Softening the Blow of Social Rejection

Although the application date for this project is past, the project is still ongoing. You may still wish to contact this professor about other ways of getting involved with this work. Please attend an info session or contact email for more information.

How can we soften the blow of social rejection? Social rejection is often a painful, negative experience for the person on the receiving end of the rejection, but little is known about what social rejectors can do or say to minimize some of these negative consequences. We are seeking research assistants to help with a project exploring whether people can learn ways to make their social rejections hurt less. Research assistants will primarily assist with data collection by interacting with participants and independently running data collection sessions. No research experience necessary to apply. Please send CV and inquiry to Sydney Okland at sydney.okland@utexas.edu

Qualifications

Interpersonal skills--comfortable having small talk with strangers

Communicative

Able to follow directions

Hard-working

Project Timeline

This is an ongoing project that we are planning to complete by the end of the Spring 2025 semester. We will need research assistants to commit to the entire Spring 2025 semester. 

Duties
  • Running one-hour, behavioral data collection sessions
  • Communicating with participants – email and in-person
  • Small talk with participants
Typical Time Commitment
6 hours/week
Desired Length of Commitment
1 semester
Tags
social psychology
social skills
social cognition
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Project Lead
Who to Contact
Sydney Okland
Contact Email
Sydney.okland@utexas.edu

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