An Undergraduate Experimental Health Psychology Laboratory

实验健康心理学实验室项目的目的是为本科生提供机会，研究与疾病的病因和发展有关的各种因素之间的相互作用，并促进健康。实验室设备包括一氧化碳分析仪、呼气酒精分析仪、基于加速计的体力活动监测器、动态血压和心率监测器以及用于数据检索的个人计算机。众所周知，吸烟、饮酒和久坐不动的生活方式等行为风险因素是导致美国人发病和死亡的主要原因。本实验室将为学生提供设计和实施实验的机会，这些实验将探索心理、行为和生理因素之间的相互作用，这些因素可能有助于疾病的发展。健康心理学的本科生培训正变得越来越普遍，但将广泛的实验室经验纳入这种培训之前还没有报道。

The aim of the Experimental Health Psychology Laboratory project is to provide undergraduates with the opportunity to investigate interactions among various factors implicated in the etiology and progression of disease and in the promotion of health. The laboratory equipment includes a carbon monoxide analyzer, a breath alcohol analyzer, an accelerometer-based physical activity monitor, an ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate monitor, and a personal computer for data retrieval. Behavioral risk factors including cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, and sedentary lifestyle are known to contribute to the development of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. This laboratory will give students the chance to design and implement experiments that will explore interactions among psychological, behavioral, and physiological factors that may contribute to the development of disease. Undergraduate training in Health Psychology is becoming increasingly common, but the incorporation of extensive laboratory experience in this training has not been previously reported.