Authenticity in Action
Erica Bailey, Professor
Business, Haas School
Applications for Fall 2024 are closed for this project.
The goal of this research project is to understand how people create authentic connections, particularly in early stage relationships/dating. The aim of the research is to understand the psychological barriers to experiencing authentic interactions including psychological defensiveness and burnout, as well as antecedents to increasing authentic interactions such as rejection, trust, and openness.
We are conducting several different projects exploring factors related to authenticity in personal and professional connections including a set of in-person studies and online experiments.
Role: The bulk of the work for this project will be to assist in conducting the in person studies.
This would involve setting up, conducting the experiment, debriefing participants and data entry. This will require in person attendance to multiple events (held on Haas's campus; required), assisting Professor Bailey in distributing materials during the session (required), and being available for participant questions (optional). After the events are completed, the RA(s) will enter the data into Excel (data entry -- required). Throughout, the RA will attend meetings to discuss the plan for the study and the procedures (required).
Qualifications: The student should be highly organized, good at time management, able to think on their feet quickly, and detail oriented.
Hours: 3-5 hrs
Related website: https://sites.google.com/view/ericarbailey/ap-lab
Social Sciences Education, Cognition & Psychology