Instructions to students: PSYC 199 must be added before the end of week two (2) of the quarter you intend to participate. If you are doing a two quarter commitment you MUST submit an application for enrollment every quarter.
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PSYC 199 opportunities are listed in the order they were submitted to the psychology student affairs office. Questions regarding postings should be addressed to the individual contacts.
| Faculty Name | Dr. Laura Schreibman
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| Lab Name | Autism Lab
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| Description of Research | We have openings for Summer and Fall (2-quarter commitment)!! We are a behavioral lab focusing on the intervention and treatment of children with autism. |
| Requirements | 3.0 GPA is required. Junior Standing Computer knowledge preferred Fluent in Spanish is preferred for a 199s this fall. Completion of one or more of the following courses preferred: Psych 103 (Principles of Learning) Psych 120 or 121 (Operant Lab) Psych 154 (Behavior Modification) Psych 163 (Abnormal Psychology) Psych 168 (Developmental Disorders) |
| Student Responsibilities | 2-quarter commitment - 12 hours a week (Fall and Winter). Score behavioral videos, help with treatment sessions, learn more about autism, assist with graduate level research.
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| Quarter commitment | Winter 10
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| Contact | Casey Hoffman autismlab@psy.ucsd.edu |
| Faculty Name | Dr. Christine Harris
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| Lab Name | Harris Lab
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| Description of Research | Student will assist in carrying out studies in emotion and behavior. |
| Requirements | Min GPA = 3.0 Has taken Psy153 (and received an A) Flexible schedule/availability Prefer previous research experience |
| Student Responsibilities | Duties include running human subjects, reading relevant background articles, and attending lab meetings.
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| Quarter commitment | Winter 10, Spring 10
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| Contact | Noriko noriko@ucsd.edu |
| Faculty Name | Dr. Keith Rayner
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| Lab Name | Rayner Eyetracking Lab
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| Lab Website | http://psy3.ucsd.edu/~raynerlab/
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| Description of Research | The main topic of research in the Eyetracking lab is eye movements during reading and other cognitive processes. We study a wide variety of processes, ranging from language comprehension, language production and scene perception to visual search and eye movement control. |
| Requirements | Sophomore standing or higher, GPA of at least 3.0, interest in Psychological research, fairly flexible hours, has taken Intro Psych, Intro Cog Sci or Intro Linguistics. Preferred: Has taken Cognitive Psych or Linguistics classes. Two quarter commitment or more. |
| Student Responsibilities | Help development stimuli, run subjects, process data, attend meetings and participate in discussions. 9 - 12 hours a week, mostly flexible schedule. |
| Quarter commitment | Winter 10, Spring 10
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| Contact | (858) 822-7813 Raynerlab@gmail.com |
| Faculty Name | Dr. Nicholas Christenfeld
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| Lab Name | Fictional Research Lab
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| Description of Research | We are researching why people enjoy fictional stories. Most of our paradigms involve giving subjects stories or vignettes to read and gathering subjective response data. |
| Requirements | You must be reliable, independent, and conscientious. You will have to take responsibility for scheduling and running your own experimental sessions (following preliminary training and instructions). You *must* regularly check your e-mail, actually read your e-mails, and respond to e-mails. Being accurate and detail-oriented is also crucial in an experimental setting. Interest in stories and the human mind is a plus. |
| Student Responsibilities | Responsibilities typically include assembling experimental materials, scheduling and running subjects, and data entry. Additional responsibilities may include web research, literature search and analysis, and critical feedback on experiment materials. Commitment is 4 units or 10-12 hours per week.
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| Quarter commitment | Winter 10, Spring 10
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| Contact | Please write a concise e-mail including your gpa, year (junior or senior), and why you are interested in/qualified for fictional research. Feel free to additionally include something about a favorite work of fiction, an idea about why people like stories, or a clever remark about whether actual research is being done. Send to Jon Leavitt at jleavitt@ucsd.edu. |
| Faculty Name | Dr. Harold Pashler
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| Lab Name | Learning, Attention, and Perception Lab
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| Lab Website | http://laplab.ucsd.edu/
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| Description of Research | Student will assist in carrying out studies on learning and memory. The focus is to explore methods to enhance learning and reduce forgetting over time. |
| Requirements | Interested in research. Min GPA = 3.0 |
| Student Responsibilities | Duties will include running participants on computer based experiments, scoring data, and attending lab meetings.
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| Quarter commitment | Winter 10, Spring 10
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| Contact | Attention Lab attentionlab@psy.ucsd.edu |
| Faculty Name | Dr. David Barner
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| Lab Name | Language and Development Lab
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| Lab Website | http://ladlab.ucsd.edu
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| Description of Research | We study language learning, effects of language on thought, and counting. |
| Requirements | A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. We strongly prefer students with a specific interest in language. |
| Student Responsibilities | Recruiting families, testing children and adults, entering data, attending lab meetings.
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| Quarter commitment | Winter 10, Spring 10
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| Contact | Jennifer Audet ladlab.coordinator@gmail.com |
| Faculty Name | Dr. David Huber
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| Lab Name | Cognitive Experiments Modeling and Neuroscience Laboratory
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| Lab Website | http://psy2.ucsd.edu/~dhuber/lab/CEMNL.html
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| Description of Research | We are looking for hardworking and dedicated RA's to help out in our lab with research into human perception and memory including face perception, visual attention, and memory control. |
| Requirements | GPA over 3.0 90 credits completed |
| Student Responsibilities | An RA position would require that you: (1) select an 8 hour per week schedule to come into the lab and run subjects. All experiments are computerized, so typically this entails greeting participants, having them sign the consent form, setting them up at the computer, and debriefing them after they have completed the session. (2) attend a 2 hour per week lab meeting. This is a chance for you to involve yourself in research discussion, hear about projects going on in the lab, and and learn about many aspects of experimentation and research. (3) present a 20 minute powerpoint at the end of the quarter on one of the projects you help out with. This gives you a chance to understand the details of one project in particular and practice presenting experiments and data. |
| Quarter commitment | Winter 10, Spring 10
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| Contact | cemnlab@gmail.com
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| Faculty Name | Dr. Tamar Gollan
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| Lab Name | Language Production Lab
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| Lab Website | http://psychiatry.ucsd.edu/tamargollan.html
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| Description of Research | Are you interested in: •how bilinguals speak more than one language? •how language is related to other cognitive functions? •and other questions about language processing? |
| Requirements | Fluent native speaker of both Spanish and English. GPA=3.0 Majors in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Human Development, or Spanish Literature are a plus. |
| Student Responsibilities | - The 199 will be trained to administer standardized and experimental tests. Will be responsible for testing, coding data, and attending lab meetings. - Two quarter commitment. - Opportunity to be involved in research on the neuropsychology of bilingualism. |
| Quarter commitment | Winter 10, Spring 10
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| Contact | tgollan@ucsd.edu
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