PSY 357 Hormones and Social Behavior
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT
Faculty:
Bob Josephs, Ph.D.
Contact:
Amanda Jones, acjones@mail.utexas.edu
Description:
We are interested in learning more about the role hormones play in competitive and aggressive behavior, and how stress is related to competition and aggression. We will be conducting at least three different studies exploring the following questions: (1.) Can hormones help us to predict territorial aggression in shelter dogs? (2.) Are salivary and blood Testosterone and Cortisol similar in level, reliability, and predictive power for humans? …for other species? (3.) Are hormones a more accurate predictor of a person’s choice than is rationality?
This is an excellent opportunity for students with a strong interest in biology and psychology, or medicine, who do NOT want to do invasive laboratory research!
Qualifications:
Responsible, Motivated students with a strong interest in aggression, competition, and how our biology shapes our behavior. Willing to work an average of 8-10 hours/week, ideally between 12p.m. and 4p.m. during the week (for ideal data collection).
Duties:
Students’ duties will vary by experiment, but students will have the option to choose which experiment(s) they would like to work on. Students will have the opportunity to interact with shelter dogs, and learn how to collect physiological data from human subjects.
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