Cobirders—The CFO has been approached by researchers at Vanderbilt University with the following request for volunteers that you might be interested in pursuing. I should note that several years back I participated in a similar type of study undertaken in the CU-Boulder Psychology department that was a fun exercise. I have logged into this site myself, and while I have yet to participate in any of the experiments I plan on doing so.
Bill Kaempfer
President, Colorado Field Ornithologists
Birders of All Skill Levels Needed
Our laboratory at Vanderbilt University is looking for birders of all levels of experience to participate in a project examining how perception and memory for birds differs between beginners and experts.
We really do mean all levels of experience, from the true beginner to the expert with decades of study, and everything in-between.
These experiments are online on the web. They measure your ability to remember and identify birds and sometimes other animals or objects. Many experiments are fairly short. They can be done on any computer, wherever and whenever you decide to do them.
One of our current experiments is a bird identification test. Go online and test your birding skills.
This is the web site for our experiments: http://expertise.psy.vanderbilt.edu
Once you register your own login id and password on the site, and complete a short survey of your birding expertise, you will be able to participate in any experiments that are available. We expect to add new experiments over time. Some future experiments may include modest compensation.
If you have questions, please contact Professor Thomas Palmeri (thomas.j.palmeri@vanderbilt.edu) at Vanderbilt University.
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