How do people make decisions, like deciding what to spend money on or whether to cheat on a test? How are your decisions related to the decisions others in your family make?
LSE is home to a lot of research that tries to understand these questions. Some of this research is specifically about young people. Come learn more about it, take part, and give your input into what researchers should be studying and how. Our Behavioural Lab will be set up with hands-on demonstrations and activities from several faculty members. You can try activities from previous research, take part in current research, see the space, and talk with researchers about this type of science.
The event is open to 8-18-year-olds, who should be accompanied by a parent or guardian (e.g., a teacher would also be fine). We will have sessions lasting approximately 1 hour (with different activities to take part in, depending on age), beginning at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm. Each session will accommodate 25 young people (with their parents or guardians).
This event is organized by faculty and staff from the Department of Management, including:
- Heather Kappes & Ravneet Bawa: Discuss money choices and sample our facial expression recording equipment
- Nikki Sullivan: Make choices between food options and see how eye-tracking is used in research
- Barbara Fasolo: Visit the "Decision Lab" where adults and young people can compare their decision styles
- Plus, see how we observe participants from behind the scenes, take our virtual reality equipment for a test run, and tell us what we should be studying next. Drinks and snacks too!
More about this event
This event is part of the LSE Festival: People and Change running from Monday 12 to Saturday 17 June 2023, with a series of events exploring how change affects people and how people effect change. Booking for all Festival events will open on Monday 15 May.
Twitter hashtags for this event: #LSEFestival