Research Labs - [ Advanced Social Psychology Lab]
Interested in research on interpersonal relationships, attitudes, aggression and/or legal decision-making? In the Social Psychology research lab, we conduct research on social networks, dating, peer social exclusion, parasocial relationships, obsessive behavior, relationship violence, intergroup bias, political decision-making, and perceptions of crimes - to name a few topics. New topics come up each semester in lab meetings where we read the latest research and think about what we could do next. It is a research co-op where you contribute time and ideas and in return have opportunities to explore your own topics, present research at conferences, and learn about what goes on behind the scenes in a research lab. If you have completed Experimental Psychology and/or Social Psychology, we could use your help! For more information, contact Dr. Colleen Sinclair, csinclair@psychology.msstate.edu
Sample student presentations (* denotes student author)
Reeves, R.* & Sinclair, H. C. (2006). Advances in Stalking Research: What you don't know could hurt you. Opening paper presented as part of symposium titled Advances in Research on Stalking (H. C. Sinclair, Symposium chair) in the American Psychology-Law Society 2006 conference in St. Petersburg, FL.
Chawla, M.* & Sinclair, H. C. (2006) Appetite for Affiliation: Examining variables important for determining when one's need to belong is satiated. Poster presentation at the 2006 Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in Palm Springs, CA.
Jaeger, C.* & Sinclair, H. C. (2006) Our Little Obsessions: Need to Belong and the Development of Fixations. Poster presentation at the 2006 Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in Palm Springs, CA.
Rathert, J.*, Sinclair, H. C., Wall, D.* & Means, A* (2006). Does Jealousy Help or Hurt Romantic Relationships?: It Depends on the Person and the Situation. Poster presentation at the 2006 Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in Palm Springs, CA.
Wall, D.*, Sinclair, H. C., Rathert, J.* & Means, A,* (2006). Gotta Have Style: Examining the Predictive Utility of Love Styles and Attachment Styles for Romantic Relationship Satisfaction, Closeness and Love. Poster presentation at the 2006 Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in Palm Springs, CA.
Mitchell, H.*., Sinclair, H. C. & Barkley, T.* (2005, January/May) "The Romeo & Juliet effect revisited: Re-examining the influence of familial versus peer (dis)approval on romantic relationship quality." Poster presentation at the 2005 Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference. Also presented at the May 2005 Midwestern Psychological Association conference in Chicago, IL.
Walker, A. A.* & Sinclair, H. C. (2005, January) "The Black Hat Phenomenon: Examining the effects of dark apparel on social perceptions." Poster accepted for presentation at the 2005 Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference.
Burkhardt, T.* and Sinclair, H. C. (2004, February) "Getting in with the in-crowd: Examining the use of self-presentation and aggression tactics to gain social status." Poster presented at the 2004 Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference.
Gitter, S.* and Sinclair, H. C. (2004, February) "With enemies like those, who needs friends: A comparison of the relative impact of best friends versus worst enemies on psychosocial outcomes." Poster presented at the 2004 Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference.
