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archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 14. 09. 2012 ::
:: What Would *You* Do? ::
  Erika Koch
St. Francis Xavier University
 
   
archived   Other :: in English :: 20. 09. 2012 ::
:: Your Abilities and Your Purchasing Power ::
  Kathryn Buchanan and Riccardo Russo
University of Essex
  This study has two parts and should take approx 15 minutes. In the first part you will be asked to complete a brief task designed to test your cognitive abilities (don't worry, it sounds scarier than it really is).To give yourself the best chance at this test you'll need to avoid interruptions. The second part of this survey will ask you how you feel about purchasing certain products.
   
archived   Cognitve Psychology :: in English :: 16. 05. 2013 ::
:: The Dictionary Game ::
  Cognition and Communication Laboratory
Université du Québec à Montréal
  The Dictionary game is a game where you have to define a starting word. Then you will have to define every word you used to define this word. You will need to repeat this process recursively, until all the words you used are defined. The goal is to complete your «dictionary» with as few words as possible.
   
archived   Clinical Psychology :: in English :: 09. 04. 2014 ::
:: A Comparison of Abstinence and Perceived Self-efficacy for Individuals Attending SMART Recovery and Alcoholics Anonymous ::
  Emily Guarnotta
Alliant International University, San Diego
  This study is looking at the personality characteristics of people that attend different self-help groups. You are eligible to participate if you are currently attending Alcoholics Anonymous or SMART Recovery and have at least 30 days sober. Your participation will take approximately 10-15 minutes and you have the opportunity to enter your email address to win a Starbucks gift card, but this is not required. All responses will remain confidential. Thank you.
   
archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 10. 01. 2014 ::
:: The tendency to gossip about public figures ::
  Hansika Kapoor
Monk Prayogshala
  This study is investigating the tendency of people to gossip about celebrities and public figures. It is a tendency which occurs almost every day, and most people indulge in it. We aim to develop a scale that assesses Public Gossip, and differentiate it from the conception of Private Gossip. Private Gossip is what we engage in while talking about people we know and interact with, whereas Public Gossip is making judgements and conclusions about celebrities and public figures. All persons over age 16 are eligible to participate.
   
archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 26. 07. 2014 ::
:: Coping Styles and Overall Health Questionnaire ::
  Nora Kline
Vanderbilt University
  The purpose of this study is to examine how individuals’ different traits affect coping strategies and overall health and well-being. As a participant, you will be asked to fill out a questionnaire indicating demographic information (e.g. age, gender, etc.) as well as questions about your personality and health behaviors. The survey is completely anonymous. Your name or other identifying information will not be collected at any time. To participate in the study, you must be 18 years or older. Participation is completely voluntary. You may exit the questionnaire at any time.
   
archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 17. 07. 2007 ::
:: Cultural Differences in How People Respond to Embarrassing Situations ::
  Sneha Jethmalani
Swinburne Institute of Technology
  The study explores attachment styles and whether it influences how young adults (aged 18-25) respond to shame-provoking situations.
For young adults (aged 18-25) only
   
archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 29. 07. 2007 ::
:: Clinical and psychological characteristics of Internet gamblers: web-based survey ::
  Robert Rogers
Oxford University
  Online gambling has increased substantially in the last few years. Little is known about the effects of the Internet on people's gambling behaviour and its impact on people who use these sites a little and those who use these sites a lot. Our survey is intended to fill this gap. Better understanding of these issues, and the health experiences of people who use online gambling sites, will allow us to find ways to help the small number of people who experience problems controlling their gambling online.
   
archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 03. 07. 2007 ::
:: Adjustment and Coping with IBD ::
  Rebecca Purc-Stephenson
University of Windsor
  The purpose of this study is to investigate personal growth and adjustment to IBD (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative Colitis), and how these may change over time. In addition, this study will explore the role of personal characteristics (e.g., optimism, hope) in adjustment and coping with IBD.
   
archived   Clinical Psychology :: in English :: 15. 06. 2007 ::
:: Lay Theories of Health and General Wellness Issues ::
  Christina Downey, Edward C. Chang
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
  This is the last in a series of studies examining how everyday people think about what comprises health. Participants will share their own impressions about health, and will make judgments of other people's health. The study takes from 15-20 minutes to complete. We are hoping to create a new measure of general health and wellness through this research, which will help to broaden the dialogue between patients and their health providers to include multiple facets of the health experience.
   
archived   Other :: in English :: 18. 06. 2007 ::
:: Everything you've always wanted to say about fat people ::
  Silke Ranisch-Lilienthal
Birkbeck College, University of London
  Asks for your attitude towards fat men and women, respectively. There are 5 different questionnaires to fill in and some general information about yourself. You have the opportunity to comment on the questionnaires at the end. There are two questions that cannot sensibly be answered by heterosexual men - please just skip them.
   
archived   Cognitve Psychology :: in English :: 26. 06. 2007 ::
:: Online modeling of your aesthetic preference ::
  Josh Bongard
University of Vermont
  A 5-minute study in which users select which images they like. Computer programs watch the users' selections, and then tries to predict further choices.
Short, five-minute interactive study
   
archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 22. 05. 2007 ::
:: Interpersonal Behavior ::
  Wendy de Waal-Andrews
University of Southampton
  How do you interact with other people? This short study (5-10 minutes) asks you to answer some simple questions about yourself and then tell us about your interpersonal behavior in groups.
   
archived   Cognitve Psychology :: in English :: 15. 04. 2007 ::
:: Unconscious thought ::
  Melinda Meszaros
Capella University
  This research is a Dissertation project and has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of Capella University. The purpose of this experiment is to characterize active unconscious/intuitive thinking and to determine if there is a relationship between the quality of unconscious thought and cognitive style among professionals. Following a practice task you will be asked to complete eight cognitive tasks and fill out a 38-item questionnaire. You must be between 25 and 65 years of age and be a professional to participate. The time required to fully participate is approximately one hour. Completing the experiment will require a reasonably private space (as you will be asked to verbalize your thoughts as you complete the tasks) and a time when it can be expected that you will not be interrupted.
   
archived   Personality Psychology :: in English :: 22. 01. 2007 ::
:: Different Strokes for Different Folks ::
  Erica Hepper and Constantine Sedikides
University of Southampton, UK
  This study aims to explore the ways that people with different personality characteristics typically think and behave in everyday life. It takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
Java Runtime Environment plug-in required: http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
   
archived   Other :: in English :: 06. 03. 2007 ::
:: Jurors' Non-Capital Sentencing Decisions ::
  Valerie Perez
Florida International University
  This study examines jury decision making issues, with an emphasis on jurors' sentencing decisions in non-capital cases involving sexual assault and battery.
   
archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 28. 11. 2006 ::
:: Three Scales ::
  Claire Hart
University of Southampton, UK
  This study involves filling in three short scales all about you. Takes 5-10 minutes to complete.
   
archived   Cognitve Psychology :: in English :: 05. 01. 2007 ::
:: Describing objects for a computer system. ::
  Kees van Deemter, Albert Gatt, Ielka van der Sluis
University of Aberdeen
  Describe objects for a computer system, which then removes them from the screen.
Suitable for native speakers of English.
   
archived   Cognitve Psychology :: in English :: 13. 12. 2006 ::
:: Learning about people's behaviour ::
  Mike Le Pelley and Stian Reimers
University of Cardiff and University College London
  How easily do you learn about people's attributes? You'll find out things about a number of people who come from different suburbs and belong to different gangs. At the end of the experiment, you'll receive feedback on your performance and the experiment in general.
15 minute learning experiment, requires Flash.
   
archived   Personality Psychology :: in English :: 05. 11. 2007 ::
:: Heroin, stress, and coping ::
  Sarah Bowles, Thomas Kruggel (faculty advisor)
Towson University
  I am conducting a study to examine the current and previous experience of stressful life events in the lives of current heroin/opiate users, and to examine the coping techniques they use to handle such stressful life events.
   
archived   Perception :: in English :: 26. 11. 2007 ::
:: Geographic Reference Experiment ::
  Kavita Thomas
Department of Computing Science, University of Aberdeenansonline.co
  This experiment is one of several experiments conducted in the Atlas.txt project. This project aims to communicate information found in geo-referenced data (which is often visualised as census maps) as spoken text to make this information accessible for visually-impaired people. Your participation will help us to produce better quality texts.
   
archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 16. 11. 2007 ::
:: Video Game Play, Personality, and Dreams ::
  Beena Kuruvilla & Jayne Gackenbach
Grant MacEwan College
  The current study seeks to further explore the relationship between dreaming and electronic media use, especially, but not exclusively, video game playing experience. As such, we need individuals with various backgrounds in video game play, including those with limited to no experience. After reporting the dream you had the night prior to filling out the survey you will be asked a series of questions about that dream including questions about your awareness of yourself during the dream. Additionally, you will be asked which electronic media you used the day prior to the dream and what the impact of that media was on you. By participating, you make a valuable contribution to basic knowledge about the experience of video game play and more broadly the impact of media use on dreams.
Ethics approval has already be attained
   
archived   Other :: in English :: 19. 11. 2007 ::
:: Realistic portrayal of science is crucial for the financial and critical success of SF-Films ::
  Markus Weber
SAE Institutee>
  A questionnaire about how science in science fiction films influences the viewers and how they perceive it. Takes around 7 minutes to fill out and is part of a BA thesis with the same title.
   
archived   Other :: in English :: 09. 10. 2007 ::
:: News Sharing Behavior with E-mail ::
  Young Ae Hahn
Illinois Institute of Technology
  Have you ever sent or received news articles with e-mails since 2006? If you have received more than 10 news articles e-mailed, please participate in this short (about 5 minutes to finish) survey.
   
archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 11. 01. 2008 ::
:: Interpersonal transgressions and possible components of forgiveness ::
  S. MacKinnon
University of Prince Edward Island
  A study in the area of interpersonal transgressions and possible components of forgiveness. Participants should be over the age of 19. The study will consist of an online survey in which you will be asked to read about and evaluate one brief scenario of a transgression and complete several individual difference questionnaires. The study will take approximately 30 minutes of your time. Participation in this study is completely voluntary. You may stop your participation in the research project at any time, without penalty or prejudice. Your responses are anonymous and will be kept confidential. This research project has been approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Department of Psychology, as a subcommittee of the UPEI Research Ethics Board. Any concerns about the ethical aspects of your involvement in this research project may be directed to Dr. Fiona Papps, Chair of the Ethics Committee, Department of Psychology, telephone (902) 566-0966. This research is being conducted by Shannon-Dell MacPhee for Psychology 490-Honours Thesis, under the supervision of Dr. Stacey L. Mackinnon at the University of Prince Edward Island. Any questions or concerns about this study can be directed to Shannon-Dell MacPhee, 902-367-0299, email: shmacphee@upei.ca, or Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, 902-566-0402, email: smackinnon@upei.ca.
   
archived   Social Psychology :: in English :: 07. 12. 2007 ::
:: Similarities with parents and friends in attitudes toward food ::
  Margherita Guidetti
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
  If you agree to take part in this study, you will be asked to complete some computer based categorization tasks and answer a number of questions about your food liking, beliefs and eating behaviour. The whole thing is online and takes you about 20-25 minutes. For the purposes of the study, we need you to take part along with two other persons. If you are a son/daughter, you should take part with one of your parents and one of your best friends. If you are a parent, you should take part with one of your children and (possibly) one of his/her best friends. In both cases, the son/daughter (target participant) must be between 18 and 25 of age. You don't need to be together or to use the same computer.
Study is closed, author provides documentation of results
   
archived   Cognitve Psychology :: in English :: 01. 01. 2008 ::
:: Psychology of minor experiences ::
  J. Stephan Jellinek
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