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The SEAT study

The SEAT study

Participant Age Range: 11-15

Additional Participant Requirements: Participants cannot have braces or take psychotropic medication

Description: What happens in the brain when adolescents interact with their peers online? How do they respond to different types of feedback from their peers? To find out we measure how we think and respond during online interactions during functional magnetic imaging.

Type of Study: Hybrid online and in person at Temple University

Participant Involvement: 2 Sessions; 1-2 Hours Per Session: The first session will be conducted via zoom, with the second being done in-person at Temple University. The second session will require an fMRI scan.

Payment: $20/hour

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Temple Tour

Temple Tour

Participant Age Range: 8-13

Additional Participant Requirements: Typically developing children

Description: How do children learn and remember new events and environments?

Type of Study: In-person at Temple University

Participant Involvement: 1 session; 1.5-2 hours (including breaks and snacks): This will be a behavioral study.

Payment: $25 Target gift card (including gas reimbursement) and a small toy

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PROJECT RISE (REWARD AND IMMUNE SYSTEMS IN EMOTION)

PROJECT RISE (REWARD AND IMMUNE SYSTEMS IN EMOTION)

Participant Age Range: 14-16

Additional Participant Requirements: Teens must complete screening survey here first to possibly be eligible.

Description: Project RISE studies the relationships between adolescent brain development, immune system functioning, and moods.

Type of Study: Hybrid online and in-person at Temple University

Participant Involvement: 8 sessions total; 2.5 – 4 Hours Per Session across 3 years. In-person sessions at Time 1 and yearly; Online sessions at 6 months after each yearly session. Includes questionnaires, interviews, games, brain scans, blood draws, and 7 days of wearing an Actiwatch.

Payment: $750 for full participation over 3 years; $150 for Time 1 and each yearly session, $50 for each 6-month session, $30 for each week of wearing Actiwatch, $110 bonus for full completion.

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PROJECT CREST (CIRCADIAN, REWARD, AND EMOTION SYSTEMS IN TEENS)

PROJECT CREST (CIRCADIAN, REWARD, AND EMOTION SYSTEMS IN TEENS)

Participant Age Range: 14-16

Additional Participant Requirements: Teens must complete screening survey here first to possibly be eligible.

Description: Project CREST studies the relationships between adolescent brain development, circadian rhythms, and moods.

Type of Study: Hybrid online and in-person at Temple University

Participant Involvement: 6 sessions total; 4 - 5 Hours Per Session across 3 years. In-person sessions at Time 1 and yearly; Online sessions at 6 months after each yearly session. Includes questionnaires, interviews, games, brain scans, saliva sampling, and 7 days of 5-minute surveys 4 times/day and wearing an Actiwatch.

Payment: $1,075 for full participation over 3 years; $275 for Time 1; $265 for each of 2 yearly sessions, $40 for each of 3 6-month sessions, $150 bonus for full completion

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GAMBLING AND REWARD STUDY

GAMBLING AND REWARD STUDY

Participant Age Range: 13-17

Additional Participant Requirements: Not claustrophobic

Description: We are interested in understanding how adolescents make decisions when they are presents with different types of information. In this study, your child would be asked to play a series of games while participating in a non-invasive, safe fMRI scan for about an hour. After the scan, they would fill out a few surveys that should take no more than 6 minutes.

Type of Study: In-person at Temple University

Participant Involvement: 1 sessions; 2 hours: This will be a behavioral study and will require an MRI scan.

Payment: $40 with the opportunity to win an additional $10 bonus

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Technology on the Mind

Technology on the Mind

Participant Age Range: 8-20

Additional Participant Requirements: Participants cannot wear braces or have a history of head injury

Description: The goal of this study is to explore the relationship that technology habits, like smartphone and social media use, may have with psychological functioning, brain development, and well-being. Participants will complete a range of psychological and brain assessments, and will be asked to share information about their technology habits and other day-to-day activities.

Type of Study: Hybrid online and in-person at Temple University

Participant Involvement: 2 sessions; 2.5 hours: This will be a behavioral study including surveys, and will require an fMRI scan and MRI scan.

Payment: $20 per hour, with bonus opportunities

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