized test questions about it.
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