Research Requirement Studies: Fall 2009
The studies below are in categories of studies available: 1) only for students in EPY 303 and EPY 451, 2) for students in EPY 303, EPY 451, and EPY 702, and 3) only for students in EPY 702. Please read the descriptions carefully before you attempt to sign up for a study.
Studies For Students in EPY 303 and EPY 451 Only
Concurrent Validity Study of the Cognitive Assessment System (Krach/Fevrier)Studies For Students in EPY 303, EPY 451, and EPY 702MUST BE BETWEEN 18 AND 21 YEARS OLD. ENROLLMENT IN THIS STUDY IS NOW COMPLETE.Learning About Season - Part Two (Sinatra/Cordova)THIS STUDY IS NOW CLOSED.The Effect of Goal Orientation on Learning and Attention (Reynolds/Edwards)We will ask you for some general information about yourself (e.g. gender and age), then you will complete questionnaires about your academic goals and background knowledge and a reading ability test. This will take approximately one hour. You will then be required to return for Phase 2 of the study, an additional hour, in which you will be given text to read, complete an interest questionnaire and a short-answer post test on the reading and/or a short survey. The total amount of time will be less than two hours for which you will receive two research credits.TWO PART STUDY; CURRENT ENROLLMENT IN THIS STUDY IS NOW COMPLETE.
Cognitive Load and Depth of Processing of Critical Thinking Strategies (Nussbaum/Shehab)In this online study, conducted through WebCampus, you read various arguments, write several paragraphs, and complete surveys on thinking patterns. Participants must have previous experience taking exams in WebCampus. The study will be available during each of five one-week periods (Monday morning through Sunday evening). You sign up for the study and then email the researcher with your name and WebCampus login to complete your enrollment. The researcher will inform you about the week in which your participation can occur. During that one-week period, you then go to the link provided and, within one hour, complete the study. The study is expected to require 30 to 60 minutes of your time for which you will receive 1 research credit.ENROLLMENT IS OPEN NOW. Click Here To Enroll.
Studies For Students in EPY 702 OnlyConceptions of Water Usage in the Las Vegas Valley(Nussbaum/Owens)
The purpose of this study is to assess participants' concepts of regional water usage. The study consists of a 60-minute audio-recorded interview in which you will be asked questions regarding your understanding of water usage. You will be compensated with one research credit towards fulfillment of your research requirement.Moral Reasoning and Academic Integrity (Olafson)ENROLLMENT IS OPEN NOW. Click Here To Enroll.
The purpose of this on-line study is examine moral reasoning of students at UNLV. If you participate in this study, you will be asked to do the following activities on-line: complete a biographical sheet (information about yourself); complete a 28-item questionnaire to find out about your beliefs about knowledge; complete a 36-item questionnaire aimed at understanding how people think about social problems; read two chapters from a book on how people make decisions, and answer 10 multiple choice questions and four open-ended questions. You will receive two research credits.ENROLLMENT IS OPEN NOW. Click Here To Enroll.
Influences on Cognitive Engagement and Learning in Graduate Level Research Methods Courses- Part Three (Marchand/Gutierrez)This is Part Three of a three-part online study worth a total of 3 research credits. The online survey for part three will is approximately 45 minutes in length.ENROLLMENT FOR PART THREE WILL OPEN ON NOVEMBER 23.
