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). Please be respectful of the experimenter's time and make sure that you keep your appointment! If you are unable to keep your appointment, please notify the experimenter as soon as possible.
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.
(If you are a student running a research project, please check out the
guidelines
and application page for information about adding your experiment to this
list.)
The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between cognition and eating habits. Your participation involves one testing session in which you'll be asked to complete pencil-and-paper measures of cognitive functioning and a series of questionnaires related to your current, day-to-day eating habits.
Restrictions: Must be right-handed and have normal color vision. Cannot have a history of brain injury. Please do not participate if you have done experiment #9 last semester.
This study requires you to come to 1 testing session in Pettengill Hall. You will be asked to fill out questionnaires about your cultural background and emotional experiences and then participate in several cognitive tests.
Restrictions: Eligibility requirements include right-handedness, normal color vision, and no history of neurological (e.g., multiple sclerosis, past traumatic brain injury) or psychiatric (e.g., ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder) diagnoses. Those who took my experiment in Fall 2011 may not retake it again.
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of childhood stress and adversity on memory function in early adulthood. As a participant you will be asked to take a series of tests that measure current memory functioning, as well as fill out a series of questionnaires that ask you to reflect on your childhood, as well as your current mood.
Restrictions: In order to participate individuals must be right-handed and must not have any present or past psychiatric diagnosis or neurological diagnosis (e.g. epilepsy, traumatic brain injury) that might be associated with altered memory functioning. Individuals cannot be routinely taking any medication (e.g. Aricept) or substances (marijuana) that are known to effect memory. Additionally, you may NOT participate in this study if you participated in EXPERIMENT 19 last semester.
I am researching perceptual anomalies related to attention.
Restrictions: Corrected to normal vision, no history of or current significant arm injuries, 18-22 years.
Some participants who complete this survey will be invited back to
participate in Experiment #14.
In this study, you will be asked to complete various questionnaires whose purpose is to understand the relationship between personality and how you view the college that you attend.
This experiment examines the relationship between perception and action. While seated at a table, you will be asked to trace words and manipulate projected stimuli for about 20 minutes. Upon completion you will be asked to submit a written survey.
Restrictions: Right-handed; native English speaker; normal or corrected to normal vision
I am researching perceptual anomalies related to attention.
Restrictions: Normal or corrected to normal vision (with contacts or glasses), no history of significant arm injuries (major fractures, surgeries, etc.) or current arm injuries, 18-27 years old.
Participants must have completed the survey in Experiment #5 and
be invited by the experimenter to participate in this study.
The Internet, with social networking websites such as Facebook, has created new opportunities for infidelity. Psychologists are now attempting to understand how people interact online. Participants will complete a 10 minute survey online.
Restrictions: Bates College students
Experiment #17
The Effect of Childhood Adversity on Memory Function- Study II
This experiment investigates the way in which people conceptualize illness in an attempt to better understand the personal approaches taken to various kinds of health.
This survey examines moral behavior in college-age individuals. Every day, we are faced with decisions to behave morally or immorally, and these decisions may be inconsequential or large in magnitude. In this study, you will be asked to evaluate a number of different moral scenarios.
The purpose of this interview is to identify how students experience difference on campus. You will be asked to respond to one simple prompt. "Think about an incident that made you aware of your difference or differences on campus (i.e., racial difference, gender difference, class difference, language difference, sexual orientation difference). Please describe the incident in as much detail as you can. We do not need to know the names of the people involved, but please include relevant information about the individuals involved (i.e., race, gender), what happened during the incident, where the incident occurred, how many witnesses were present, and how you felt after the incident occurred. Your response will be videotaped. All information will be kept confidential and the data will be used for research and educational purposes only but will not be displayed publicly at Bates. You may discontinue the interview at any point.
