STUDIES CURRENTLY RECRUITING:

Associative Learning and VR Study

 Do you want to participate in a paid research study? TEAM Lab researchers are looking for healthy adults (age 18-50) who have never used virtual reality for a 3-day in person study measuring skin conductance and pupil dilation. Study procedures include viewing images on a screen, answering questionnaires, receiving mild electrical shocks on the wrist, and a possible virtual reality task.

 Payment: Up to $80 ($20/hour plus $10 bonus for completing all visits)

 Study location: Psychology Building, 490 Boston Ave, 3rd Floor, Medford, MA

 Interested? Please fill out the Study Interest Form.

Learning and Emotion Study

Purpose of study: This is a 2-day study that explores associative learning and emotion testing.

Name of experimenter: Meghan Whalen, B.S.

Study location: Psychology Building, 490 Boston Ave, 3rd Floor, Medford

Specific requirements: 18-50 years old, healthy, normal or corrected vision, fluent in English. No psychiatric, endocrine, or neurological disorders, no medications (other than oral contraceptives and acetaminophen), no medical devices, must not be pregnant, must not have participated in studies involving shock within the last 6 months. At the time of your visit you must not be using drugs or alcohol or have consumed caffeine up to 2 hours prior to the visit.

Type of activity: You will view stimuli on a screen and receive mild electrical shocks on your wrist. You will also complete an emotion-related test. We will make non-invasive recordings of your skin conductance and you will fill out several questionnaires.

Approximate length of time: This is a 2-day study. The sessions will occur on two consecutive days, around the same time each day. Each day will last 1-1.5 hours.

Payment: You will get 1 SONA credit per hour of participation (up to 3 credits total). Or alternatively, you will be paid $20/hour of participation (up to $60 total). You may opt for partial credit hours and partial payment at the rate of $20/hour.

Interested? Please fill out the Study Interest Form.

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