Campus Studies Seeking Participants

Do you study Spanish? Participate in a study! 

The Language Learning and Cognition Study is recruiting participants!  Participate in 14 sessions of 1-2 hours each at the Patapsco building (a short walk from College Park Metro, accessible by Shuttle #104).

 

You will be asked to complete cognitive tasks and questionnaires, as well as training tasks on an iPad.

 

Receive $240 for completing the study ($5 each for sessions 1-13, and $175 at the final session).  After completing session 14, you will get a raffle entry to win one of 10 $200 gift cards!

 

Eligibility criteria include (see website for full list):

-18-30 years of age

-monolingual native speaker of English

-currently enrolled in a 300-level Spanish course or completed a 300-level Spanish course within the past year

-not started studying Spanish before age 12

-no immersion experience of longer than 1 month in a Spanish-speaking country

 

Review additional criteria, get more information, and sign up on the Paid SONA System http://umpsychology-paid.sona-systems.com

 

For more information about this study, contact the Language Learning and Cognition Team at LangLCS@casl.umd.edu.

 

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Paid Cognitive Preparedness MRI Study ($60)

 

 

We would like to invite you to participate in a paid research study for the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language. In one 3-hour session at the Maryland Neuroimaging Center, you will complete tasks while undergoing MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and eyetracking to examine the attention-related cognitive and neural systems that support language processing. If you are eligible and complete the MRI session, you will earn $20 per hour!

 

Click the link below for more information and to fill out a brief questionnaire: http://ter.ps/CogPrepMRI

 

 

Researchers will determine your eligibility according to these and other criteria to ensure it is safe and appropriate for you to participate in this MRI study. You must:

be 18-40 years of age; be a native English speaker;  be right-handed; not have any known neurological or psychiatric condition or learning disability; not practice techniques designed to improve cognitive or attentional functioning; not wear glasses (contacts ok); not have ferrous metal in the body; not be pregnant

 

 

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Auditory Training Study

Participate in 4 sessions (1.5-2 hours each) at the Patapsco Building, near CP Metro. Sessions involve questionnaires and computerized tasks. Participants receive $55 ($5/session plus a $35 bonus after Session 4), and they will also entered into a raffle for a $150 gift card after Session 4.

 

Find out more information about the Auditory Training Study on the Paid SONA System (http://umpsychology-paid.sona-systems.com).  Before signing up, you must complete a prescreen to check eligibility at https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/SE/?SID=SV_bdsvA0VfbFBGyvb. Questions? Email Auditory@casl.umd.edu.

 

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