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Psychology Lab Tired and Grumpy: Does Sleep Quality Predict Negative Affect?

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Tired and Grumpy: Does Sleep Quality Predict Negative Affect? Students complete the Groningen Sleep Quality Scale (GSQS) and the PANAS Negative Affect subscale, then pool data to calculate a Pearson r. The lab connects sleep neuroscience — specifically amygdala reactivity to sleep deprivation — to emotional experience, providing a biological mechanism for the predicted correlation. Students analyze the bidirectional cycle in which poor sleep increases negative emotion and negative emotion disr

8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

Psychology, Statistics

Psychology Lab Juniors vs. Seniors: Do Femininity Traits Change? A BSRI Lab

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Brian Garber

Students complete the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and record only their Femininity subscale score, then collect scores from junior and senior classmates to run an independent samples t-test. The Femininity subscale measures self-reported traits historically associated with femininity — warmth, nurturance, sensitivity, and compassion — regardless of the students gender. The lab examines whether these interpersonally oriented traits change meaningfully between junior and senior year, and invites

8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

Health, Psychology, Statistics

Psychology Lab Want Friends, Fear People: Unmet Belonging Needs and Social Anx.

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Brian Garber

Students complete the Belonging/Love subscale of a Maslow-based needs assessment and the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), then pool paired scores from 9 classmates to calculate a Pearson r. The lab examines a clinically important paradox: people who most want social connection may simultaneously be most afraid of it. Students explain the psychological mechanism — unmet belonging needs can intensify the stakes of social evaluation, increasing fear of rejection and feeding social anxiety — a

8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

Health, Psychology, Statistics

Psychology Lab Is It Anxiety or Just About Health? Comparing Two Constructs

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Brian Garber

Is It Anxiety or Just About Health? Comparing Two Anxiety Constructs Students complete the Short Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI-18) and the GAD-7 General Anxiety scale, then pool data to calculate a Pearson r. The lab examines whether health anxiety is a specific form of general anxiety or a distinct clinical construct, and explores how heightened attention to bodily sensations differs from generalized worry. Discussion connects the lab to post-pandemic increases in health anxiety and challenge

8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

Health, Psychology, Statistics

Psychology Lab Juniors vs. Seniors: Who Feels More Connected to Nature?

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Brian Garber

Students complete the Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS), which measures the degree to which a person feels part of the natural world, then collect scores from junior and senior classmates to run an independent samples t-test. The lab explores whether environmental identity and nature connectedness — shown in research to buffer stress and support well-being — differs between the two grade levels. Students consider whether time spent outdoors, exposure to nature during adolescence, or the increa

8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

Health, Psychology, Statistics