Research Mobile
A mobile laboratory for social and behavioral research, funded by a Major Research Instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation
trailer
Cubicles
cubicle
Also included: a writing surface, computer, monitor
Each cubicle is capable of holding up to two participants for studying either individuals or dyads.
In addition, equipment is available for measuring physiological responses such as heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, and galvanic skin response.
Researchers in the social and behavioral sciences could use the Research Mobile to
Recruit nontraditional and underrepresented samples
of participants, thereby increasing the generalizability of research findings and the types of phenomena studied
Study difficult-to-reach target groups
who are otherwise unable to travel to on-campus research sites, such as children, the elderly, those in rural locations, or individuals who have been displaced by natural disasters
Conduct experimental studies
of people's reactions to local events such as elections, plant closings, natural disasters, violent incidents, and advertising campaigns
Respond rapidly
to phenomena that are short-lived, such as disasters or community events
Increase the ease
with which broad samples of individuals can be studied