These are the approved experiments that Psychology 101 and other eligible
psychology students may participate in for credit. Participation in any experiment that is not listed here
will not count for credit. To sign up for any project, please see the sign-up sheet on the psychology department bulletin board (across the hall from Pettengill 357).
Not all experiments will be available at all times. If there is no sign-up
sheet for a particular experiment, or if all appointments for an experiment are
full, please find a different experiment to participate in. For questions about any experiment, please contact the experimenter. For questions about
participation credit, please contact your instructor.
1. You only get credit for participating in approved experimenters. With few
exceptions, all experiments are sponsored by the psychology department. You
will only receive participation credit for the experiments listed on this
website. Check here for updates.
2. Each experiment has a fixed amount of credit assigned to it based on the
average length of time that it will take you to participate. If an experiment is
worth 0.5 credits, you will get 0.5 credits whether it takes you 25 minutes or
35 minutes to complete it. Be sure to check the amount of credits when you sign
up for the experiment.
3. To sign up for an experiment, check out the bulletin board in the psychology
department across from Brian Pfohl's office (Pettengill 357). When you sign up
for an experiment, you are making an appointment that you must show up for. If
you do not show up (or do not cancel with sufficient notice), you will be
penalized 1.0 credits regardless of the credit value of the experiment.
4. Upon completion of the experiment, you will receive a paper receipt of your
participation listing the experiment number and the amount of credit you have
earned. SAVE THIS RECEIPT! Although it is the experimenter's responsibility to
report your participation to the department, this receipt is the only proof that
you have of your participation.
Experiment #1
Automatic-Processing: Extracting Race and Gender Information from Photos
The aim of this study is to investigate whether race and gender recognition are processed automatically. Participants will be asked to extract race and gender information after being shown a series of pictures of faces on a computer screen.
Restrictions: Normal or corrected to normal vision and normal hearing required.
The purpose of the study is to examine factors that contribute to financial decision making in adults. Your participation in this study will require you to complete a series of questionnaires related to demographics (e.g., age, gender), medical/psychiatric history, current and past alcohol and substance use history, as well as behavior, beliefs, and preferences. Your participation should take 60 minutes. Your data will be anonymous.
Restrictions: Eligibility requirements for participation include no history of diagnosed psychiatric (e.g., attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder), neurological (e.g., multiple sclerosis, past traumatic brain injury), or severe systemic illness (e.g., cancer), or any history of diagnosis or treatment for an alcohol or substance use disorder.
Experiment #4
Seeing movement in 3D
Location: P'Gill 366
Duration: 20 minutes
Credits: 0.5
Experimenter: Todd Kahan, Sean Colligan, and John Wiedman
This study aims to examine the relationship between the DAT1 gene, cognition, and emotional processing. Participation in this study requires individuals to complete several self-report surveys and neuropsychological tasks. 3 cheek swabs will also be taken. Completion of this study should take 2 hours.
Restrictions: Participants must be male, 18 years of age or older, right-handed, have no history of diagnosed psychiatric disorder, neurological trauma, or learning disorders, and must not be on any psychoactive medication. Participants must not be colorblind.
In this experiment you will listen to music and will respond to the color of words on a computer.
Restrictions: Must have normal or corrected to normal color vision and must have normal or corrected to normal hearing. Participants should not have a mood disorder.
This study explores the relationship between mental visualization and memory. Participants will also complete a short pilot study to check the design of research materials. Together, the two studies should take less than a half hour to complete.
Restrictions: First-year students only
Experiment #8
Personality correlates of attributional bias: pilot study 1
This is a study about consumption behavior. Participants will be videotaped in a brief interview. After the interview, the participant will complete a brief written questionnaire.
Restrictions: Female Psychology 101 students only, only fluent English speakers please
