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Asked by anon-184204 to Lorna on 5 Nov 2018.
Question: Was your first ever psychology conference scary or did you enjoy it more than you expected?
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Lorna Camus answered on 5 Nov 2018:
Hi Niamh!
The first conference I presented at was for my 4th year undergraduate dissertation (so my first piece of research!). I was very nervous but also excited that I had been given the opportunity to present, and luckily the conference I was at was specifically for undergraduate psychology students, so I didn’t feel as scared.
I did end up enjoying it more than expected, which is why I attended another conference this year and planning many more in the next few years!
What I liked most was hearing about the other students’ research, meeting people like me who had similar (or very different!) interests, and getting feedback on my research. Many conferences also offer workshops which give you a chance to learn something new, and often happen in a different place than where you live, so you get to travel!
It’s a super fun privilege that we as researchers and scientists have so I am very grateful!
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Abbie commented on :
It’s hard to remember what my first conference was. The first big one I went to was on Australia so a mega trip. I remember being pretty in awe at the conference and being scared that I would likely be presenting at the next one in two years time (which I did). I have really good memories of that conference actually as we then went onto visit Australia and I met some great people. Conferences are fantastic for meeting people, connecting and planning new research studies.
Nathan commented on :
It wasn’t scary. However, psychology is an extremely broad subject, so it can be challenging to find content that relates well to your interests – not to say there isn’t value in going to other topics.