In the field of psychology, poster sessions have a history of being an easy and efficient way to present data. Recently, the poster session has been introduced in the classroom. For the last 2 years, we have used a poster session as an integral part of an undergraduate experimental design course. Principles of experimental design are demonstrated when undergraduates design and conduct original experiments using radishes as subjects. Results of these experiments are then presented in a poster session. The benefits of using radishes as subjects are described.
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