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Dimensions of Queens Culture / The Personality of Queens
Resource Type: Assignment Instructor: Claudia Brumbaugh Title: Professor Department: Psychology Course: N/A Description Description of the resource: This assignment will be given early in the semester, and will be due near the end of the semester, scaffolded into steps over the semester: Via descriptive writing, define one of five, cultural dimensions / Big 5 traits. Then, define the dimension / trait in terms of the local conditions in Queens (e.g., what it means more specifically in the context of Queens).* You can pick the level of analysis for “Queens”. It could be QC, or neighborhood, or the entire borough. Next, place your level of Queens analysis into historical context, describing…
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Lab Report: The Effects of Air Quality on Cognition
Resource Type: Lab report Instructor: Kirk Persaud Title: Adjunct Lecturer Department: Psychology Course: PSYCH 213W Experimental Psychology Description This teaching resource is a lab activity designed for Experimental Psychology (PSYCH 213W) that explores the relationship between local air quality and cognitive function. Drawing on current research that links air pollution to cognitive decline, particularly among vulnerable populations such as the elderly (Schikowski & Altuğ, 2020), this project invites students to investigate how environmental conditions in different Queens neighborhoods may influence psychological outcomes. Students will collect and analyze freely available environmental data (e.g., levels of NO₂, CO, and O₃) and relate these to psychological measures such as attention, mood, and cognitive…
