MRI: Acquisition of a Mobile Behavioral Research Laboratory

MRI：收购移动行为研究实验室

• 批准号: 0820991
• 负责人: Mark Leary
• 金额: $ 25.11万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0820991&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Mobile; Behavioral; Research

This grant awarded through the National Science Foundations Major Research Instrumentation competition permits the Principal Investigator, Dr. Mark Leary and Duke University to purchase a mobile behavioral research laboratory. This consists of a vehicle, approximately 41 feet in length which includes five soundproofed cubicles, a larger room capable of holding up to five people and a psychophysiological measurement system with integrated computers and audio-visual systems to enable integration of the individual measures (heart rate, blood pressure, galvanic skin response and respiration). University based behavioral research is often conducted on students at the institution because these are the most available individuals who are conveniently located near the necessary laboratory facilities. Such a constraint often severely limits the populations which can be incorporated into research and also restricts the types of questions which can be asked. This mobile laboratory permits researchers to incorporate a much wider range of individuals and topics into their work. It will be possible, for example to access members of minority, underserved and hard-to-reach groups and increase the number and availability of participants. Among the wide range of topics scheduled for inclusion of Duke University studies, examples include studies of: in situ research of public school choice among diverse population groups; field experiments of in situ reactions to local political meetings; decision-making among the elderly (who can be recruited at retirement centers); studies of disadvantaged individuals who lack health care; judgment and decision-making processes among average Americans; effects of after school programs. It is also hoped that the availability of more diverse samples and an expanded repertoire of research topics will attract greater numbers of undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups to pursue training and careers in social, behavioral and economic sciences, thereby expanding the size, scope and diversity of the scientific work force.

这笔通过国家科学基金会重大研究仪器竞赛授予的赠款允许首席研究员马克·利里博士和杜克大学购买移动行为研究实验室。该系统由一辆长约 41 英尺的车辆组成，其中包括五个隔音隔间、一个最多可容纳 5 人的较大房间以及一个配有集成计算机和视听系统的心理生理测量系统，可集成各个测量值（心率、血压、皮肤电反应和呼吸）。基于大学的行为研究通常针对该机构的学生进行，因为这些人是最容易找到的人，而且位置便利，靠近必要的实验室设施。这种限制往往严重限制了可以纳入研究的人群，也限制了可以提出的问题类型。这个移动实验室允许研究人员将更广泛的个人和主题纳入他们的工作中。例如，将有可能接触到少数群体、服务不足和难以接触群体的成员，并增加参与者的数量和可用性。杜克大学研究计划包含的广泛主题包括以下研究：不同人群中公立学校选择的实地研究；对当地政治会议的现场反应进行现场实验；老年人（可以在退休中心招募）的决策；对缺乏医疗保健的弱势群体的研究；普通美国人的判断和决策过程；课后计划的影响。人们还希望，更多样化的样本和更多的研究主题将吸引更多来自代表性不足群体的本科生和研究生来接受社会、行为和经济科学方面的培训和职业，从而扩大科学劳动力的规模、范围和多样性。