Current Studies
If you are an undergraduate looking to participate in Human Subject Research for classroom credit, please go to the Undergraduate SONA research page.
Do you have a child 11-19 yrs of age? Tell us about their sleep in a quick (<15 minutes) online survey conducted by the UMass Sleep Lab. Click here for more information: http://tinyurl.com/SleepyTeensSurvey
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In this study, we will test your ability to process speech by recording your brain waves (EEG) while you complete several tasks. For this part of the study, you sit comfortably in a chair listening to and/or watching a speaker talk, while you wear a cap on your head that will record your brain activity through electrodes wet with gel. Be prepared to leave the experiment with a bit of gel in your hair. You will also complete tasks testing your ability to perceive speech, without having your brain waves measured. You will respond by pressing a key on a computer or verbally. We will also collect demographic information from you and test your vision and hearing.
$10/hour
You are invited to participate in a research study about emotional response and older age. The purpose of this study is to determine how the emotional responses of older adults, aged 65 and older, relate to thinking abilities. Participants watch videos, complete questionnaires, and engage in brief cognitive testing. Participants must be accompanied by a companion, who will complete two brief questionnaires. Appointments are at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and last up to 2 hours.
Participants will be compensated for their time.
Volunteers Wanted For A Research Study
- Are you a woman between 18 and 35 years of age?
- Do you engage in self-destructive behaviors when you are feeling upset or in emotional pain?
If so, you may qualify for a study focused on how emotions affect pain perception. Participants will complete some interviews, questionnaires, and a task assessing pain endurance.
Financial compensation will be provided.
The Infant Cognition Lab is seeking infant participants age 11–12 and 18–24 months-old for a study investigating how infants think about faces.
Participants can be seen at one of two locations, the UMass Amherst Infant Cognition Lab or at the UMass Center, Tower Square, Springfield, MA.
Infants will watch a fun puppet show and complete a reaching task using characters with different faces.
The parent of the participant will receive $15 and the infant will receive a toy.
The Neuro-Learning and Performance Lab is seeking children and adolescents (age 10-17 years) and adults (23-29 years) to participate in a study researching brain development and decision-making processes. Participants will use games to choose between different options of winning money or allocating money to different people. Brain waves will be recorded using an EEG cap. Eye blinks will also be recorded by placing four small electrodes on the face. The EEG cap and electrodes are noninvasive and completely safe.
Subjects should be right-handed with no neurological or psychiatric disorders and who are not on daily medication for these disorders.
All participants will receive $15 plus a bonus of $1-5 based on performance during the computerized task.
Child and adolescents only will receive a $10 travel reimbursement and if a participant refers a friend who also participates in this study, they will receive a $5 Amazon gift card for the referral.
The study location is at UMass Amherst. The UMass Center at Springfield is also available for children and adolescents.
For more information, please contact Youngbin Kwak in the Neuro-Learning and Performance Lab at (413-461-0129) or kwaknlpgroup@gmail.com
The Arbella Insurance Human Performance Laboratory (HPL) and the Learning Lab are currently looking for licensed drivers ages 18-24 who do not wear eye glasses (contact lenses are okay). Participants are asked to come to the HPL for one session of 60 minutes during which they will use a driving simulator. Participants will also come to the Learning Lab for one session of 90 minutes during which they will complete computer tasks while EEG (electroencephalogram) is recorded. Participants will be compensated $20 after completing each session. If interested, please email neuro.drive.study@gmail.com, and be sure to include you first and last name, your age, and phone number.
Compensation: $20 each session; $40 total for two sessions
This study examines physiological, behavioral, and self-reported aspects of how people engage with and understand interactions between groups. Participants will complete a 45 minute visit to our lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Before the lab visit, we will assess your eligibility for the in-lab study with a short Qualtrics survey. Please complete this short 3 minute survey to determine your eligibility. If you are ineligible, you will receive notice within 24 hours. If you are eligible, you will be emailed an invitation code and will watch short clips of documentary footage, answer questions related to it, and discuss the footage with another participant in lab. If you are determined to be ineligible, your data will be immediately destroyed after we notify you of your ineligibility. If you are deemed eligible, your data will become part of the study record, although it will be stored separately from your responses on the main study so that your email is kept separate from any of your data from the actual study, keeping your responses in the main study confidential. We will also measure how your body responds during these tasks. You must be above the age of 18. You will receive up to 2 SONA credit for completing the in lab portion of the study.
***To take the eligibility survey (takes only 3 minutes), click the link below***
Link: https://umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bxci6Ux9L5jAFP7
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The Cognitive & Developmental Neuroscience Lab at UMass Amherst is recruiting volunteers for an EEG (electroencephalogram) study investigating the neural basis of visual cognition.
* Eligibility: Right-handed, 18-35 year-olds with no history of attention disabilities or neurological disorder
$20
Your eye movements will be monitored while you read sentences presented on a computer monitor.
$12
Paid volunteers needed for two research studies on eyewitness lineups and reading!
Contribute to science while earning $20 for 90 minutes of your time.
Two experiments will run back-to-back in the same room with a short break between.
Eyewitness Lineups: Be part of a psychological study on eyewitnesses and police line-ups. You will be asked to pick out a culprit from a line-up or make judgments about line-ups. This experiment will take approximately 30 minutes and you will be paid $8.
Sentence Reading: Your eye movements will be monitored while you read sentences presented on a computer monitor. This experiment will take approximately 60 minutes and you will be paid $12.
You may be eligible to participate if you:
are a native speaker of English
are 18 years of age or older
have no history of reading or language disability
have normal vision, or vision that is corrected to normal with glasses or contacts.
Volunteers Wanted for Research Study
- Are you between 18 and 55 years of age?
- Do your emotions shift suddenly?
- Or do you engage in impulsive behaviors when you are feeling upset or in emotional pain?
If so, you may qualify for a study focused on how emotions and personality affect learning and impulsivity. Participants will complete some interviews, questionnaires, and computer games at several different times.
Financial compensation will be provided
The Cognitive & Developmental Neuroscience Lab at UMass Amherst is recruiting volunteers for a behavioral study investigating the neural basis of numerosity perception.
* Eligibility: Right-handed, 18-26 year-olds with no history of attention disabilities, epilepsy, or other neurological disorders.
$10
