The Psychology Department promotes critical thinking by way of undergraduate research. We encourage students to design manageable and challenging research projects that, with supervision, can be completed by students and result in a product. By taking advantage of these opportunities, students get:

	Hands-on research experience in psychology.
	The opportunity to taste the thrill of discovery.
	Credit towards their degree requirements.
	The opportunity to help generate knowledge and disseminate it to professionals in the field by giving presentations at conferences.
	The opportunity to work as part of a team that includes faculty and other students.
	The chance to get to know a faculty member personally.

INDEPENDENT STUDENT RESEARCH

Title: Differences Between Men and Women in the Retrieval of Emotional Content
Author: Kathi Abler- view abstract

Title: The Influence of Caffeine and Suggestion on Reaction Time Tasks
Author: Dustin Feenstra - view abstract

Title: Positive versus Negative Mental Imagery and its Effects on Self-Efficacy and Closed Motor Skill Performance
Author: Robert McCoy - view abstract

Title: The Effect of Human-Animal Interaction on Nursing Home Residents' Well Being
Author: Carrie Peterson - view abstract

Title: Temperature Effects on the Ability to Recall Information.
Author: Terri J. Peterson - view abstract

Title: Making Sense of Scents
Authors: Erica Mertens and Paula Larson - view abstract