UTAS paid research on cannabis and attention

[maddy]

UTAS is conducting research about the effects of cannabis on attention.

 

The research requires that you go into the uni for a 2 hour experimental session where you wear a cap with electrodes on it that measures your brain acitity whilst doing some simple button pressing tasks on the computer.

 

this research is for regular cannabis users, or people that used to be regular users but have since stopped.

 

You are reimbursed $40 for your time, but you must go without cannabis and alcohol for 24 hours before you participate.

 

call 0477 411 151 or email cannabisattention@gmail for more information.

[KRON BOURKE]

24 hrs??....gotta be kidn me!

[everest]

if it was $50 i may be interested , only on a wk day tho , pref wednesday ...

 

ev

[Ford Fairlane]

Hi Maddy,

 

I suggest Initially you contact site admin before trying to acquire participants for your research. As you would be aware there are a variety of study's into cannabis taking place currently. Unfortunatly the majority of research regarding cannabis historically, has been biased, therefore, many people are sceptical in taking part in any research. By contacting admin you may find that people take you more seriously.

 

Cheers

 

Puka

[stealthcflbox]

I posted about this a couple of weeks ago

 

Are the tests still only being conducted in Hobart? and will you reimburse petrol costs to get there?

 

Didn't know about the straight for 24 hrs thing though................that's fair ask for forty bucks

[Cactus Jack]

Tried to reply earlier, was told I wasn't allowed

 

But, to reiterate (in short) what i said earlier, if it's a study to test how cannabis effects concentration, why are we not allowed to be "medicated" during the course of the study? It makes no sense to me.

 

-BANG BANG!

Edited May 20, 2012 by Cactus Jack

[brick]

hangover effect cactus.

[louise]

... if it's a study to test how cannabis effects concentration, why are we not allowed to be "medicated" during the course of the study? It makes no sense to me.

 

-BANG BANG!

 

Confounding Variable Spurious Relationship

 

You don't know much about research methods.

 

 

-BANG BANG!

[The Hash Nibbler]

Ummmm Maaaarrrr.....you don't have the lil "Cannabis Researcher" badge maddy......... Monkeys are cheaper than Humans for research, they work for bananas.

peace. Nibbler.

[Naycha]

I can't use the quote button but the reason you must abstain from usage for 24 hours would be directly related to the research question.

 

I would guess that the question or operational definition must in some way require that the participants not be intoxicated at the time of undertaking the experiment.

 

Possibly studying cannabis withdrawal?

 

Clarification of that from the researcher would be good.

 

I also think it would be nice to post a link to your ethics approval for this.

 

Naycha