larana
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Post by larana on Oct 23, 2006 8:28:44 GMT 11
YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally finished my thesis and I just felt I had to celebrate. So I am doing a little victory dance right now!!  |
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Kella
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Post by Kella on Oct 23, 2006 10:19:14 GMT 11
*Dances with larana* Ummmm... What's a thesis? I've heard of it but I don't actually know what it is... Congrats for finishing it, it's probably very hard to do.
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Post by Dark One on Oct 23, 2006 19:22:40 GMT 11
Big congrats on finishing your thesis!
Elspethinnle: A thesis is an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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MajiKat
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Post by MajiKat on Oct 23, 2006 19:45:18 GMT 11
Congrats!!!! Go You!
as one who has done a thesis, i know how much it can take over your life. you are free now! freeeeee...
what was it on by the way? sorry if i'm meant to know ...
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larana
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Post by larana on Nov 3, 2006 21:08:53 GMT 11
It was on belief revision, only really interesting to those in cognitive psychology but I will try to explain and make it sound interesting (if you get bored feel free to sleep)
I was interested in looking at how the structure of a belief moderates the influence of disconfirming information and whether this is different for social and non social beliefs.
Basically will disconfirming evidence have the same effect on a high/low variable belief about books vs. a high/low variable about Obernewtyn.netters
Interestingly, I got the results I was looking for, and for a thesis, that is a total bonus!
In answer to the question Elspeth Innle: in psych at UNSW a thesis is a 15000 research paper which has to address a novel and interesting research question in the area of psychology. Basically, I conducted experiments for six months, analysed the data for 1 month and wrote up the paper for two and a half months.
Needless to say, I am thrilled it is over....
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Post by Dragon on Nov 3, 2006 21:42:33 GMT 11
Yay larana!
That seems like a whole lotta work.
Well Done!
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Emi267
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Post by Emi267 on Nov 4, 2006 10:25:16 GMT 11
Wow! You didn't drop dead of boredom! That deserves congratulations. And well done doing it |
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MajiKat
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Post by MajiKat on Nov 4, 2006 14:40:44 GMT 11
That thesis sounds extremely interesting! Are you going to get it published in a journal or somewhere people can read it?
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larana
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Post by larana on Nov 24, 2006 15:49:45 GMT 11
A thesis is a little long to be published in a standard journal but I am going to publish it in a revised and very much shorter form.
It has already been accepted to be presented at a conference in Houston Texas which is quite exciting.
Academia can be great fun if you are a nerd like me
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Post by Hannai on Nov 24, 2006 16:14:15 GMT 11
Wow! Add my congratualtions to the general sounds of cheering!
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