This page contains links to 219 web-based experiments, surveys, and other social psychology studies. If you would like us to add a link to your study, click here. To help reach a wide audience, study links posted here are also publicized via Twitter and an RSS feed (a combined subscriber base of over 23,000 people). Please note, however, that SPN does not endorse the content or quality of studies that appear below. Any use of SPN pages, feeds, or derivative services indicates acceptance of the SPN User Policy. Table of Contents (click on a category of interest) Professional Research:    Interpersonal Relation    Social Perception    Beliefs and Attitudes    Personality and Individual Differences    Judgment and Decision Making    Psychology of the Internet    Other Social Psychology Topics Student Research:    Interpersonal Relations    Social Perception    Beliefs and Attitudes    Personality and Individual Differences    Judgment and Decision Making    Psychology of the Internet    Other Social Psychology Topics Web Experiment Resources:    Other Listings of Online Studies    How-to Guides    Software for Experimentation    Web-Based Data Collection Services    Subject Pool Management    Additional Resources

Professional Research

Interpersonal Relations: Advertising and Race Relations (Wesleyan University) Athletes and Relationships (California State University, San Bernardino) Attitudes Toward an Ex-Partner's Facebook Activity (Brunel Univ., UK) Attitudes Toward Gender Roles in Relationships (Brunel University, UK) Breakups and Personal Growth (Brunel University, United Kingdom) Building the Bonds of Trust (University of Prince Edward Island, Canada) Couples’ Sexual Activities (University of Rochester) Cross-Sex Friendships (University of Texas of the Permian Basin) Daily Decisions Study (Carleton University) Drama Queen (Harvard University) Economic Game-Playing Between Individuals (University of Sunderland, UK) Emotions in Groups (Purdue University) Friends with Benefits (Purdue University) Friends with Benefits Relationships (St. Francis Xavier University) Friendship and Stress (Chestnut Hill College) Influences on Post-Conflict Behaviour (Charles Sturt Univ., Australia) Love for the Homeland: Attachment to Countries (Brunel University, UK) Partners' Expectations and Perceptions (Alliant International University) Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence (Maimonides Medical Center) Perceived Aspects of the GLBT Community (Colorado State University) Personality and Interpersonal Communication (Muhlenberg College) Personality and Relationship Experiences (Northwestern University) Personality and Relationships (Towson University) Positive Transgender Experiences (Towson University) Processes in Friendships & Romantic Relationships (Purdue University) Quality of Humor in Relationships (University of Rochester) Quality of Sex in Relationships (University of Rochester) Rating My Doctor (Northeastern University) Relationship Experiences and Intergroup Attitudes (Towson University) Relationship Functioning and Sexual Functioning (Deakin University) Romantic Relationships (Colorado State University) Romantic Relationships and Solitude (Towson University) Same-Sex Couples’ Sexual Activities (University of Rochester) Sexuality Across the Lifespan (University of Minnesota) Social Issues and Activities (Dominican University) Social Relations at Work (Southern Illinois University Carbondale) Social Relationships Survey (Harvard University) Social Perception: A Quick Survey Regarding Views of a Defendant (Rider University) Experiences of LGBQ Asian Americans (Teachers College, Columbia Univ.) Home and Emotional Bonds (Hesser College) Identity and Foreign Policy (Claremont Graduate University) Jewish Participants' Relationship to Community (Northwestern University) Judgments and Perspective Taking (Manhattan College) Patterns of Identity and Leader Evaluations (Claremont Graduate Univ.) Perceptions of Religious Community Leaders (Claremont Graduate Univ.) Perceptions of the GLBT Community (Colorado State University) Performance Feedback II (Central Michigan University) Personal Judgments in Social Situations II (Queen's Univ. Belfast, UK) Religiousness and Identity (Claremont Graduate University) Sharing Your Experiences (University of Southampton, United Kingdom) Situational Judgments (Purdue University) Social Attitudes and Perceptions of Obama (Michigan State University) Social Information Processing and Judgment (Northwestern University) The Communication Game (Harvard University) Thinking About the Future (University of Plymouth, United Kingdom) Beliefs and Attitudes: Attitudes to Business (University of Southampton, United Kingdom) Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Performance (Towson University) Determinants of Affect and Approval (UCLA) Employee Workplace Issues (Alliant International University) Gender-Related Attitudes: Black Participants Only (Rutgers University) Have You Been Questioned for Jury Duty? (Rider University) How Fast Are You? A Time Reaction Task (Michigan State University) Learning About People's Behavior (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) Mall Haul Study (Penn State University, New Kensington) Masculinity Beliefs and Health Behavior (University of Akron) Moral Capital Scale (University of Southampton, United Kingdom) Moral Psychology (University of California--Los Angeles) News and Health (Western Michigan University) Opinions About Science (University of Connecticut) Parental Policies and Awareness of Video Gaming (Southern Oregon Univ.) Perceptions of Government (Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus) Personality and Attitudes Assessment (Muhlenberg College) Personality and Attitudes Assessment II (Muhlenberg College) Re-Entering the Work Force and Wage Setting (Rutgers University) Religious & Secular Coping and Self-Control (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) Society’s View of Cancer (Bishop's University) Society’s View of Chronic Illness (Bishop's University) Society’s View of Infectious Conditions (Bishop's University) Society’s View of Pain Conditions (Bishop's University) Unconscious Attitudes (Rutgers University) Why People Work II (University of Vermont) Personality and Individual Differences: Attention and the Self (University of Southampton, United Kingdom) Changing the Moods and Feelings of Others (University of Edinburgh, UK) Daily Events (York University, Canada) Discretionary Spending and Well-Being (San Francisco State University) Emotion and Personality Survey (Vanderbilt University) Emotional Experience (University of Southampton, United Kingdom) Factors Affecting Women's Attractiveness (UCLA) Individual Differences and Emotion (Vassar College) Internet Personality (University of Vienna, Austria) Interpersonal Attitudes Assessment (State U. of New York at Binghamton) Personality and Experience Survey (Vanderbilt University) Scale to Assess Human Needs II (University of Pennsylvania) Sensory Processing Differences (Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation) Social Attitudes (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada) Spirituality, Personality and Mental Health (University of Graz, Austria) Judgment and Decision Making: A Diet and Lifestyle Choices Interview (Wesleyan University) Daily Activities Study (University of Groningen, Netherlands) Fashion, Style, and Personality (Manhattan College) Memory Awareness Questionnaire (University of Richmond) Motivation Study (University of Illinois at Chicago) Personality and Preferences (Northwestern University) Personality and Purchasing Decisions (San Francisco State University) Pronoun Sleuth (Harvard University) Psychology of Snacking (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom) Rate Short Video Clips-No Downloading Needed (Rider University) Social Choice and Personality (Northwestern University) Television Viewing & Law Knowledge (Univ. of Prince Edward Island, Can.) Texts and Emotions (University of Geneva, Switzerland) Thoughts and Emotions in Decision Making (Univ. of Cardiff, Wales) Understanding the Research Process (Walden University) Psychology of the Internet: Facebook Study (University of Illinois at Chicago) Friendships and the Internet (University of Westminster, United Kingdom) Motivation and MMORPGs (University of Bath, United Kingdom) Other Social Psychology Topics: Academic Couples (Georgian Court University) Factors Contributing to Smoking Cessation Success (Harvard Medical Sch.) Mind Reading Quotient (Harvard University) Recruitment and Corporate Message (Towson University)

Student Research

Interpersonal Relations: Attraction and Satisfaction in Relationships (Lakehead University) Characteristics of Parasocial Relationships (Louisiana State University) Christian Spirituality in Same-Sex Couples (Alliant International Univ.) Determinants of Moral Judgments (University of California, Los Angeles) Emotions After Sexual Intercourse (Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) Functions of Parasocial Relationships (Louisiana State University) Gender Roles Within Marriage (University of Georgia) Honesty in Relationships (University of Rochester) Marital Expectations: A Cohort Analysis (Cal. State U., San Bernardino) Modes of Change in Romantic Relationships (Pomona College) Relationships and Social Comparisons (Heriot-Watt University, UK) Romantic Attraction--Australians Only (Macquarie Univ., Australia) Romantic Partners and Kissing (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) Self and Partner Identities in Relationships (University of Rochester) Sex and the Menstrual Cycle: Couples (University of Cambridge, UK) Sex Differences in Jealousy (Loyola University Maryland) Study About Relationships (Men Needed) (University of Toronto, Canada) Subconscious Attitudes in Relationships (University of Rochester) Third-Party Influence in Romantic Relationships (Illinois State Univ.) Transitions in Relationships Study (University of Rochester) Social Perception: Attitudes and Perceptions (University of Sunderland, United Kingdom) Body Image Disturbance in Men Ages 20-29 (Seattle University) College Drinking, Social Support, and Distance (Towson University) Experiences of Multicultural Individuals (Brunel University) Now and Then: The Events of 9/11 (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada) People's Perceptions of Crimes (University of Portsmouth, UK) Relationships and Perceptions of Culture (Towson University) Women's Social Identity (University of Windsor, Canada) Beliefs and Attitudes: Attitudes Toward Social Issues (Towson University) Belief in Conspiracy Theories (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) Citizen Attitudes to Local Development Projects (University of Illinois) Cognition and Belief (University of Melbourne, Australia) Cultural Differences in Acceptance of the Menstrual Cycle (Barry Univ.) Feelings and Perceptions Study (University of Edinburgh, UK) Global Living Standards (Goldsmiths, University of London, UK) Impressions of Careers (Miami University) Intersection of Technology and Religion (Georgia Southern University) Media Habits and Behaviors (Macquarie University, Australia) Opinions, Attitudes, and Beliefs About Religion (U. of Texas at Austin) Politics and Social Attitudes (Brock University) Public Attitudes Toward Terrorism (University of New Hampshire) Reasons Volunteers Leave (University of Prince Edward Island, Canada) Social Inequalities (Muhlenberg College) Subjective Experiences of Memory (University of Leeds, United Kingdom) Survey of Descriptive Thoughts (Towson University) Survey of Opinions about Sexuality (Towson University) The Face of a Leader (New Mexico State University) Personality and Individual Differences: Emotional Creativity: An Exploratory Study (Northwestern State Univ.) Experiences with Alcohol (University of Queensland, Australia) Facebook and Schizotypal Personality Traits (Univ. of Westminster, UK) Fairness, Emotions, and Work Behavior (Florida Institute of Technology) Goal Setting and the Influence on Happiness (Univ. of Abertay Dundee, UK) Imaginative Ability (University of Cardiff, United Kingdom) Individual Preferences and Characteristics (Iowa State University) Men's Identity and Emotional Experiences (Towson University) Online Activity Questionnaire (Université de Montréal, Canada) Personal Need for Structure and Political Activim (Marymount Manhattan College) Personality and Car Preferences (Michigan State University) Personality and Credit Card Advertisements (San Francisco State Univ.) Personality and Decision Making (Monmouth University) Political Affiliation and Personality (Goldsmiths Univ. of London, UK) Predictors of Personality Functioning (University of Southampton, UK) Relationship Between Life Goals and Actions (University of Cambridge, UK) Social Personality Traits Associated with Gaming (Goldsmiths Univ., UK) The Development of Psychological Needs (San Francisco State University) Women's Life Experiences and Well-Being (University of Florida) Workplace Behavior and Health (University of South Florida) Judgment and Decision Making: Causal Learning on Continuous Dimension (Cardiff University, UK) Male Judgments of Facial and Body Attractiveness (Newcastle Univ., UK) Spending Discretionary Income (San Francisco State University) Psychology of the Internet: Facebook Experiences (University of Queensland, Australia) Personality in Online Communities (St. Mary's University) Self Harm and Online Support Groups (Leeds Trinity Univ. College, UK) Self-Policing on Facebook (Southern Oregon University) Why People Use Yelp.com (Chapman University) Other Social Psychology Topics: An Investigation into Your Favourite Media (University of Winchester, UK) Career Development of Lesbian/Bisexual Women (Towson University) Classic Studies in Social Psychology (University of Connecticut) Fathers of Children with ADHD (University of Maryland) Forensic Psychology Survey (California State University) Future Playlists Study (Heriot Watt University) Hostile Workplace Behaviors (Florida Institute of Technology) How Challenge Promotes and Threat Prevents (Texas Tech University) Influence of Mood on Cognition (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom) Music and Facebook (Heriot Watt University) Personal Values and Well-Being (University of Canberra, Australia) Personality and Entertainment Preferences (Michigan State University) Positive Life Experiences (Towson University) Psychological Experiences and Video Gaming (University of Detroit Mercy) Religious Experience and Coping Strategies (Alliant International Univ.) Social Network Fans Study (Heriot Watt University) Survey for Individuals with Epilepsy (Towson University) Tattoos, Piercings and Risky Behavior (Towson University) The Gateway Project (University of Wisconsin--Madison) The Social Comparison Study (Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom) Thoughts About Life Satisfaction (Royal Holloway, Univ. of London, UK) Traumatic Events and Childhood Memory (Towson University) Video Game Use and Views of Self (University of Detroit Mercy) Weight Loss Goals (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom) Work Questionnaire (York University, Canada) Writing Style & Author's Identity, LGBT Partipants Only (Cornell Univ.)

Web Experiment Resources

Other Listings of Online Studies: Psychological Research on the Net (extensive links grouped by topic) Online Psychology Research UK (United Kingdom compendium) The Web Experiment List (large archive of current and past studies) Online Research (compendium maintained by the Inquisitive Mind) Web Experimental Psychology Lab (a virtual laboratory of studies) Psychology Tests and Experiments (Yahoo! listing) PsychExps (has variety of interactive psychology experiments) UCR eLab and Sloan Center (studies of online consumer behavior) How-to Guides: Introduction to Behavioral Research on the Internet Guide to Running Surveys and Experiments on the Web Psychological Research Online: Opportunities and Challenges (APA report) Software for Experimentation: MediaLab (Windows-based research software) DirectRT (millisecond reaction time software) Inquisit (for high-precision psychological measures) Cyberball (freeware for research on ostracism and social exclusion) WEXTOR (tool for designing lab and web experiments) Psychology Software Distribution (for research, teaching, and practice) RiddleMeThis (shareware for creating questionnaire studies) SurveyGizmo (commercial online survey software) PsyScope (Mac freeware for psychological experiments) Psytools (commercial software for Internet-mediated research) WebExp2 Experimental Software (freeware for web-based studies) Software for Cognitive Psychology Experiments (for Macintosh computers) EverydayLives (iPhone application for collecting ethnographic data) Web-Based Data Collection Services: Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (free; NSF-supported) SurveyMonkey (popular web data collection service; short surveys free) Qualtrics (software for high quality online surveys) PsychData (specializing in social science research) SocialSci (scientific surveys with participant pool available) QuestionPro.com (service for building and analyzing online surveys) Checkbox Survey Solutions (commercial service and software) DatStat (online survey software and research management services) Lund Research (custom-built online surveys for academic research) ZipSurvey (web survey application developed by I/O psychologists) iPsychExpts (creates and hosts psychology web experiments) Subject Pool Management: Experimetrix (web-based service for managing participant pools) Sona Systems (web-based software for managing participant pools) Additional Resources: Research Randomizer (instant random sampling and assignment) Online Psychology Laboratory (interactive teaching resources) A Web of Research (APA article on web research) Empirisoft (software and customized hardware for experiments) Psychological Experiments on the Internet (edited volume) MediaLab Warehouse (archive of MediaLab applications)

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