I am in Warwick (really small department of psychology). So, you think I should be fine with the two-week deadline. Are there any tips you can give me so that I can avoid mistakes due to inexperience?

I have just started my PhD and I have no expeience of programming at all.

I am almost finished with my stimuli and the experimental design, all I need to do is program it with EPrime (that I have never used before). The thing is that I have to start experimenting in 2 weeks. How long does it take normally?

I got the manuals; at the moment I am trying to get a dongle from my department. What is your reserach on, if I may ask?

If you have no idea about EPrime but you know exactly what experiment you want to conduct, how long will it take approximately to program it? Have you got any idea? I know it depends on many things, just tell me your experience.

Has anyone have ever used the E-prime software? I need some advice on that...

Thanks for your responses. I am afraid I have to change area completely (still within the same discipline but with another supervisor. The one I have at te moment is great but I am not interest in his area). I feel "lost" as I am new in the department, I get funding and my current supervisor had helped me with everything a lot (proposal, funding, specific project, general advice etc). I feel very uncomfortable telling him that I want to leave him Do you know what the implications for him are?

Hi all. Its only my third week of the PhD and the more I read on the topic the more I feel that I am not interested in it 100% (well, much less than that actually). I am wondering whether it is possible to change area (and supervisor). I get funding from my department and I guess this makes things more difficult. Anyone having a similar experience?

Thank you vey much Stevo69. That was really helpful! This work seems really difficult. And it is only my third week. I feel completely out of my depth. Not very happy

Yes, I definitely need help here! It seems to be much harder than I thought! I just felt insecure to ask my supervisor so early on and show the level I am in Thank you for your help Ann!

I am in the department of Psychology; my project deals with financial decision making.

You think 50 is not a lot? What experience of meta analysis do you have? Any advice would be helpful as I feel completely lost doing this project.

Hi Ann. Thanks for your reply. No, I am doing this by myself at the moment. I havefound the relevant articles but I am not sure how to calculate the effect size and which studies I can actually use. It takes me quite a lotas it is my second week of the PhD, have never done something like that before and I am unfamiliar yet with the subject. I was given a week period to finish it; I find it impossible and I am very stressed to be honest. Any advice?

Hi guys! I have been set the task to perform a meta analysis (especially looking at the effect size of each study)on 50 studies. Does anyone know how long this will take?

I have a feeling that if I were a supervisor, I would much more trust/respect/consider reliable a student who was more "stable" and didnt show me every up and down that they felt, that it was more of a working relationship rather than a supporting every now and again one!I think the traditional professional advice "Keep your feelings out of it unless they are extreme" is probably the best way to go. Of course it depends on the supervisor, I just wanted to know your own experiences guys.

Yes, DanB. I think "be yourself" is usually the best advice but isnt it the case that sometimes you have to be more "professional" (e.g. in an interview)? I was just wondering whether your relationship with your supervisor is a formal or an informal one!? Are you open with them showing emotions or more reserved?