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Take a survey for my Capstone research!

(Topic approved by SNN)

I need data for my psychology capstone in college, and as I was pondering where I should collect data from, a few places came to mind, one of them SMWC. So, if everyone reading this could respond to it, that would be super great.

The link is http://empathydisabled.questionpro.com.

If you wanna ask about anything (like what I'm researching), feel free to contact me using the contact info in that link, or simply post in this topic. Thanks!
I did it. Pretty solid.

Did you design it? Overall it's fine, but there are some questions in there that would require people to be pretty honest with themselves and self-critical (I blame external factors to save face is one).
Done as well.


Unfortunately I don't have much experience with people who I know are disabled. I myself am according to the definition provided, as I have ADHD, but I dunno about many of the people I socialize with. No physical disabilities, but other stuff tends to be kept personal.



Personally I think the disabled should be treated exactly the same as everyone else, save for whatever extra measures are needed for their disability. I would not assume someone in a wheelchair is any smarter or dumber than anyone else, nor that I should try to befriend them (or not) more than anyone else. Their ability to go up stairs is entirely irrelevant to that.

I loathe the concept of positive discrimination; anything along the lines of "you did well despite your problem" or "be nice to them due to this irrelevant thing" fills me with disgust. The disabled are people. They are human beings. They are like everyone else, should be treated as such. Any special considerations should be limited to the extent of their disability. Otherwise you risk alienating them, and labeling them as "different" when they absolutely are not. They are John, or Mary, or (insert name here), and NOT "that person with x problem."
Done and now I feel like a dick.
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Originally posted by leod
Done and now I feel like a dick.

At least you now know how we feel of you!

But yeah, I've done it also, and I haven't had much, if any, interaction with disabled people, so I couldn't really put myself highly in that respect.
Originally posted by Maxx
Did you design it? Overall it's fine, but there are some questions in there that would require people to be pretty honest with themselves and self-critical (I blame external factors to save face is one).

Yes, it's entirely self-designed. As I said in the introduction, it's all recorded anonymously, so I can't tell which set of answers is attached to which person. Not that I really would want to anyway.

Originally posted by Kaijyuu
I loathe the concept of positive discrimination; anything along the lines of "you did well despite your problem" or "be nice to them due to this irrelevant thing" fills me with disgust.

This was actually one of the things that gave me the idea for this research subject: "Are people as aware of their positive discrimination as their negative?" This is what I was hoping to find in the data, anyway.

Originally posted by leod
Done and now I feel like a dick.

That's what psychology is for! (joking)

Originally posted by MSAhm3d59113
But yeah, I've done it also, and I haven't had much, if any, interaction with disabled people, so I couldn't really put myself highly in that respect.

People that don't have regular interaction with the disabled or handicapped are just as important as those that have. I'm trying to see if there's a correlation and I can't really show any differences without a "control" group that doesn't have any experience. (Obviously you can't have a true control group outside of an experimental setting, but I think what I mean is relatively obvious)
Originally posted by leod
Done and now I feel like a dick.

Same here. Bu it redeemed itself for me towards the end, so I'm a nice dick!
Muh
I took it too... Hope I helped some.
100 posts...and then four years went by.
This was an interesting quiz. In my mind, 'mentally handicapped' and 'physically handicapped' are two different things. This made it a bit hard to do one of the sections, which involved me using both of them. I got it done, though.

Very nice job on it overall.
Taken as well.
I wasn't exactly sure what the save face expression meant. I've heard it before. I've never really taken the time to associate with disabled people. I find it fairly difficult, and sometimes very awkward, but that goes for conversing with any person with different communication styles than my own.
Taken. The disability questions were easy for me because my brother is disabled, so I have to spend every day interacting with him. Other than that, it was tough to answer and now I feel like an asshole.
Well, I work at a place where I sometimes see handicapped people, most of them were obese though.

I too have somewhat of an interest in psychology since it helps me understand life better. Understanding the mind better helps me with self-esteem issues.

Still, it was a nice survey. It really makes you think about how handicapped people go through life compared to our lives.
I no longer have interest in SMW Hacking as I did when I first started several years ago.
I'm glad the overall consensus (here at least) is a positive one. I was nervous about making it public.
Done. Hope the class works out well for you. Most of the questions seemed well-thought out, too.

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