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Help with research by participating in online research studies:

bullet Salary and Co-worker Characteristics. The Primary Investigator is Jamie Walkup, Ph.D., Rutgers University.
The very brief study looks at how people decide what job to take, and how they take into account aspects such as salary, co-worker characteristics, and so forth. If interested, please paste the following link into your web browser: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=dBHnqLsoAK16wfsUepG3kA_3d_3d
bulletLearning the Meanings of Words.  Researcher: Joshua Hartshorne.
Central Michigan University
bullet Body Height Preferences. Researchers: Bernhard Fink, University of Goettingen,
and collaborators.
bullet Important Memories Interview. Researchers and associated university:
Bethany T. Heywood and Jesse M. Bering, Queen's University Belfast
Brief description of study: This study investigates different topics and
common themes present in narratives about important memories. Participants
will sign up at the link posted to be interviewed via Google Talk instant
messenger. The interview will take approximately 30-45 minutes.
bulletWhat do you expect where on typical websites?  Researchers:
Sandra Roth, M.Sc.,lic.phil.,  Javier Bargas, Prof. Dr. Klaus Opwis,
University of Basel
bulletImpact of fatherhood on men’s health and behavior, for men between the ages
of 18-40 years who have young children (0-4 years). Click on: Postpartum Dads.
Researchers at UNLV Departments of Psychology and Anthropology.
bulletSexual Behaviour and the Menstrual Cycle: A couple's Study.
Researchers: Lara Eschler and Professor Melissa Hines. Institution: The
University of Cambridge.
Web Address of Study: The initial phase of menstrual cycle
study (required to proceed to weekly questions):
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=731942754377
Weekly questions of
menstrual cycle study (You need to have completed and submitted phase 1 in
order to proceed to answer the weekly questions):
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=65683585527
bullet Factors thought to influence the identity development and well-being of biracial individuals (e.g., African American/Caucasian, African American/Asian, Latino/Asian, etc.).  Researcher: Kizzie Walker, Marquette Univerity
bulletwebexperiment.net  Several studies at the University of Liverpool, and elsewhere
bulletAltruistic punishment and reputation.  Researcher:  Hayley Noakes, Roehampton University
bullet Female orgasmic capacity, individual differences and phenotypic masculinity. The study is
reserved to women of 18 or over. Researchers: Lara Eschler. Supervisor: Dr Melissa Hines Institution:
University of Cambridge
bulletResearcher:  Valerie Starratt, Florida Atlantic University.

Emotions in Intimate Relationships:
open to males and females who are currently in a committed, heterosexual relationship.
link to male version: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=686093495161
link to female version: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=554693307432

Alternatives to Current Relationship: open to males and females who are
currently in a committed, heterosexual relationship.
link to male version: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=688903246345
link to female version: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=554693307432

 

bulletSentencing study--A study investigating how characteristics of accused offenders
affect how they are sentenced, by Meghan Provost, Queen's University, Ontario
bulletFemale Violence & Antisocial Behaviour.  Researcher: Abi Thorton, University of Central Lancashire
bullet Study on female sexuality (This study is for women 18 years of age or older).
Researcher: Richard Michalski, Hollins University
bullet Social Behavior Study.  Researcher: Michael Camargo, State University of New York at New Paltz.
bulletStudy on Romantic love for males and females.  Researcher:  Andrew Galperin, UCLA.
bullet Are you a hawk or a dove?  Researcher:  Rick O'Gorman, PhD, University of Kent
bulletThinking about Sexual Assault  Researchers: Prof. J. Temkin, School of Law, University of Sussex, UK & Prof. B. Krahé,  S. Bieneck & A. Berger, Department of Psychology, University of Potsdam, Germany.

Older studies (may be closed to new participants):

bullet Survey of Love & Sex Researchers: Danielle Cohen & Jay Belsky, University of London
bullet Female Mating Behaviors (for females aged 18 and older; Researchers: Dr. Danielle Cohen
and Dr. Lynda Boothroyd)
bullet Relationships and Mating (for males and females aged
18 or older) Researchers: Dr. Danielle Cohen & Dr. Jay Belsky
bullet Online and Offline Personality Survey by Laura Widyanto
bulletSeveral studies on facial attractiveness, Dr. Anthony Little, University of Liverpool
bulletPersonality and Sexual Behavior, by Mark Sergeant, Nottingham Trent University
bulletInferences about People and Animals
bullet Sexual Attitudes, Personality, and Interests
bulletOnline Dating Survey (for heterosexual females only)
bulletPersonality, Attitudes and American Identity
bulletPersonality, Personal Tastes and American Identity
bullet Facial Attractiveness and Morphing Experiments at the University of St. Andrews
bullet How should we deal with Road Ragers?
bullet Studies of facial features and beauty by Ronald Henss
bullet Personal Relationships Survey (open to anyone over 18)
bulletTwo studies on female attractiveness.
bulletPersonality and the Prediction of Relationship Satisfaction -- online study for couples married or cohabitating for at least one year, available online.
bullet Study of Personality and Other Factors Related to Satisfaction with Having Children -- available online, for participants who have at least one child that he or she has lived in the same household with for at least one year.  
bulletStudy on Personality and Imagination
bulletFaceprints -- Facial Beauty Experiment

Additional web-based studies can be found at the Association for Psychological Science's Psychological Research on the Net, as well as these additional sites: webexperiment.net / Online Psychology Research, UK / Online Social Psychology Studies / Psychology Tests and Experiments (Yahoo! listing) / Web Experimental Psychology Lab (University of Zurich listing)  / PsychExperiments / eLab / Surveyz /

Create your own web-based research surveys:  FormSite  / SurveyKey / StudentResearcher / CleverForm /  SurveyMonkey.com / Questionmark / PsychDesign.com / QuestionPro / Supersurvey / Web Online Surveys.  
Additional sites: sysurvey.com, advancedsurvey.com, hostedsurvey.com, websurveyor.com, freesurveysonline.com, dev.ebrain.com, webenalysis.com/onlinepolls.asp, www.surveymonkey.com,www.keysurvey.com.

Get a representative sample of research participants via the web:  StudyResponse.com.

Databases available for use by researchers:

bullet Ye'kwana Behavioral and Locational Data Base   This web page provides students with an ethnographic data base and
a programmed set of query options that will allow them to ask questions about patterns of behavioral and locational
variation in Toki, an traditional Amazon village in Venezuela.  Run by Raymond Hames: rhames@unl.edu

 

Distributed computing research screen savers. Donate your unused computer cycles to help with scientific research with these research screen savers:

Search for extraterrestial intelligence (SETI):   http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu
Genome@home. Help map & understand the human genome.  http://genomeathome.stanford.edu/
Help with Aids research: http://www.fightaidsathome.org/
 

If you have an online, or distributed computing, study you would like to be listed here, contact to Dr. Michael E. Mills at memills@gmail.com