All psychology majors do independent research projects in Psychology 202. These are presented locally and off-campus at the Mid-American Undergaduate Psychology Research Conference and have recently led to independent research experiences and to student publications of research (see the latest psychology major publication: http://www.ajur.uni.edu/v2n2/sep2003.htm)

Some student research also occurs in the context of an advanced course. One example is Psych 333 Advanced Topics, Physiological, in which students learn about long-term effects of early experience. In courses like this, students write a review of some topic in the area, such as "The Role of Early Experience in the Development of Schizophrenia." In addition, students often collaborate with the faculty member in designing and conducting a research projects either during the school year or during the summer months. One or two psychology majors are paid each summer to conduct research with psychology faculty members.

Psychology majors who have completed Psychology 202 are eligible to participate in a wide variety of off-campus programs during their junior year. These experiences have included the GLCA Philadelphia program as well as research and clinical internships around Indiana, the U.S., and the world.

Research Papers*
* Bolded authors are Wabash faculty, and the italized authors are Wabash students (who are either still here or who have since graduated). All the following files are in PDF format.

• Brenda Bankart. Spinning the web: The creation of mind and self.
• C. Peter Bankart. A western psychologist’s inquiry into the nature of right effort.
• C. Peter Bankart. A Review of Books devoted to Men and Masculinity.
• Jon B. Holbrook, Preston R. Bost, & Carolyn B. Cave. The effects of study-task relevance on perceptual repetition priming.
• Melecio Gonzalez, Jr., Glenn E. Smith, IV, David W. Stockwell, & Robert S. Horton. The “arousal effect”: An alternative interpretation of the Mozart effect.
• R. Matthew Montoya & Robert S. Horton. On the importance of cognitive evaluation as a determinant of interpersonal attraction.
• Robert S. Horton. Similarity and attractiveness in social perception: Differentiating between biases for the self and the beautiful.
• Carl I. Thompson, John W. Munford, Edward H. Buell, Robert J. Karry, Charles T. Lee, Benjamin L. Morgan, & Alexander J. Radnovich. Plasma constituents and mortality in rat pups given chronic insulin via injection, pellet, or osmotic minipump.
• Carl I. Thompson, Andrew J. Brannon, & Andrew L. Heck. Emotional fever after habituation to the temperature-recording procedure.