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. Vic Ferreira
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| Lab Name | Language Production Lab
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| Lab Website | Language Production Lab; and
http://psychiatry.ucsd.edu/tamargollan3.html
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| Description of Research | Are you interested in: •how people produce language? •what it means to be bilingual? •how language is related to other cognitive functions? •and other questions about language processing? |
| Requirements | 2 quarter commitment. A 3.0 GPA. Majors of Psychology or Cognitive Science or Human Development or Linguistics with upper division classes in Chinese or Spanish desired.
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| Student Responsibilities | Help with designing experiments, testing participants, coding data, and attending lab meetings. Opportunity to be involved in research on bilingualism.
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| Quarter commitment | Winter 10
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| Contact | Tamar Gollan tgollan@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. |
