Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Current Studies that need Participants

Help Psychology Researchers and Get Paid! 
When: By appointment—contact us!
Where: UMD campus or at the Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL). Please contact us for more information.
Event Type(s): Research Study
 
Participants are needed for a study investigating thinking and reasoning!  Are you a native English speaker and over the age of 18? Are you willing to receive cash for completing tasks on a computer and filling out questionnaires? 
If so, you may be eligible to participate in a study being conducted by the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language.  Researchers are investigating how basic measures of cognitive ability can predict academic or job performance. They need your help to test these measures.
To be eligible to participate:
·         You must be a Native English speaker over the age of 18.
·         You must have normal, or corrected to normal, hearing and vision.
·         You must have unimpaired use of your dominant writing hand.
·         You do not have a personal history of neurological, neuropsychiatric, psychiatric disorders, learning disabilities, or head injury in which consciousness was lost.
·         You do not have a recent history of excessive alcohol consumption, drug use, or substance abuse.
If you decide to participate, you will be asked to complete tasks of memory, reading, thinking and problem-solving.  The tasks will be completed in multiple 2 to 3-hour sessions for a total length of participation being 8 hours.  You will receive $150 for completing 8 hours of tasks.
If you are interested please contact the researchers at: thinkingstudy@umd.edu
 
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Wanted: Arabic Students for Paid Study
 
The University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) is interested in studying how learners of Arabic understand and decipher cultural allusions in Arabic.  We are looking for students who have completed about 3 years of university-level Arabic courses.  Participants must be native speakers of English at least 18 years of age and should not be native or heritage speakers of Arabic.
You will be asked to attend 1 session lasting no more than 1 hour.  During the session, you will complete a questionnaire and answer a comprehension questions regarding Arabic passages and political cartoons.  You will be able to access dictionaries and the internet to aid your comprehension of the texts and political cartoons.
You will be paid $25 in cash upon completion the questionnaire and comprehension test.
Contact vnovak@casl.umd.edu to schedule an Arabic test. Thanks!
 
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Auditory Training Study – more times available
 
Who is conducting the study?  This research is being conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL). 
What would I have to do?  Participate in 12 sessions of approximately 1.5-2 hours each at the University of Maryland and/or CASL (Center for Advanced Study of Language, near the College Park Metro). The sessions involve completing questionnaires and computerized tasks. All sessions must be completed within approximately 5 weeks. 
How would I be compensated? Participants receive a total of $165 for completing the entire study. Payments will be made at a rate of $5 per session with a $105 bonus provided at the end of the last session to bring the total to $165. In addition, upon completion of the study, participants will be entered into a raffle for one of 3 $150 gift cards.
How do I sign up? Sign up for the Auditory Training Study on the Paid SONA System (http://umpsychology-paid.sona-systems.com) or by emailing us at Auditory@casl.umd.edu. You will have to complete a pre-screen to check your eligibility before signing up.
Questions or concerns? Email us at Auditory@casl.umd.edu.
 
We are looking for individuals who fit the following criteria:
1)      18-30 years of age
2)      Native speaker of American English
3)      Normal hearing
4)      Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
5)      No speech/language disorders or learning disabilities
6)      Unimpaired use of both hands
7)      US Citizen

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