Trauma and Memory Processing: the role of object imagery and dissociation. Get Paid $10
What is it?
- A psychological experiment to see how cognitive processes are affected by the experience of anxiety and dissociation.
- 'Dissociation' means things like daydreams, alterations in consciousness, and detachment from your day-to-day experience.
- We also want to investigate if mental imagery e.g., pictures in the “mind’s eye” can predict an individual’s likelihood to experience dissociation.
- We use something called a "trauma-analogue methodology". Basically, this means we use a story intended to make you feel a little anxious, then we ask you some questions about how it made you feel.
- The story is about a man being kidnapped by a terrorist organisation.
- You can quit at any time during the experiment, and you can ask for your data not to be included as well. You'll still get your voucher!
- The experiment will take place in room PSYC459 of the UC School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing. It is expected to take 45 minutes for you to complete.
- You will also be emailed a follow-up survey 1 day later, which is expected to take less than 2 minutes for you to complete.
- You receive a $10 Woolworths voucher as acknowledgement of your participation.
- You will be contributing towards our understanding of PTSD and memory processing, which could inform better treatments for traumatised individuals in the future.
- This study is being conducted at the School of Psychology, Speech, and Hearing at the University of Canterbury by Jasmine Gabrielle-Hinchey (Doctoral Candiate) and Allaura Coursey (Honours Student).
- The supervisor is Professor Martin Dorahy (Clinical psychologist).
- This study has been reviewed and approved by the University of Canterbury Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC 2026/61/LR-PS).