title: Harnessing the Undiscovered Resource of Student Research Projects.
abstract: This article suggests that undergraduate research can help advance the science of psychology. We introduce a hypothetical "question-list paradigm" as a mechanism to do this. Each year, thousands of undergraduate projects are completed as part of the educational experience. Although many of these studies may not contain sufficient contributions for publication, they provide a good test of the replicability of established findings across populations at different institutions and geographic locations. Thus, these projects could meet the needs of recent calls for increased replications of psychological studies while simultaneously benefiting the student researchers, their instructors, and the field in general.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University graheje@plu.edu.
authors.forename: Jon E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Grahe
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reifman
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Bradley University.
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hermann
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Gustavus Adolphus College.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Reed College.
authors.forename: Kathryn C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Oleson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Hiram College.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nario-Redmond
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Fitchburg State University.
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wiebe
keywords: collective research; data collection; experimental replication; pedagogy; undergraduate research; “question-list paradigm”