Lindsay Lab Manual
1 Introduction
This document begins with general information about the Lindsay lab in UVic’s Department of Psychology, such as our standard practices and guidelines and the expectations held for lab members in various roles. The latter part of the Manual (from Lab Practices onward) goes into more detail and takes steps toward establishing formal lab policy around methodological transparency and data storage, preservation, and sharing. It also presents some less prescriptive suggestions and points regarding issues I encourage students to think critically about in their own work. This latter component is more aimed at, and intended to be accessible to, early graduate students, but some parts may also be useful to honours students and other undergraduates curious about or considering pursuing research.
Most of this document was written and compiled by former lab graduate student Dr. Kaitlyn Fallow under the supervision of Dr. D. Stephen Lindsay, the lab PI. This current “live” manual was adapted and revised by former graduate student Dr. Eric Mah, with the aim of creating an accessible, version-controlled manual that can be updated by subsequent generations or adapted by other labs. Indeed, this online version itself uses the Quarto template provided by The Fay Lab, who provide a handy tutorial for adapting the template for other lab manuals.
We have consulted and been inspired by so many formal and informal sources in the course of developing this document that I am sure to miss crediting some who deserve credit, but would be remiss not to note lab manuals created by Maryam Ali, John Paul Minda, Candice Morey, and Maureen Ritchey, from which we gained specific inspiration.
Finally, we acknowledge with respect and appreciation the Lkwungen-speaking peoples on whose traditional territory the University of Victoria stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt, and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. We strive to make our lab a safe and welcoming place for students of diverse backgrounds, genders, and abilities.
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