Research you can participate in: Online surveys and studiesWould you like to be a participant in a scientific study? Increasingly, researchers in the behavioral and cognitive sciences are using the internet to conduct surveys and online experiments. On this page, I feature links to studies relevant to parenting and child development. When you click on a link below, you will open a page that provides more information about each study. As a rule, each research project has been approved by a college or university review board. However, you should always read the information carefully to make sure you are comfortable with the terms of the study and agree to participate at your own risk. Are you a researcher who would like to add your study to my list? If so, please click here. Your teenager's computer useDepartment of Public Health at the Weill Cornell Medical CollegeSeeking parents (aged 32-70) of teenagers (aged 13-17 years)Jennifer A. Epstein of Cornell University is looking for parents to fill out a survey about their teenagers' use of computers and electronic games. The questionnaire takes between 10-30 minutes to complete. To participate, click here. Your parenting behaviors and beliefsDepartment of Human Development & Family Studies at Texas Tech UniversitySeeking parents of children (aged 3 to 8 years)Sarah Kulkofsky of Texas Tech University studies the relationship between parenting behaviors and child development. If you have a child between the age of 3 and 8, she'd like you to fill out a survey about your child's behavior, your interactions with your child, and your beliefs about parenting. The survey takes between 15 and 30 minutes to complete. To participate, click here. What your child understands about the brainSponsor: Department of Psychology, Temple UniversitySeeking parents of children (aged 4 to 18 years)Temple University's Peter Marshall is doing research on what children understand about the brain. He's asking the parents of children, aged 4 to 18, to ask their kids a series of questions and submit the answers online. The questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete. To participate, click here. Perceptions of Children’s BehaviorSponsor: Department of Psychology, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PennsylvaniaSeeking parents (or grandparents) of children (or grandchildren) under the age of 18. Teachers of school-age children are also invited to participate.In this study, you will be asked to view a brief video and complete a brief survey about the child in the video. In total, the entire study should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. The researchers seek a deeper understanding of how people view children’s behavior in social and educational settings. The study is being conducted by Mark J. Sciutto, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Psychology), Jeffrey Rudski, Ph.D. (Professor of Psychology), Erin Herman, and Lauren Naab at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. To participate in this online survey, please click here. Paternal Behavior and HealthSponsor: Anthropology Department at the University of Nevada, Las VegasThis is study, which was designed to "understand the mood and health changes associated with fatherhood, " is now closed to recruitment. The researchers are currently analyzing their data. Peter Gray, the principal investigator, will update Parenting Science readers about the outcome at the end of 2009.The Moral Sense TestSponsor: Cognitive Evolution Laboratory, Harvard UniversityRequirements: Macromedia FlashResearchers at the Department of Psychology of Harvard investigate the evolutionary and developmental foundations of the human mind.Currently, they are running an online study of moral judgments. How do you decide what is right and wrong? Fiery Cushman and his colleagues have devised a short series of moral dilemmas to “probe the psychological mechanisms underlying our moral judgments.” If you’d like to take this Moral Sense Test,
click here.
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