Participate in our studies
We are always in need of subjects in our ongoing programs of research. If you would like to participate in any of our studies, please email the person identified as the primary contact for the particular study you are interested in. We thank you for your interest.
| Study | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual anticipation LEFT HANDERS |
This is a motor learning study where we are studying how the learning process affects subsequent visual perceptions. In this study, you will practice throwing darts at a dartboard and /or observing others throw darts (ethics, H10-01346... |
Minghao Ma |
Open | |
| Volleyball ONLINE |
We are looking for participants to take part in an online study where we are interested in anticipation in people with various experience playing and watching volleyball. MORE INFORMATION TO COME. If you are interested, please contact... |
Michael Dhaliwal |
Open | |
| High-Performance Coach Survey on Perceptual-Cognitive Skills Assessment & Training |
If you would like to take part in our study and you are a high performance coach, we would love to have your input. |
Nicola Hodges |
Open | |
| Practice scheduling in pairs |
We are looking for participants WHO DO NOT HAVE GOLF EXPERIENCE to come into the Motor Skills Lab for a study looking at the learning and practice of a golf-related skill. You must be right handed. Some conditions are conducted alone and some... |
Matthew Scott |
Open | |
| Online study on dyad learning (through partnership with University of Toronto) |
Participants needed for an online study investigating social motor learning The Action & Attention Laboratory at the University of Toronto is recruiting participants for an online study investigating the impact of a social environment... |
Cindy |
Open | |
| Online VideoJuggle Study |
The Motor Skills Lab is in the process of recruiting participants for a single session study that includes the use of an online survey and a behavioural task. For the computerized task, you will be asked to watch someone perform an action (... |
Dr Sarah Kraeutner |
Open | |
| Pathways Projects Girls Soccer |
We are excited to (re)launch our "Girls' and Women's Soccer Pathways" project after some delays in roll-out as a result of COVID 19. This study has been designed to learn more about the paths and reasons for continued participation and success in... |
Carrie Peters/ Nicola Hodges |
Open | |
| Baseball Anticipation Study |
ONLINE RESEARCH STUDY... PITCH DISCRIMINATION IN BASEBALL In this research we want to know how and when skills... |
Georgia Grieve |
Open | |
| Technique Change Survey: Coaches, S&C, Athletic Therapists |
Coaches, therapists, S&Cs: Does your role involve changing technique? If yes, we want to hear from you! We have launched a survey-based study to evaluate when and how methods of technique change are applied in adult sport-settings. Joe... |
Joe Vecchione |
Open | |
| Learning together |
We are conducting experiments to examine the cognitive and behavioural processes involved in motor learning. We are only testing females in this study. Please email ubc.motor.skills.... |
Nicola Hodges |
Closed | |
| Darts and skill-based progressions |
We are looking for patricipants who have not played darts to take part in a learning study looking at task difficulty progressions. Inclusion: Adults with perfect or corrected vision, between ages 19-50 (or 18-50 for students at... |
Nicola Hodges |
Closed | |
| Visuo-motor adaptation |
In this experiment we are studying how people learn to perform aiming movements in virtual environments. Testing takes ~1 hour and you will receive a $10 honorarium for participation. You need to be over 18 years and right hand dominant. If you... |
Bev |
Closed | |
| Developmental Football Activities |
We are conducting research to study how the training activities of youth soccer players impacts on the development of soccer-related skills and markers of long-term engagement. If you are a parent, coach or player who might potentially be... |
David Hendry |
Closed | |
| Insight and juggling |
If you cannot juggle and you are interested in learning more about how and what people learn from observation, this is the study for you. Participation is typically required for 1-3 sessions, each session lasting approx 40 minutes. Remuneration... |
Anne Keng |
Closed | |
| Motor-visual Priming |
This is a simple voice reaction time study, designed to test how movements (both active and passively guided movements) affect perception. Testing takes about 1 hour. If you are right handed and interested in finding out more, please get in... |
Cynthia Lau |
Closed |
