Psychology professor awarded over $3 million to study novel choices
May 4, 2023 - Savannah Peat
Most parents have had to handle a situation involving a picky eater. Now, instead of forcing them to try a new dish, you can present facts: trying something new may be good for your mental health.
Thanks to a $2.8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant and an $800,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award, UNM Psychology Professor Jeremy Hogeveen is hoping to prove exactly that.
This year his lab is launching two parallel studies—The LEAD (Learning and Exploration in ADolescents) study, and the Time-Resolved Exploration and Exploitation (TREE) study—to better understand why people sometimes explore new possibilities versus sticking with familiar alternatives.
Read more at UNM Newsroom.
