Hi Annette:
As far as I can figure, people just pick a name that sounds good
and cool and catchy and go with with it.
Personally, I have found many lab names to be pretentious. (It's
a room with 4 freaking computers!) and the title is laden with
demand characteristics. What is one to think about people who
show up to studies in lab names like "Anxiety Prevention Lab" or
"Fat Fear Lab" or "Relationship Anxiety Lab." (Names slightly
changed to hide actual lab name.)
I ran an online participant recruitment program that picked intro
psych students at random and offered them to particpate in
studies labeled "#1, #2, #3..."
Faculty hated the program. Students would sign up for the
program but "standard effects" would not be found. Hmmm.
Ken
PS - I have worked in some "name labs" and their history was such
that I felt honored to have walked in the building but they are
very few and far.
Typically, there was no "name" on the famous-name lab door. You
were either in the know or you didn't know. But the effects
happened without the name on the lab ddor.
On 10/4/2011 8:40 PM, Annette Taylor wrote:
Ok tipsters, this might be an odd question.
I know from my graduate and post doc experiences that people
name their labs.
Is there some formal process for this or do people just say to
themselves, "this sounds good" and use whatever they come up
with? Maybe with a good acronym to go with the name? I never
gave it any thought.
I mean, if now that I'm over 60 and wanted to grow up and
sound "professional," could I just pick a name for my little
room and then the students who work as research assistants
with me in my little room could put on their resume that they
worked in "blah blah" lab, and I can pick anything I want?
Does anyone know how it works?
Thanks
Annette
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