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Research
Assistantship Opportunities:
Dr.
Boccaccini conducts research in the area of
clinical-forensic psychology, with specific
interests in helping witnesses get ready to
testify in court, expert testimony in death
penalty cases, and evaluations for
mental retardation in death penalty cases. Research
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Current
Projects:
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Content
analysis of trial transcripts from death
penalty cases
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Jurors'
perceptions of behaviors associated with
mental retardation
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The
effectiveness of various training programs
for preparing witnesses to testify in
court
Volunteers
main gain experience in:
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Coding
trial transcripts
- Coding
videotapes of witness testimony
- Database
design and management
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Rowland
Miller, Ph.D.
Dr.
Miller is broadly interested in the manner in
which partners in close relationships maintain
their satisfaction with and commitment to each
other.
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Current
Projects:
- Measuring individual differences in
the interest with which people seek out romantic
alternatives to their present relationships.
- Exploring preferences for "romantic
hyperbole," or exaggerated demonstrations
of love and attachment from one's romantic
partner.
Volunteers
may gain experience in:
- development
and validation of self-report research questionnaires.
- data
collection
- experimental
methodology
- data
entry and management
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| Christopher
Wilson, Ph.D.
Dr.
Wilson’s research is aimed at investigating
developmental changes in animals. In doing so,
he administers various psychoactive agents,
i.e., drugs, to animals of different ages, recording
varying effects of those drugs on behaviors.
Research
Assistantship Application
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Current
Project:
The
effects of dopamine subreceptor antagonists
on ketamine-induced behaviors as a function
of age and sex in rats.
Volunteers
may gain knowledge in:
- experimental
design
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preparation and administration of drugs
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observation and coding of various behaviors
in animals
Participation
Requirement:
Project requires the successful completion
of either PSY 333/313 (Physiological
Psychology w/lab), PSY 391 (Psychopharmacology)
or both.
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