Psychology Research Labs
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Alcohol Addiction LabAlcoholics begin their careers with a single drink and, in time, their consumption patterns increase dramatically. The lab investigates factors that cause alcohol dependence and focuses on tolerance. (Cronise) |
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Behavioral Systems Neuroscience LabOur research examines the neural systems involved learning, memory and decision-making, using rodent models of human cognitive abilities and disease states.(Stefani) |
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Child Clinical LabOur research focuses on interpersonal and motivational processes that help children thrive in their family, school, and other contexts. (Gurland) |
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Children's Memory LabThe lab investigates how adult behaviors (e.g., questioning style or rapport development) relate to the quality of children’s reports of an experienced event, and has applications to forensic, educational, and medical settings. (McCauley) |
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Clinical Psychophysiology LabThe lab investigates the behavioral, peripheral, and central correlates of anxiety and anxiety disorders using eye tracking, event related potentials, and measures of peripheral autonomic activity.(Kimble) |
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Conservation Psychology LabThe lab assesses psychology’s role in understanding and predicting pro-environmental behaviors. Current work investigates the extent to which social norms, self determination theory, and childhood experiences predict the likelihood of engaging in pro-environmental behaviors. (McCauley) |
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Educational Psychology & Adolescent Development LabOne line of our research investigates the epistemological development of adolescents, or what adolescents believe about knowledge and knowing, and how that relates to learning and education. A second line of work examines communication with parents during adolescence and emerging adulthood, and the development of autonomy and self-regulation. (Hofer) |
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Human Memory LabOur lab examines the mental processes that underlie human memory. Current projects seek to understand the nature of memory errors, the influence of emotion on memory, how taking a test (as opposed to just studying) can improve long term memory, and how social processes influence memory. (Arndt) |
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Risk-Taking Analysis & Prevention LabThe lab investigates risk-taking behaviors in college students, emphasizing the causes and consequences of alcohol consumption as well as sexual risk-taking, including casual sex and protective behaviors. (Velez) |
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Sexuality & Gender LabOur research focuses on sexuality, close relationships, and/or gender, typically within college student samples. (Baldridge) |
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Spatial Cognition LabOur research investigates factors influencing cognitive abilities, particularly spatial skills. Some issues of interest: how do people ‘pay attention’ to their environment, strategies used, the influence of stressors, the role of social influences such as stereotypes, and relationships to hormones.(Collaer) |