Project title: Psychology of Environmental Issues

Number of positions typically available each semester: 2-4

Minimum number of credit hours required: 2-3

Number of semesters student is expected to participate:

Project description: We are studying various aspects of human behavior and attitudes with respect to environmental issues. One project is on perception of hazards to the natural environment and oneself. We are studying gender differences in risk perception, and also perception of reproductive hazards. Another project is on environmental ethics. How does moral reasoning about environmental issues develop? A third project is on the relationships between attitudes, risk perception and decision making about environmental issues (e.g., siting waste disposal facilities, etc.). This is an excellent opportunity to develop a senior thesis project in a setting with personal supervision directly from the professor.

Description of student’s responsibilities including required skills and knowledge (e.g., computer programming, familiarity with SPSS)

The first semester in my lab students attend weekly lab meetings (in a group of 4-6 people) to hear about the ongoing research, help with the design of the questionnaires etc., help with data collection and data entry, and also learn to do data analyses with SPSS. Students are encouraged to begin developing a research idea during that first semester also.

In further semesters, the student is expected to be part of the "team" in data collection etc., but takes primary responsibility for his or her own project, reports to the lab group on progress etc. We eat cookies and have fun at lab meetings, in addition to learning…

Person student should contact : Prof . Moore

Phone: 263-4868

Office: 422 Psychology

Email: CFMOORE@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU

Best way to contact this person: Via email


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