Instrumentation for the UC Irvine Experimental Social Science Laboratory
Abstract:
Our ultimate goal is to conduct experimental research on human behavior in the Experimental Social Science Laboratory (ESSL) on the campus of the University of California, Irvine. The proximate goal of this proposal was to obtain funds to upgrade the hardware and software (the computer system) of ESSL. This dedicated experimental research laboratory serves a critical function in the Southern California region, as it is used by not only by researchers at UC Irvine but also by researchers at several local universities and colleges, including the California Institute of Technology and Claremont Graduate University and several others that do not have experimental research laboratories of their own or do not have a sufficiently large body of undergraduate student subjects. The ESSL has been under continuous operation since 2011, and the heavy use of the lab during that time prompted our request for funds to purchase new computers and related peripherals.