They get gross, please clean periodically if/when RAs complain. Ask them about the cleanliness occasionally to gauge grossness.
Go to 311 Augusta Avenue. $12 for all our labcoats, washed and folded in like 4 hours. Yelp likes it too:
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/self-serve-coin-laundry-toronto
THEY WILL NOT RETURN OUR EMAILS/CALLS, CONTACT AFFINITY DIAGNOSTICS INSTEAD
IBL International supplies us with SaliCap Sets, or the saliva collection tubes that we use for our hormone samples. To order:
In the control room, the single keyboard and mouse can be used to control any one of the six computers and monitors corresponding to a different Biopac MP150 or the Lab’s participant monitoring system. A KVMP (Keyboard, Video, Mouse and Peripherals) switch is used to select which computer and monitor to control.
The KVMP switch currently in the lab is an IOGEAR GCS1808. Their website sucks and it’s hard to troubleshoot this stupid thing. These links may or may not work for the two reasons given previously.
Boot with focus:
http://iogear.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2587
Power cycle:
http://iogear.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/535/related/1/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xNDI3NzMzMjc5L3NpZC9SaVM4WUNpbQ%3D%3D
Occasionally, lab members will need to communicate with others who cannot be physically present at the lab. Skype serves as a useful telecommunications tool to facilitate face to face interactions.
Username: SPRQL_Manager
Password: Watch1People
The Dept. of Psychology has a contract with Grand & Toy that allows office supplies to be delivered directly to the Lab mailbox (located in SS 4020) within 1-2 days. Shipping is (generally) free regardless of the size of the order.
user: lab.manager@socialpsychophysiology.com
password: atl2ed4b
account number: 953335
For things like pens, paper, and various office supplies, the prices at Officemax tend to be slightly better than other suppliers. Keep in mind this was written in 2014 and things change, so do your own comparison shopping.
Hello and welcome to officemaxcanada <— PDF with instructions
The Recruitment Section should clearly state the ways in which potential participants will be contacted and the study will be solicited to them. You must consider all possible forms of recruitment before you write your REB protocol. The most common sources of participants for SPRQL Studies are the PSY100 Participant Pool and the Greater Toronto community. Your recruitment section should make it clear how participants will first be notified of your study, the exact information that you will give them about the study prior to informed consent, the interaction method you will use to schedule them, and, if applicable, any personally identifiable data that will be collected prior to informed consent. Be sure that your Recruitment Section explains each of these aspects of recruitment clearly and concisely.
Recruitment Materials
Common recruitment materials include study descriptions that will be posted to recruitment websites and flyers that will be posted around campus or the Greater Toronto Area. Most REB Protocols will have a recruitment ad or other recruitment materials attached as an Appendix. If you are using an Appendix for your recruitment materials, then you should specifically reference the appendix in the body of the Recruitment Section on the REB Protocol.
Study Descriptions
The study description should be as short as possible to increase the hit rate. Each study description should begin with one sentence that generally describes the overall purpose of the research project. The next sentence should succinctly describe everything the participant will be asked to do; this should be a description of what they need to evaluate whether they want to participate (e.g., you will complete cognitive tasks at a computer while connected to physiological equipment), not a step-by-step description of the study procedures. If applicable, you should close with a final sentence that describes any eligibility restrictions (e.g., must have meditation experience) or required behaviours (e.g., you must be willing to not drink any caffeine nor exercise within 4 hours of when the study begins). Always remember that shorter study descriptions with common, conversational language attract more participants.
Recruiting PSY100 Participants
Potential participants involved with the PSY100 Participant Pool are undergraduate students currently enrolled in the Introduction to Psychology class at the St. George campus. They are recruited through an online scheduling system called “PSYNUP.” On PSYNUP, a brief description of the study is provided and interested participants can schedule themselves for an available time slot that is convenient for them.
PSY100 participants are “free,” money-wise, and they are also much easier to recruit and run through our protocols. As a result, SPRQL researchers are expected to take the maximum advantage of this great resource as much as possible to conserve lab resources.
Recruiting Community Samples
Some studies in SPRQL involve community samples, which means participants who are not undergraduate students. Community samples are typically recruited through online job postings like craigslist and Kijiji. On occasion, the lab has rented ad space in local newspapers, but we are finding shocking low rates of return on advertisements.
Community samples are advantageous in many ways, as reviewers tend to appreciate them. However, one reason why reviewer’s appreciate community samples is that they are much harder to recruit, schedule, and compensate. Moreover, community participants cost money in addition to headaches. For these reasons, community samples should be sought for big capstone studies, but are less reasonable for small or “risky” (i.e., previously untested hypotheses) studies.
Recruiting from Website
Both PSY100 and community participants can be recruited through the lab’s website. So, irrespective of the rest of recruitment, you should include a clause in the Recruitment Section of the REB protocol that describes the posting of study descriptions on our lab website. Feel free to copy and paste the following blurb:
Participants will also be recruited through the lab’s website. A description of the study will be posted under the relevant section of the lab’s recruitment section (i.e., under postings demarcated for “[PSY100|Community members]”) alongside a secure contact form that will send an email from the participant to the Principal Investigator, who will then follow up with the potential participant. Aside from the participant’s email being visible in the Principal Investigator’s email records, there will be no formal record kept of the participant’s contact information.
You must submit a protocol to the University of Toronto REB for every project that involves human participants, with the only exception being for the use of public data and public observation*. You should follow the format and sometimes exact wording of previously approved REB protocols of other SPRQL Researchers. Example REBs can be found under the Lab Docs section of this website.
* Keep note, however, that even public observation and public data must be reviewed by the REB if you are collecting any personally identifiable information about them.
Research ethics is a complex and fascinating topic that should be close to all researcher’s hearts. Liz has served as the Vice Chair of the Research Ethics Board (REB) at the University of Toronto since October 2012, so the SPRQL lab needs to operate at the highest level of research ethics to justify this role.
This sub-section of the SPRQL Wiki is devoted to all aspects of research ethics, from information to the nitty gritty of dealing with the REB.
The eyewash station located in room 607B (Freezer Room) requires regular maintenance to ensure that it remains operational in the event of an emergency. In addition to regular testing, the eyewash solution needs to be changed to ensure that it can be safely used to rinse out someone’s eyes. The manufacturer’s instructions for maintaining the eyewash bottle and the procedure for refilling it can be found at the link below:
Eyewash Maintenance Instructions
Anytime that the eyewash station is tested or the solution is changed, please record the event in the eyewash station maintenance log located above the eyewash station.
Although we do not have a plumed eyewash station in the lab, the University’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) department has nevertheless provided the following guidelines that we can consult:
If you are injured or are involved in any kind of accident (whether actual or a “near miss”) or incident while in the lab, please report the incident to the lab manager or your supervisor and have them complete the online Accident Reporting Form at the link below. The University’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) department takes accidents, workplace injury, near misses, and other incidents of an unspecified nature very seriously. Failure to complete the necessary documentation can lead to bad things that I’m not entirely sure of because I haven’t completed the training course yet.
If an incident occurs, a supervisor has 24 hours to report the incident. Failure to report injuries which result in health care or lost time from work (other than the day of injury) may result in a financial penalty to the applicable department.
http://www.ehs.utoronto.ca/resources/wcbproc/employee.htm