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Participating in Research

Testing theory with research involving human participants is the lifeblood of scientific psychology. When you participate in in a well-designed experiment, you make an invaluable contribution to the advancement of our understanding of human mind and human behavior.

The Psychology Department uses the Sona System to track participation in research. There are several ways people can sign up to participate in a psychology experiment. Students in Introductory Psychology (PSYC 100) participate in a set number of research hours as a requirement for completing the course. Other courses in the Psychology Department offer extra credit for participation in experiments. There also may be opportunities for people to participate in an experiment for pay. Access to all of the different ways people can participate in experiments can be found at the UMD research website.

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fMRI grant proposal funded

A grant proposal submitted by NACS faculty for a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging facility on campus has been funded by the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program. This facility will substantially enhance our ability to conduct cutting edge research in human neuroscience and cognitive science. NACS faculty members come from a variety of departments including Bioengineering, Hearing and Speech, Human Development, Kinesiology, Linguistics, Psychology, and others.

Banneker-Key Scholars

The Banneker-Key Scholarship is the most prestigious and competitive scholarship that the University offers to incoming freshmen. The top tier of awards supplies the full cost of tuition, fees and room and board coupled with a book allowance for four years. The Psychology Department has 9 Banneker-Key Scholars among the incoming freshman class. This raises the total number of Banneker-Key Scholars in the departmenr to 33, more than 1/3 of the 95 Banneker-Key Scholars in all of BSOS.

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