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Psychology 120 Research Participation
Sona login information will be generated and sent to purdue.edu accounts by Wednesday, July 10, 2024 , for Summer 2024. If you do not receive an email with your Sona login information, or if you join PSY 12000 after this date, please email the Sona administrator at: [email protected], and that information will be resent to you. If you have credits from a prior semester, use the psychstudies email to notify us, so that your credits can be transferred to your current record.
The final day to participate in research studies for Summer 2024 is Friday, August 9, 2024 .
NOTE: The studies run on a PRECISE time schedule. Please arrive to all study sessions AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES EARLY.
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Many courses in the Brian Lamb School of Communication allow students to participate as subjects in research studies as a way to receive extra class credit. The Lamb School administers this research participation through an online program called the Research Participation System , which provides an easy online method for you to sign up to participate in studies and keep track of the studies you’ve participated in and the credit you’ve earned.
For Students in COM 114: You can use participation in one study to fulfill an Outside Communication Activity course requirement. Using this method will mean that the percentage credit of the study does not correlate to the credit you earn, since participation is a set amount of points for that activity.
For Students in COM Courses Other than COM 114: You can earn extra credit in many of your COM classes by participating in studies. Not all COM classes allow extra credit for research participation, so check with your Professor or check your course syllabus to determine which of your courses allows extra credit for research participation. For COM courses other than COM 114, you can receive .5% extra credit for every 30 minutes. Studies may be worth additional credit if they require additional effort such as making an appointment or coming to a specific location, such as the John O. Greene and Carrie L. Johnston Research lab of the BLSC. The percentage earned for each study is listed on each study sign-up. The maximum extra credit that can be earned for any study is 3% , and the maximum extra credit that can be applied to a single course is also 3% .
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For students who are ineligible for current studies or who do not wish to participate in current studies on the SONA system, alternative assignments are available. These are found in the same place as regular studies in the system and will be labeled as alternatives. These alternative activities come as either 30-minute or 60-minute assignments, which are worth .5% or 1% credit, respectively, as with studies. There will be multiple options for these studies available, though each one can only be done one time, as with regular studies.
Getting Started
- Access the Research Participation System sign-up program.
- Click the link on the bottom left of the log-in page that says: New Participant-Request an account here. You will be asked to provide basic information. Your user ID is the first part of your Purdue e-mail address,
- For example: [email protected] would use “jsmith”
- Fill in the required information. Here is an example:
- First name: John
- Last name: Smith
- User ID: jsmith
- User ID verification: jsmith
- Phone Number: Optional
- Courses: Select the COM courses you are taking this semester. We recommend adding all of you courses at the beginning, as you will not be able to add courses later on by yourself.
- After requesting an account, you will receive an email with your login password.
- Once you receive your password, you can log in to the Research Participation System. Enter your user ID and your password.
Signing up for studies or alternative assignments
- Click on the study to view more information.
- Click “Sign-up” or “View Time Slots for This Study” (only one of these options will be available) and choose a time slot that is convenient for you or sign up for the study.
- After you sign up, you will see information displayed confirming the time and location of the study you plan to participate in. You will receive an email confirmation as well. If you signed up for a specific time slot, you may also receive a reminder email the day before the time slot. Be aware that if you fail to appear for an experiment without prior notification, you may be restricted from signing up for any more studies for 30 days. See each individual study for that study’s timing on when it is too late to cancel.
Tracking Your Credit Progress
Choose My Schedule/Credits option from the toolbar. You will see the experiments that you have signed up for and the credit status for each, and how many credits you have earned for each course. There is a cut-off date at the end of the semester by which all studies must be completed in order to receive class credit. This is usually the Friday before finals week. Be sure to check your totals before the cut-off to ensure that your credits have been counted and make any changes you wish to your records.
Reassigning Credit or Adding Courses Late
If you are in multiple COM courses and need to change the credit assigned, you may click “reassign” under the “My Schedule/Credits” page. Alternatively, you may contact the Research Participation System manager (email listed at the bottom of the Research Participation Website) to do this. If you need to add a course to your account after you have already signed up, you will need to email the Research Participation System manager to do this.
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- Ariel, R., Karpicke, J. D., Witherby, A. E., & Tauber, S. K. (2021). Do judgments of learning directly enhance learning of educational materials? Educational Psychology Review, 33 , 693-712. [PDF]
- Haebig, E., Leonard, L. B., Deevy, P., Schumaker, J., Karpicke, J. D., & Weber, C. (2021). The neural underpinnings of processing newly taught semantic information: The role of retrieval practice. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64 , 3195-3211. [PDF]
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Department of Psychological Sciences
PSY 39000 (Research Experience in Psychology)
PSY 39000 is a course that allows you to work as a research assistant on projects managed by a faculty member or graduate student in the Department of Psychological Sciences. Through this course, you’ll gain hands-on experience in data collection and learn skills such as data analysis, data interpretation and writing. The course will also allow you to develop contacts for job references and letters of recommendation as well as enhance the competitiveness of your application for graduate school, professional school or a variety of careers.
Faculty Accepting Undergraduate Students — Summer 2024
Teri Kirby – Social
Faculty member and other supervisors
Teri Kirby, PhD, Assistant Professor – Social Psychology Austin Zeng, Lab Coordinator Junming Zhang, Graduate Researcher
Description of research area
Research in Dr. Kirby’s lab explores a range of topics related to diversity, inclusion, identity, prejudice, and discrimination. We most often focus on racial/ethnic, gender/sex, and LGBTQ+ diversity. Recent topics of investigation include:
- Diversity ideologies: ideas about how to accommodate differences across ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation categories (e.g., multicultural and colorblind approaches to diversity)
- Diversity initiatives: intersectional approaches to diversity initiatives, how diversity initiatives shape sensitivity to discrimination, self-concept, stereotyping, and academic/workplace outcomes
- The co-opting of diversity by majority/privileged groups
- Cultural appropriation
- Intersectionality and feminism
Description of undergraduate participation
Research assistants typically gain experience running participants in experimental lab studies, recruiting research participants, programming surveys, collecting survey data, entering or analyzing data, reviewing relevant psychological literature, and helping to design studies. They also gain experience with software that can be useful for graduate school (e.g., Qualtrics, Zotero, SPSS, R and RStudio).
Research assistants attend research group meetings to discuss projects in the lab and learn more about the research process. Finally, more senior research assistants may have the opportunity to conduct independent research projects and mentor/train more junior assistants.
Research setting
Labs in Psychology Building
Number of assistants needed
Contact information.
Please submit your application at: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9tzVkWICaZbikMC
For questions, please contact Austin Zeng: [email protected]
Hongmi Lee – Cognitive
Faculty member
Hongmi Lee (she/her), Assistant Professor, Cognitive Psychology
Description of Research Area
In the Lee Memory and Cognition Lab , we investigate how the human brain remembers complex real-world events. Our research is focused on understanding the characteristics of narrated memory recall for experiences resembling real-life situations (e.g., free web browsing) and the brain mechanisms that support the storage and recall of those experiences. We utilize a combination of behavioral experiments and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Description of Undergraduate Participation
As undergraduate research assistants, you will work closely with other lab members, contributing to a range of tasks essential for our fMRI and behavioral experiments. These tasks primarily include participant recruitment, preparation, and testing, as well as data coding, organization, and basic analysis. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to attend lab meetings and other lab-related events. If you express interest and demonstrate the required skills, you may also have the chance to develop your independent research project.
Research Setting
Most of the research activity will take place in our lab space and testing rooms on the 2nd floor of Peirce Hall. fMRI experiments will be conducted at the Purdue Life Science MRI Facility on campus.
Number of Assistants Needed:
1 – 3 students
Contact Information
Hongmi Lee / Lee Memory and Cognition Lab
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: N/A Office: 3160 PSYC
Additional Comments
To apply, please send an email to [email protected] with the following materials:
- A very brief statement (no longer than one page) describing 1) who you are, 2) why you are interested in joining our lab, 3) your prior research experience and technical skills (e.g., computer programming), and 4) your weekly availability
- A CV or resume, if available
- An unofficial transcript
Although we prefer students with relevant skills and/or who intend to be involved over a longer period, all interested students are encouraged to apply. Students from underrepresented or marginalized groups are particularly encouraged to apply.
Thekla Morgenroth – Social
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Faculty member or graduate student
Dr. Thekla Morgenroth (they/them/their), Assistant Professor—Social Psychology
Kira Means (she/her), graduate student – Social Psychology
Heejoo Chung (she/her), graduate student – Social Psychology
Yanzhe (Austin) Zeng (he/him), lab manager – Social Psychology
Description of research area
Research in the UNICORN ( UN derstanding I dentity and the CO ntinuance of R oles and N orms) lab examines how and why people defend and maintain social categories and hierarchies.
Topics of investigation include:
- LGBTQ+ issues
- Gender and the gender binary
- The psychology of different feminist ideologies
- Opposition to trans-inclusive policies
- Stereotypes and prejudice
The lab experience is designed to provide students with hands-on experience with the research process.
Research assistants have the opportunity to:
- Conduct research using a variety of research designs and methods
- Gain experience in software used for research (e.g., Qualtrics, SPSS)
- Engage with and code open-response data
- Read and analyze published academic articles
- Be active participants in weekly lab meetings and discussions about research
More experienced research assistants also have opportunities to:
- Engage in independent research projects, mentored by Dr. Morgenroth
- Present their results to the lab
- Train and mentor incoming undergraduate research assistants
Work will be carried out in a joint lab space in person at specific times (depending on your schedule).
Please fill out the following survey by March 22nd. You will hear back within 1-2 weeks of this deadline.
https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a8CUIaw5Qvcm7lQ
Additional comments
Members of underrepresented or marginalized groups are particularly encouraged to apply. In addition, individuals interested in pursuing careers in academic research and/or who may be interested in working in the lab for more than one semester are particularly encouraged to apply. Students should be able to commit at least 6 hours/week (2 credits).
Faculty Accepting Undergraduate Students — Fall 2024
Chris Agnew – Social
Chris Agnew, PhD, Professor, Social Psychology, RSVP Lab Director
Description of Research
We conduct research on interpersonal relationships and are particularly focusing on relationship processes that take place in virtual reality (VR).
Research assistants perform a variety of tasks, including collecting data in our VR lab. You will be trained on how to conduct research involving participants who interact within VR. We also often design new VR studies together as a lab team. Lab team meetings take place weekly, either in person or via Horizon Workrooms in VR, with lab team members using lab-supplied Meta Quest headsets to attend. Team members also assist with relationship experiments and surveys not focused on VR.
All work is completed in the Psychological Sciences building or in virtual space. Research assistants spend most of their hours working in the lab.
We are recruiting up to 4 new undergraduate students to join the RSVP Lab in Fall 2025 to work alongside returning undergraduate research assistants. Research assistants are expected to work an average of 9 hours per week during the semester and receive 3 credits for PSY 39000.
How to Apply
Send (1) your CV, (2) unofficial Purdue transcript, (3) statement of research interests, and (4) reasons for applying, as one PDF file via email attachment to Dr. Agnew at [email protected] . Minimum 3.3 overall GPA required. Interviews for the most promising applicants will take place via Zoom in April and May 2024 until positions are filled. Thx for your interest!
Stephen Broomell – Cognitive
Dr. Stephen B. Broomell Global Risk and Individual Decisions (GRID) Lab
Our lab is focused on understanding how individuals form judgments and make decisions in the face of risk and uncertainty. We leverage real world risks such as climate change, weather hazards, medical, or cyber risks and design experiments to investigate what features of the problem domain facilitate or hinder accurate judgment and effective decision-making regarding the risk.
Below are a few current research topics:
- Communication of uncertain climate projections.
- Developing and testing theories for how the form and presentation of information affects judgment.
More information can be found at: https://hhs.purdue.edu/grid-lab/
Students can be involved in all phases of research, including designing experiments, testing participants, analyzing data, and presentations of study results. Students will also participate in regularly scheduled lab meetings and discussions of readings on relevant topics.
The lab is located on the third floor in the Psychology Building.
2-4 students. If you are interested in joining our laboratory, please fill out this survey .
If you have further questions, please contact Dr. Broomell using the email below.
Email: [email protected]
Jeffrey D. Karpicke – Cognitive
Dr. Jeffrey D. Karpicke Cognition and Learning Lab
The Cognition and Learning Lab conducts basic and applied research on how people learn. Specific areas of interest are as follows:
- Identifying effective learning strategies
- Metacognition and self-regulated learning
- Developing computer-based learning tools
- Memory retrieval processes and retrieval-based learning
Students in the Cognition and Learning Lab have the opportunity to get involved in all phases of the research process. Most frequently this consists of running experimental sessions, helping to score and analyze data, and attending bi-weekly lab meetings. Additionally, students have the opportunity (although this is not required) to conduct independent research and learn more about experimental design/computer programming.
The Cognition and Learning Lab is located on the 1 st floor of Peirce Hall.
2-4 research assistants are needed.
Students interested in doing PSY 390/391/498 in the Cognition and Learning Lab should complete an application by April 12th. We will follow up with you within two weeks of that deadline. If you have any questions, please direct them to Michelle Coverdale: [email protected]
For more information see our lab website . Students with GPAs of 3.4 and higher are particularly encouraged to apply.
Franki Kung – Industrial-Organizational
Research Team
Principal Investigator: Franki Kung , Assistant Professor, I-O Psychology Graduate Investigators: Rick Yang, and Dante Bruno
At the Conflict and Mindset Collaboratory , we conduct research to help people and organizations effectively manage:
- Culture and Diversity (e.g., diversity policies, cultural mindset, immigrants)
- Conflict Resolution (e.g., negotiation, feedback effectiveness)
- Multiple Goals (e.g., self-regulation, goal conflicts)
We design the lab experience to prepare our undergraduate research assistants for graduate school and jobs in the fields of I-O and social psychology, management, human resource, and organizational behavior. Students will join a community of peers, researchers, and mentors passionate about the studies of diversity, conflict, and goals. Besides individual project team meetings and tasks, students attend lab meeting weekly to learn and discuss related issues and enjoy other social events throughout the semester (e.g., lunch, escape room, mini golf).
Junior research assistants will have the opportunities to
- learn how to conduct online surveys, literature reviews, behavioral experiments, and qualitative analysis (e.g., picture coding, focus group analysis)
- develop scientific thinking and presentation skills in weekly lab meetings
- attend research and professional development workshops (e.g., literature review, survey design, data analysis)
- honors contract or scholarly project
Senior research assistants (typically 1+ year experience) will have the opportunities to
- manage participant recruitment and lab schedule
- conduct training sessions
- develop their own research ideas and design studies
- present findings in academic conferences
We support and encourage student involvement in our lab through scholarship programs such as Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation , OUR Scholars , and Summer Stay Scholars .
Our research takes part mostly in our lab space (in the Psychological Sciences building) and some part of the work can be carried out remotely (e.g., from home).
To Apply, please fill out this form and supply related documents.
Contact Dr. Kung at [email protected] if you have questions. Twitter: @ConflictMindset
Preference is given to students who major or are interested in Psychology, Business, or related fields. Application is reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the semester – if you are interested, apply now!
Dan Foti – Clinical
Dan Foti, PhD – Professor of Clinical Psychology Roslyn Harold, MS – Graduate Researcher
Research in the PACER lab seeks to refine the phenotypic definitions of psychopathology by applying findings from basic neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on mood disorders and psychotic disorders. In our basic research, we examine the psychological and behavioral processes reflected by patterns of brain activity that can be measured in the laboratory using neuroimaging techniques (event-related potentials, or ERPs; functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI). Much of this research focuses on how motivationally salient stimuli, such as monetary rewards and emotional images, are processed in the brain in healthy populations, as well as examining the relevant environmental contexts which shape this processing.
Currently, the lab is funded for a project examining why women who carry the Fragile X premutation are at drastically increased risk for developing depression as adults. This study is recruiting women from across the midwest to come to our lab and complete an EEG, MRI, blood draw, cognitive and neuropsychological tests, and a clinical interview. We hope this this study will help us understand what physiological processes are impacted by having this genetic premutation and how those processes might especially increase risk for depression in this group.
Research assistants will help facilitate data collection by assisting with recruitment and screening efforts; accompanying participants between different research-related activities; preparing participants for and collecting EEG data; storage, preprocessing, and shipping of biological samples (blood); and entering or analyzing data. Research assistants are also welcome to attend lab meetings and will have opportunities to conduct their own independent research project.
Most of our research will take place in our lab space in the Psychological Sciences building and at the Life Science MRI facility. Some (but not all) work may be completed remotely.
For questions, please contact Roslyn Harold at [email protected]
To apply, please fill out this form .
Students who are successful in this application will have strong organizational skills and be able to interact with participants in a professional, easy manner. Those who are able to commit to working 6-9 hours per week (i.e. register for 2-3 PSY390 credits) and who have somewhat flexible weekday (Mon-Thurs) schedules during the morning and afternoon are strongly preferred.
Margo Monteith – Social
Dr. Margo Monteith, Distinguished Professor—Social Psychology
Anna Li, graduate student, —Social Psychology
Liz Noland, graduate student, —Social Psychology
Research in Dr. Monteith’s Intergroup Relations and Inclusion lab explores issues related to stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination.
- Implicit or unconscious biases and their effect on people’s perceptions, evaluations, and behaviors in relation to outgroups (e.g., White people in relation to Black people)
- The self-regulation of biased behavior
- Confrontations of bias (e.g., how people react when they are confronted; how to make confrontations more effective)
Research assistants engage in weekly one-hour research group meetings will be held to discuss various projects in the lab and to help undergraduate assistants to learn what our research is all about. Additional time will be spent on planning and execution (e.g., data collection) of the research projects. Scheduling is flexible.
Please reach out to Anna Li (a graduate student in the Monteith lab), [email protected] for an application
- Must have completed PSY 120
- Completion of or enrollment in PSY 240 and PSY 203 preferred
- GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred
- Minimum commitment of 3 credits per term (9 hours per week) required, as well as two terms overall
However, all interested candidates are encouraged to apply. We especially encourage people from underrepresented or marginalized groups to apply.
Please fill out the following survey by April 5th . You will hear back within 1-2 weeks of this deadline.
Anne Sereno – Cognitive
Dr. Anne B. Sereno, Professor –Mathematical and Computational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior, and Biomedical Engineering
Daniel Larranaga McGough, graduate student – Neuroscience & Behavior
Research in Dr. Sereno’s research spans a wide array of topics in computational modeling, cognitive neuroscience, , and biomedical engineering.
- The factors that impact the time course of spatial attention
- The cortical representations of lexical semantics, attention, and memory
- Investigations of the effects of age on spatial processing
- Computational modeling, population decoding methods, and instrumentation
- Classification of motor movements for disease (e.g., bradykinesia, tremor, cognitive deficits)
- The effects of traumatic brain injury
Research assistants engage in weekly one-hour lab meetings where we will discuss various projects in the lab. Additional time will be spent on planning and execution (e.g., data collection) of the research projects. Scheduling is flexible. If student’s perform exceptionally well, there may be opportunities for the research honors program.
Labs in Psychology Building and Pierce Hall
Please reach out to Daniel Larranaga McGough (a graduate student in the Sereno lab) at [email protected] for an application.
- Completion of PSY 200, 201, and 203 preferred
Darryl Schneider – Cognitive
Dr. Darryl W. Schneider
We conduct basic research on attention and cognitive control. Recent studies in our lab have examined alertness and attentional focusing in selective attention tasks, as well as how people switch between tasks and resume interrupted tasks.
Students will be primarily responsible for help with data collection in behavioral experiments. For Fall 2024, students will work mainly on experiments for a project about factors that affect the ability to focus visual attention. Students will also participate in regular lab meetings and discussions of research with Dr. Schneider and other lab members.
Experiments are conducted in laboratory rooms on the 3rd floor of the PSYC building.
We are seeking 2-3 students.
Office: PSYC 3174
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~dws/
A commitment of 3 credits per semester (9 hours per week) is required.
Susan South – Clinical
Faculty Member and Graduate Students
Susan South, PhD Professor – Clinical Psychology
Jessica Dupree, Graduate Researcher
Magaret Lupo, Graduate Researcher
Description of Research
Research in the Relationships and Mental Health Lab seeks to investigate the role psychopathology plays within intimate romantic relationship experiences. Past research in the RMH Lab has focused on links between trait personality and dysfunction within marital relationships, as well as the interplay between personality and psychopathology and their influence on one another.
Currently, the lab is funded for a project examining the effects of adverse interpersonal experiences on mild cognitive impairment in older adult twins. Additionally, the lab is in collaboration with Dr. Chris Eckhardt’s team to investigate the impact of stress, mood, and alcohol use on relationship experiences, and Dr. David Rollock’s lab to investigate discrimination, relationship functioning, and mental health.
Research assistants will help facilitate data collection by assisting with participant concerns, programming surveys, as well as entering or analyzing data.
Research assistants will also attend biweekly lab meetings to read and discuss relevant journal articles, watch presentations from Dr. South and graduate students regarding research processes to gain additional experience useful for graduate school. Research assistants that have been with the lab for more than one semester may also have an opportunity to conduct their own independent research project.
Most of our research will take place in our lab space in the Psychological Sciences building. Some work may be completed remotely.
Number of Research Assistants Needed
For questions, please contact Dr. South: [email protected]
To apply, please contact [email protected] for an application
Students taking the course for credit should commit to working 3 hours in the lab for each credit (e.g. 9 hours/week for 3 credits).
Louis Tay – Industrial-Organizational
Faculty Member
Louis Tay, PhD, Professor, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, WAM Lab Director
The Well-Being and Measurement (WAM) Lab pursues cross-disciplinary research on human well-being and methodology.
Research assistants perform a variety of tasks, including:
- Learning and practicing literature review techniques
- Collecting, cleaning, and analyzing data
- Assessing traits and characteristics of people from videos or their writing
- Developing research study materials
Topic areas for fall 2024:
- Authenticity and Personality
- Work-Life Balance and Well-being
- Work Relationships
- Trait Assessment
- Big Data/AI/ML
You can find a draft of the syllabus here .
Number of Assistants Needed
We are recruiting up to 4 new undergraduate students to join the WAM Lab in Fall 2024 to work alongside graduate students and senior researchers. Research assistants are expected to work an average of 9 hours per week during the semester and receive 3 credits for PSY 39000.
To apply, please send an email to [email protected] and [email protected] (include both email addresses as recipients) with the following materials:
Although we prefer students with relevant skills and GPAs over 3.3, all interested students are encouraged to apply. Applications will be processed in the order they are received. Please reach out if you have any questions!
Registering and Earning Credit for PSY 39000
Registration for PSY 39000 is done during open registration using Scheduling Assistant — not during pre-registration using the course request form. Although PSY 39000 may be taken more than once, no more than six credits may be taken for a standard grade. All additional PSY 39000 credits must be taken as pass/no pass credit. Only three credits of standard-grade PSY 39000 can be used in the psychological sciences major, the brain and behavior science major, or the psychological sciences minor.
During the 16-week fall or spring semester, you are expected to work three hours in the lab for every credit earned (e.g., three credits would require nine lab hours per week). After the fourth week of the fall or spring semester, you may not register for three credit hours of PSY 39000 without special permission from the Department of Psychological Sciences. Late enrollment in PSY 390 during any semester reduces the number of possible credit hours you can earn.
During the eight-week summer session, you are expected to work in the lab six hours per week for every credit earned (e.g., three credits would require 18 lab hours per week).
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SONA Video Introduction
SONA System Manager and Research Pool Coordinator, Dr. Andre Kehn, recorded a video introduction of the SONA Research participation system.
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SONA Research Policies & Procedures
The last day to complete research is May 3rd, 2024.
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SONA Quizzes
Students who do not wish to participate in research studies because they have issue with being a research participant, can fulfill their research requirements by reading articles and taking quizzes. You must take as many quizzes as research credits required. Example: If you are a student in Psychology 111, you have to complete four quizzes to fulfill the research requirement.
You may not substitute other articles. Each article presents some issue in psychological research. Reading them and taking the quizzes will familiarize you with psychological research. You must pass the quiz with 70% or better in order to receive credit. If you score less than 70%, you will have to take another quiz to receive credit. The questions consist of short answer and essay. Students must register to take a quiz at least 24 hours in advance by emailing Dr. Andre Kehn.
Spring 2024 SONA Quiz Dates and Associated Articles
Quizzes will be administered on Tuesdays in Columbia Hall Room 2515 (online quizzes for student in online courses). They will last between 30-60 min.
To participate, you must read the article before taking the quiz. Articles will not be supplied during quiz sessions. In order to sign up for a quiz, please email Dr. Kehn at [email protected]
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Quiz 2: February 20th | 4:30 p.m. | |
Quiz 3: February 27th | 4:30 p.m. | |
Quiz 4: March 26th | 4:30 p.m. | |
Quiz 5: April 16th | 4:30 p.m. | |
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Research is central to the science of psychology. To enrich your understanding of psychological research, the Psychology Department has arranged for you to experience the research process first hand, as a research participant. Each student in Psychology 1010 courses, as designated by your professor, should participate in the research process as a participant. Students in other classes sometimes also participate. Typical psychology research activities include filling out surveys or participating in an experiment. Students who do not wish to participate as a research participant may opt to complete an alternative assignment as approved by your professor. Your participation is appreciated and will contribute to the discovery of knowledge to benefit humankind.
This is the guide for students who are participants in research studies. If you are a student conducting studies, please visit our Student Researcher Guide .
If you are a student in a PSY1010 class, a Sona account will be automatically created for you. “Sona” is the webpage that the Psychology Department uses to organize your research opportunities and record your research credits as you get them. To find studies for which you may be eligible, sign-up for them and participate, visit Sona Systems .
Alternatively, go to the SUU Psychology Department home page and navigate to Research Participation Portal .
Sona Frequently Asked Questions 1. How do I get an account? An account will be made automatically for you. This occurs around the last day to drop classes and get a full refund. Sona will use the email address that is associated with your regular SUU account. That email address will be sent a notification when an account is made for you. Check your spam folder; sometimes the notification emails end up there. 2. How do I log in? The first time you log in the information required is the following: User ID: Tnumber (A “T” is at the start, no space between the T and the number.) Password: Your Last Name (Capitalize first letter of last name.) When your first log in, you will be able to change the password. Forgetting revised passwords is a common reason why students cannot log on to their account. Use the “Forget Password?” function in Sona to reset your password. 3. When are credits due? Credit due dates are set by each professor. However, many studies listed on Sona do not collect data the last week of regular classes, and no studies run during final exam week. 4. How do I know if it is an in-person or online study? Most studies designate this in the description. Online studies usually say, “(Online Study)”. Online studies will have a link that will allow the student to complete the study immediately after you sign-up for a “timeslot”. In-person studies have many timeslots with locations for which you can sign up. 5. How long does it take to get my credit? The researcher has to assign you credits. The time depends on how long it takes the researcher to give you credit. We encourage researchers to assign credits in a timely fashion (within a few days after you do the study). 6. Who do I contact if I have questions about my credit for a particular study? Please contact the researcher running the study if you have a question about credits for that particular study. You should be able to get their contact information in Sona. 7. Who do I contact if I need to cancel or reschedule a study? Many times you can cancel the study on the Sona website. Otherwise, you should contact the researcher directly in-charge of running the study. Their contact information may be in the study information on the Sona website. If not, try to contact them through Sona itself. 8. Where are the in-person studies located? Locations vary. Please pay attention to the location of the study when you sign up for the study in Sona. If you have more questions or need additional help, please contact the Sona student worker (whose email address is included on the Sona webpage ) or Professor Bryan Koenig .
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We are glad that you have decided to participate in some of the exciting research being conducted in the Psychology Department. It is important that you carefully read the registration and participation instructions before you complete any studies. We use an online system called SONA SYSTEMS to coordinate and administer research participation.
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05/20/2024 : Pool Opens for Students On this date you will have access to the system and be able to sign up for experiments. If you have never used the Sona system you will need to create a new account. You can create a new account my clicking "Participant Registration" in the lower left corner of the sign-in page. If you have used the system in the past your account is still active. If you forgot your password click under "Lost your password" located on the bottom left column of the page.
07/26/2024 5pm : Pool Closes for Students This is the last day to complete any experiments for the semester. Any experiments completed after this date will not count. Make sure that all of the extra credit you earned for the semester is being applied to the correct course. There can be no changes made after this time. ANY CREDIT THAT IS NOT ASSIGNED TO THE DESIRED COURSE BY THIS DATE WILL BE LOST!
If you have participated using the Sona system before then you should already have an account. If you cannot remember your password then go to the SIGN-IN page and select "Forgot Password?" located toward the bottom of the page. DO NOT register an account if you already have one. Having more than one account will make it difficult to accurately assign extra credit to your classes.
If you need to register, click the "Request Account" link on the SIGN-IN page. Enter the information requested. Make sure to correctly enter your information. You will be asked to create a user name. After you submit your request a password will be emailed to the email address you provided. Please enter this email address carefully and keep it current as this is the primary means by which you will receive all announcements regarding the Psychology Participant Pool policies and procedures.
Enter your username (that you created yourself) and password. If you lost (or don’t know) your password, simply enter your username or email in the Forgot Password field. It will be sent to you.
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This page is the first page you come to after logging in. It will contain any Announcements by the Administrator. You will notice an icon next to your name, at the top of the page. Click this to change your profile information.
When you log in for the first time, you will be requested to fill out a prescreen questionnaire. These are questions that your Administrator has created in order to tailor survey questionnaires and experiments to specific participants. You will not be able to proceed until this information is filled out.
At the bottom of the page, you will notice an icon that will return you to this Home page. You will notice links to Policies, your institution's FAQ page, this tutorial, and a contact link. On the right there is an icon to pull up a calendar to help you schedule, and an icon that logs you out.
ALWAYS LOG OUT when done! There is an automatic logout for inactivity, but this is not fail-safe. Be sure you log out, especially when using a public terminal, to prevent others from accessing your records.
Experiments
This is a listing of experiments, some of which are available for you to sign up. Click DETAILS to get more information, including available sign-up times. After reading the experiment parameters, if you meet the criteria, click the SIGN UP button next to your desired time slot. You will be taken to an authorization screen to confirm your selection. Click CONFIRM if everything is correct. If your request is honored, you will be taken back to the Experiment list where you will notice that experiment is marked by a “scheduled” icon.
By clicking PRINT SCHEDULE, a listing of your appointments will pop up for you to print. This is helpful if you don't always have access to an online computer.
CanceLling an Appointment
You have the ability to cancel an appointment until the time specified by the researcher of each individual study. It is important to make sure you are aware of the cancellation policy of each study for which you sign up. After the cancellation time has passed (for example, 12 hours before appointment), the action button on the right will change to “CONFIRMED”, and you will have to contact the researcher directly in order to cancel. Failing to appear for a study appointment without cancelling (a “no show”) may affect your ability to sign up for the same study again. Please respect the researchers’ time and effort by cancelling appointments for which you know you cannot attend. Cancelling also allows your fellow students the opportunity to fill the slot.
This listing shows experiments that have been completed and credited. After you finish an experiment, please allow 48 hours for the Researcher to enter your credit. You will see a summary of credits. If you click on the details of the credit you will see the course which the credit has been assigned. You can reassign the credit to another course as long as that course is listed on your course list. After the participant pool closes for the semester, you will not be able to change any of this information.
Errors/Bugs
Errors and Bugs are never a desired result of the system, but they do happen. We take these matters seriously, repairing errors and bugs immediately. Please report anything that doesn’t look right to your Administrator. Be specific in the information you provide: What time was the error noticed? What page is it on, or what page were you trying to access? What is your browser type? Was there an error code? If so, what was it? Describe the problem.
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Purdue Researcher Receives Grant from Sleep Research Society Foundation
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James Dooley, Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences Department at Purdue University, has been awarded a grant from the Sleep Research Society Foundation. The funding, aimed at advancing our understanding of sleep, circadian rhythms, and related disorders, will support Dooley's research uncovering how brain activity during sleep is critical to sensorimotor development.
The study seeks to explore the mechanisms underlying the integration of the primary motor cortex (M1) into the sensorimotor network during early development. Dooley's research focuses on understanding how M1 transitions from its early sensory identity to its eventual sensorimotor identity, particularly emphasizing the importance of sleep in this process.
"In infancy, the primary motor cortex undergoes a crucial transformation, transitioning from a sensory structure to a sensorimotor structure," explains Dooley. "This transition is essential for enabling coordinated movements. This study explores the neural mechanisms behind sensorimotor integration, and the role of sleep in this process."
Through this grant, Dooley aims to shed light on these critical questions, providing insights into both typical and atypical sensorimotor development. By deepening our understanding of sensorimotor integration, his research holds promise for uncovering the mechanisms underlying the early sensorimotor deficits associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and Autism.
The Sleep Research Society Foundation is dedicated to supporting innovative research that advances our knowledge of sleep and circadian rhythms. Their career development awards are highly competitive and are designed to foster cutting-edge research in the field.
Dooley's work represents a significant contribution to this mission and highlights the institution's commitment to research in the biological sciences.
About the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University
Purdue University's Department of Biological Sciences is committed to conducting innovative research that addresses pressing challenges in the life sciences. What we do is biology at scales. With a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge technologies, our faculty and students are at the forefront of discovery and innovation. We provide life changing education and game changing research. Learn more at bio.purdue.edu/ .
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s longstanding leadership in nuclear energy technologies research has resulted in a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to lead a consortium that will revitalize nuclear research facilities and expand university-led research for small modular reactor (SMR) and advanced reactor (AR) technologies. The group consists of five universities and colleges and two national labs, which will work to upgrade research facilities, increase their capabilities and develop programs to educate the future nuclear energy workforce.
Purdue’s Seungjin Kim, the Capt. James F. McCarthy, Jr. and Cheryl E. McCarthy Head of the School of Nuclear Engineering, will lead the collaborative work with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and North Carolina State University. The project’s goal is to revitalize four existing nuclear reactor research facilities and expand research and educational programs, including developing nuclear curricula with Ivy Tech for training skilled trades, as well as programs for underrepresented groups with the Tougaloo College Research and Development Foundation.
The project will establish new cyber-physical capabilities that enable a wide range of SMR and AR technologies. It will establish a user facility composed of four interconnected cyber-physical facilities equipped with state-of-the-art digital instrumentation and control systems, which will serve as a regional center of excellence for research, education and training. The center will promote sharing equipment and instrumentation by universities, national labs, industry partners and other institutions for multidisciplinary research and demonstration. Infrastructure design and development also will be guided and supported by Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, as well as eight major nuclear industry partners who will facilitate internship and apprenticeship opportunities for students. They are BWX Technologies Inc., Constellation Energy Corp., Curtiss-Wright Corp., Duke Energy Corp., GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Sargent & Lundy and Westinghouse Electric Co.
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Purdue’s leadership and Kim’s expertise in nuclear energy research was in the spotlight earlier this year when the Indiana Office of Energy Development chose Purdue to lead an initiative exploring the feasibility of SMRs for Indiana . Purdue also has been leading the study related to SMR and AR technologies through the Purdue-Duke Energy joint study to explore the feasibility of using advanced nuclear technology for powering Purdue’s West Lafayette campus and its surrounding community.
Kim said the grant from the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy reflects Purdue’s tradition of excellence in the nuclear energy field: “These programs will enable synergetic cooperation between educational institutions, national labs, the nuclear industry and policymakers, and help build a sustainable platform for advanced nuclear technology research innovation and the future nuclear workforce.”
Kim is enthusiastic about the potential of all the latest reactor technologies, including SMRs and ARs, which he says improve on their larger reactor counterparts by being “more robust in construction and installation, more flexible in siting, equipped with advanced design features including enhanced safety systems, and dispatchable,” among other attributes.
“One of the exciting things about SMR and AR technologies is that they allow for load-following and hybrid with other renewables like solar and wind,” Kim said. “You can also generate hydrogen without any carbon generation. Additionally, by being smaller and flexible, the electricity generated by SMR and AR can be used toward charging electric vehicles, for example. Nuclear energy can actually be used to create a 100% carbon-free energy ecosystem that would not be possible without it.”
Work supported by the DOE grant will upgrade Purdue’s multidimensional integral test assembly, known as PUMA, which is the only existing scaled integral test facility for advanced light-water reactor designs. PUMA will be refurbished and given new capabilities, including its digital-twin system with a full-scale reactor control room. It will also upgrade Purdue’s existing research reactor (PUR-1), which is the first and only university reactor licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a fully digitized instrument and control system. PUR-1 will be enhanced with a high-fidelity, real-time digital twin with two-way TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/internet protocol) communications. The digital replica of the physical reactor systems will facilitate simulations and analyses to further enhance research toward SMR and AR technologies. In addition, complementary upgrades are planned at MIT and N.C. State, enabling the sharing of unique equipment and instrumentation for studies of advanced nuclear technology concepts.
When established, Kim said, the new and upgraded infrastructure will provide the broader nuclear engineering community with a test bed for cyber-physical research to develop and demonstrate new and potentially revolutionary technologies that include quantum-based cybersecurity, semiautonomous control and remote or unattended operation, digital twinning, diagnostics, and prognostics and sensor placement, among many others related to SMR and AR technology development.
Other Purdue nuclear engineering faculty involved in this project as co-principal investigators are Stylianos Chatzidakis, assistant professor; Mamoru Ishii, the Walter Zinn Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering; Shripad Revankar, professor; and Lefteri Tsoukalas, professor.
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Psychology 120 students must fulfill the psychology department research requirement by participating in research studies or completing Alternate Projects. The required units are as follows: 15 units during the regular school semester, 10 units for the standard summer section, and 8 units for Summer Start. One unit of research credit will take ...
Researchers can find general information about using the PSY 120 research participant pool in the linked document: Procedures Concerning Administration of the PSY 120 Pool. The PSY 120 research participant pool is operated using the Sona website. If you are a researcher and have questions about ...
Research Participation System. The Lamb School has always maintained an excellent reputation for research and scholarship, as well as for teaching. Student participation in studies conducted by members of the Lamb School has helped to create this reputation. In fact, much of the research that is taught in communication courses is based on the ...
2. In your paper, clearly cite the statement you intend to evaluate on the basis of research evidence. 3. In your paper, introduce the topic by discussing the cited statement in terms of the context of the article and in terms of the interest to psychologists. 4. Describe at least one specific research study from your text or one that was ...
Learn how to create and run a new experiment on Sona, the online subject management system for Purdue Psychology. Follow the steps to get a Sona number, enter the experiment information, prepare the paperwork and post the sessions.
The lab functions alongside the SONA-based Research Participation System that the Lamb School uses to allow undergraduate participation in communication research. Research in the lab is conducted by faculty and graduate students in the Lamb School. ... Purdue University, 100 North University Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, (765) 494-4600
The Brian Lamb School of Communication uses SONA to operate its Research Participation System and schedule and credit students' participation in communication research studies. With this system, students with an account can connect their account to their current communication courses and find studies to participate in to earn credit for those courses.
To post timeslots, log in to Sona. You can then click "My Studies" on the top menu, or click "View, add or edit timeslots" in the "My Studies" section of the page. You will see a table that lists your experiments. Find the experiment you want to post timeslots for, and click "Timeslots" in the right column. If the experiment is ...
List everything you plan to post to the Sona program, including restrictions, duration of the session and experiment credits to be awarded. 4. Attach one copy of your informed consent document that includes the IRB Research Project Number, the Sona Systems number(s), and the title to be used with the PSY 120 subject pool centered under the heading
Many courses in the Brian Lamb School of Communication allow students to participate as subjects in research studies as a way to receive extra class credit. ... For students who are ineligible for current studies or who do not wish to participate in current studies on the SONA system, alternative assignments are available. ... Purdue University ...
Participant Recruitment & Study Management Made Simple. Manage your participant pool with Sona Systems comprehensive research platform for universities. Universities using Sona Systems typically see participation rates increase by 25-50% and no-show rates drop to below 5%.
How to Award Credits in Sona. Once you log in to Sona, click on "View uncredited timeslots". For each timeslot, click "Modify" in the right column. You will see a list of subjects awaiting credit. See the screenshot below. If a subject participated, mark the subject as "Participated". If necessary, adjust the number of credits granted.
An online web-based program (SONA) allows PSY 120 students to select from a list of approved experiments the ones in which they want to participate to fulfill their research requirement For each study, the program provides a descriptive title and a short paragraph including further details so that students can decide whether they would like to ...
Starting a New Sona Experiment Working in Sona Checklist for Running Lab Experiments Awarding Credits in Sona Scanning and Archiving ... Review of Educational Research, 91, 272-308. O'Day, G. M., & Karpicke, J. D. (2021). Comparing and combining retrieval practice and concept mapping.
The PSY 120 textbook reference must reflect the text(s) currently in use; this information is available from the SONA TA. This document also must include two outside references, no more than one of which can be a book. This debriefing requirement provides a teaching opportunity and makes research participation an educational experience.
Research Procedures Within the Department. This page contains important information for faculty and graduates students who wish to conduct human research in the Department of Psychological Sciences. This page contains links to forms and procedures for preparing and submitting research protocols for review by the department's Human Subjects ...
Research. The Department of Psychological Sciences pushes the boundaries of psychological knowledge and discovery through studying a wide range of topics, from the neural basis of behavior to interpersonal interactions and relationships. In addition to our graduate research training areas, faculty have particular strengths in research topics ...
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Research assistants are expected to work an average of 9 hours per week during the semester and receive 3 credits for PSY 39000. How to Apply. Send (1) your CV, (2) unofficial Purdue transcript, (3) statement of research interests, and (4) reasons for applying, as one PDF file via email attachment to Dr. Agnew at [email protected]. Minimum 3.3 ...
SONA Research Contact. Dr. Andre Kehn. Research Pool Coordinator. [email protected]. The UND Department of Psychology provides opportunities for students to become familiar with the nature of psychological research through personal experience, managed through the UND SONA system.
Sona. If you are a student in a PSY1010 class, a Sona account will be automatically created for you. "Sona" is the webpage that the Psychology Department uses to organize your research opportunities and record your research credits as you get them. To find studies for which you may be eligible, sign-up for them and participate, visit Sona ...
SONA Research Participant Information. We are glad that you have decided to participate in some of the exciting research being conducted in the Psychology Department. It is important that you carefully read the registration and participation instructions before you complete any studies. We use an online system called SONA SYSTEMS to coordinate ...
James Dooley, Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences Department at Purdue University, has been awarded a grant from the Sleep Research Society Foundation. The funding, aimed at advancing our understanding of sleep, circadian rhythms, and related disorders, will support Dooley's research uncovering how brain activity during sleep is critical to sensorimotor development.
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