Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 107 This is a good start

The experiment subject in front of them pressed the last button.

The computer screen displayed the message "Experiment completed, thank you for your participation" at the appropriate time.

Seeing this, Huang Xin breathed a sigh of relief and, following the usual procedure, thanked the junior student in front of the computer.

"Thank you for participating in today's experiment, classmate. The experiment is now over."

"Ah, is it over?" The junior student seemed to snap out of a daze, then said with lingering interest, "So fast..."

Huang Xin nodded with a smile.

His smile is very professional and has a touch of deliberate, standardized practice, which is enough to satisfy most social situations.

In the current setting, his smile could even compensate for some of his lack of good looks. Based on this smile, coupled with the mysterious professional background of "psychology," and the fact that he was in the laboratory setting, Huang Xin's entire demeanor seemed to be elevated in an instant.

The junior in front of him indeed showed a shy smile because of this.

"I think this experiment is very interesting, and it's quite similar to what I imagined psychology to be," the junior student whispered. "Senior, are there any other experiments that I can participate in?"

Huang Xin enjoyed the way his junior looked at him and reacted; it gave him emotional satisfaction.

But he didn't really want to develop anything; he just wanted to enjoy the emotional satisfaction.

Therefore, upon hearing the junior's request, Huang Xin immediately resorted to a stereotypical explanation:

"If you would like to participate in our subsequent experiments, you can follow our School of Psychology's official WeChat account or check the participant recruitment bulletin board in front of the teaching building. You will be able to get the latest information on any experimental recruitment as soon as possible."

"And now that you've participated in our experiment, you're already on our list. Under the same conditions, we'll give you priority consideration in the future."

As Huang Xin spoke, he glanced at his watch as if to make an excuse, then gave an apologetic look.

"Our next subject will be arriving soon. Thank you again for your support of our experiment. Now, please follow this staff member to register and collect your experimental payment."

As he spoke, Huang Xin pointed, and the big-nosed junior brother on the other side immediately understood and stepped forward.

The younger student seemed more interested in the lab and experiments, but under this set of professional procedures, she couldn't say much, and no matter how reluctant she was, she could only leave with her.

Huang Xin comfortably sat on the sofa where his junior had just been sitting and stretched lazily.

……

As a second-year master's student, Huang Xin's main life now consists of consulting, conducting experiments, and writing papers.

Although he is more inclined towards practical counseling psychology, if he wants to continue to work in academia in the future, he cannot neglect his basic experimental research skills.

Strictly speaking, "psychological counseling" is still at the bottom of the hierarchy of research areas in "psychology".

Simply sharing and analyzing cases won't get you published in core journals. There's only a sliver of hope if you use psychological counseling as a research method to demonstrate a point.

Of course, if one or two basic experiments, several models, and several batches of data analysis can be added to the paper, the quality of the paper will be even higher.

Therefore, even though Huang Xin plans to make psychological counseling his main profession in the future, he still spends more time in the laboratory than in the counseling room.

Fortunately-

"Although psychological counseling is at the bottom of the hierarchy of psychology, psychology itself is at the bottom of the hierarchy of many disciplines in the natural sciences."

Huang Xin took a sip of coffee to refresh himself and muttered to himself, "But in the eyes of laymen, psychological counseling is actually the most interesting thing, and the thing they most want them to experience."

This is why recruiting participants for psychology experiments is exceptionally easy, and participants are also exceptionally cooperative during experiments.

Sometimes, after the experiment was completed, the participants were able to provide Huang Xin, the experimenter, with additional emotional value satisfaction.

"This is what a structured graduate student life should be like," Huang Xin sighed. "Doing experiments, doing internships, leveraging the resources of the research group to gain industry experience, and then either pursuing a PhD or finding a good job after graduation. Why bother with personal grudges and spying on former junior students?"

The unpleasant encounter outside the teacher's office just now seemed to be instantly forgotten by him—

"What a comfortable life..."

"Hey, senior!" Suddenly, a shout came from outside the lab. Judging from the voice, it was the female student who had just finished the experiment.

Near the lab, everyone habitually keeps quiet, just like in a library. The fact that this female student suddenly made such a loud noise indicates that she lost control for a moment.

This is not the point.

The key point is that the energy, surprise, anticipation, expectation, and other miscellaneous emotions contained in that voice immediately lifted Huang Xin's spirits.

The sheer volume of emotion in that voice was on a completely different level compared to when he was facing me just now.

Not just anyone can awaken so many of the messy emotions in the junior student.

Huang Xin took a deep breath, a bad feeling rising in his heart.

He slowly turned his head.

Sure enough, I saw a face I absolutely didn't want to see.

“Senior brother,” Nan Zhuren nodded to Huang Xin, “I asked you ‘where you’re going later’ because I felt I might need to come find you again later.”

"And now I do need to find you."

Huang Xin's small eyes widened to the size of a normal person's at that moment.

No, just because you come looking for me, does that mean I have to be found by you?

No, that's not the point.

Huang Xin took a deep breath: "Zhu Ren, I don't know how to tell you... but this is the college's laboratory, and it's not convenient for you to come in right now, you understand?"

Nan Zhuren nodded expressionlessly: "I know, and I can't open the door. So I waited until the previous subject left, and squeezed in just as she opened the door before it closed."

So you've been waiting outside for a while?!
No, that's not the point.

Huang Xin took a deep breath and silently told himself that this was his home turf.

He was preparing to resolutely drive the person away when Nan Zhuren had already taken a step closer to him.

“Senior brother, as I said before, I have memorized how you lie, so you can’t lie to me now—even if you don’t say anything, your expression will tell me the answer.”

"So I'm going to get straight to the point now—you're afraid of me?"

Huang Xin choked.

“I’m right. You’re afraid of me? No, you have no reason to be.”

"So you're not afraid of me, but rather afraid of something I might cause, like—getting you punished by the teacher?"

"Yes, I was right."

Nan Zhuren grabbed Huang Xin's hand, which he had raised to chase away.

Then, with force, he pressed the hand down little by little.

His fingers were as firm as eagle claws, and Huang Xin was unable to break free for a moment.

"So, senior, if you don't want to be punished by the teacher because of me, you'd better have a good talk with me."

"For example—sitting down first, I think that's a good start, don't you think?"

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