The Wharton Behavioral Lab

Earn $$$ for participating in research studies! The Wharton Behavioral Lab conducts studies by Penn faculty and PhD students. Sign up on wbl.wharton.upenn.edu

Sessions take place in our on-campus location at Steinberg-Dietrich Hall (3620 Locust Walk), or remotely (online)! Currently, on-campus sessions are only open to the Penn community, but most remote studies are open to anyone. You must be 18 years old to participate.

08/13/2024

Look out everyone, there’s a new squirrel on campus! 🐿️

We’ll be giving away a limited number of these little guys, as well as lots of other goodies, to new students who register to become WBL participants at the New Student Resources Fair taking place next Tuesday, 8/20 and Wednesday, 8/21 inside Houston Hall!

As for our current participants, keep an eye on our social media! We’ll be announcing ways you can get your very own WBL squirrel too! 😊

07/26/2024

Thank you to everyone who participated in studies at the WBL this summer! We're looking forward to seeing you all back in the lab this fall and to welcoming new participants from the Class of 2028! Stay cool! 😎

Photos from The Wharton Behavioral Lab's post 03/14/2024

Spring’s creepin’ up! Here are some cute participant doodles, coming soon to a garden near you.

03/01/2024

Thanks for a fantastic first half of the semester everyone! The WBL will resume running on Tuesday, March 12th. See you soon!

02/13/2024

Join the WBL for our second annual participant open house this Friday, February 16th! Learn more about the WBL and have some snacks and gifts. All registered participants in attendance will be entered in a WBL merch raffle! Bring your friends and stop by!

01/15/2024

The WBL opens back up on Friday, January 19th! We have limited space for this first study, but will soon be posting more. Be sure to keep an eye out for our recruitment emails!

09/14/2023

Starting next week on 9/20/23, everyone who comes to the lab will be given a Participant Rewards card! These cards have 5 stars that will be punched after each in-person session. Come to five sessions and receive a $5 gift card to Joe's Cafe!

09/08/2023

The WBL is running a new promo: increased payment rates! You'll now be paid $10 for 30 minute sessions and $15 for an hour. Previous prices were $6/30 and $12/hour. We're back in the lab running studies weekly, so be sure to grab your spot early and make some money!

08/30/2023

🚨ATTENTION PENN UNDERGRADS🚨

The WBL is now hiring student research assistants to work in the lab!

The student RA will help run research studies, check-in participants, help with recruitment and complete tasks around the lab.

Apply on Workday: search for JR00077664!

03/01/2023

Congrats to Martina and Sparsh! Thank you so much everyone for joining us at our first ever Open House. We loved getting to know our participants and handing out some gifts--and laughing at the results of our survey!

Photos from The Wharton Behavioral Lab's post 02/16/2023

Join us for the first ever WBL Open House!

We'll be in the lab (SHDH 400) from 11-2 on Friday, February 17th. We'll have snacks and gift bags for all registered participants in attendance and an opportunity to win all of our great merch. See you all there!

12/12/2022

The WBL has wrapped up for 2022! Thanks for your support and participation. We'll be back in the lab in January 2023!

Photos from The Wharton Behavioral Lab's post 10/31/2022

By becoming a participant at the WBL you can earn money just from taking studies and be a part of the research at the University of Pennsylvania!

Photos from The Wharton Behavioral Lab's post 10/31/2022

By being a participant at the WBL, you can earn money from taking studies and be a part of the research output at the University of Pennsylvania!

Photos from The Wharton Behavioral Lab's post 10/27/2022

Check out this new paper published in the "Journal of Personality" with the help of the WBL! We love helping our researchers further the knowledge of the world!

10/25/2022

Spreading the message about the WBL! Come see us out on locust walk today and tap your PennCard to get a free tshirt or tote bag! 🎉

10/20/2022

✨fall✨ in love with the WBL! Let us buy you a coffee after your next in-person session. These vouchers are good for $5 at Joe's Cafe, our neighbor in Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, in addition to standard payments from 10/25 to 10/28. Come take a study & earn some $$$ + coffee!

09/08/2022

Students in MKTG 101 at Penn can earn extra credit by completing studies at the WBL! Sign up at https://upenn-wbl.sona-systems.com/ or click the link in bio.

Timeline photos 08/09/2022

🚨ATTENTION PENN UNDERGRADS🚨

The WBL is now hiring student research assistants to work in the lab!

- Must be work-study eligible
- Must have blocks of availability in schedule
- Must be an undergraduate student at UPenn
- Search JR00058030

Apply here: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-employment/job-search

Timeline photos 02/10/2022

Join the WBL before 2/14/2022 and be entered to win one of FIVE $20 Amazon Gift Cards! Sign up at wbl.wharton.upenn.edu

Timeline photos 01/30/2022

W-9's and W-8's will be available in the lab for your convenience!

Timeline photos 01/28/2022

Sesssions 1380 and 1381 are available for sign-up on our webiste! Visit wbl.wharton.upenn.edu to participate. Sessions are in-person and open to UPenn undergrads.

01/27/2022

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