Social and Behavioral Sciences Laboratory

Welcome to the CLA Social and Behavioral Sciences Laboratory (SBSL) at the University of Minnesota. The SBSL supports researchers in social and behavioral sciences with facilities for a wide range of cognitive experiments.

Open House

Thursday, May 15
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
170/174 Anderson Hall (unless indicated otherwise)

Stop in for presentations by College of Liberal Arts faculty and graduate students. SBSL staff will be available throughout the day. Also featured are two grants workshops, information on CLA-OIT Survey Services, and a RCR Continuing Education panel discussion. You are welcome to attend any portion of the events, but we are asking for RSVPs for the RCR workshop only because space is limited.

SBSL: Research projects using the CLA SBSL facilities

10:00 a.m.: Opening Remarks, CLA Associate Dean Jo-Ida Hansen
10:15 a.m.: Caution and Riskiness in Individual and Group Decision–Joshua Miller, Econ
10:30 a.m.: Cognitive and Affective Process in Control and Decision–Prof Angus MacDonald, Psych
11:00 a.m.: New Habits and Opinions of Minnesotans–Justin Holmes, PolSci
11:15 a.m.: Normative Ratings of Smoking Pictures–Jeff Englemann, Psych
11:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.: Prejudice Reduction through Close Intergroup Contact–Emily Fisher, Psych
11:45 a.m.: Factors Affecting Political Decision-Making–Dana Adams, PolSci
12:00 p.m.: Study on Decision-Making–Christos Ioannou and Jaroslaw Grygolec, Econ
12:15 p.m.: Influence of Social Stereotypes on Speech-sound Recognition–Benjamin Munson, SLHS
12:30 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.: Usability Study of Web Mapping Tools–Len Kne, Geog
1:15 p.m.: Lab Methods for Testing Adults’ Novel Sound Learning–Eden Kaiser, Linguistics
1:30 p.m.: Neuroanatomical Basis for Anti-drug Message Processing–Prof Marco Yzer, Jour
2:30 p.m.: Strategic Evaluations of Goal Pursuit–Roger Bartles, Psych

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Continuing Education Panel Discussion

Mentoring at a Distance: Implications for Responsible Conduct of Research
Facilitated by Prof Ben Munson, SLHS
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
130 Blegen Hall
You will receive RCR continuing education for attending this workshop. PLEASE RSVP TO clagrad@umn.edu or call 4-9839 as space is limited to 60.

Grants Workshop: Funding Services and Tools

Co-presented by University Libraries and CLA Grants Support Team
Two sessions: 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. and 2:00 to 2:45 p.m.
150 Anderson Hall

CLA-OIT Survey Services

Web-based survey services by Thomas Lindsay, CLA-OIT
2:15 to 2:30 p.m.

Lab Schedule

Browse the lab schedule for availability. Contact John Easton to discuss your next project.