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Native English Speakers needed for an ERP Study

Research Participant Criteria

To be eligible for this study, you must meet the following criteria:

  • Gender: Male or Female
  • Age: 18 - 30 Years
  • Must be right handed
  • Must be a native English speaker
Exclusion Criteria

You are not eligible if any of the following applies to you:

  • Must not have studied any languages other than English
  • Must never have studied German or Dutch
  • Must never have traveled extensively in Germany or the Netherlands

Research Study Details

Cognitive Processes in Bilinguals: ERP Studies

Researchers are looking for native English speakers to participate in a study of bilingual language processing. The experiment takes place over 2 sessions and will take approximately 2 hours each session. We would like to schedule the sessions 1 week apart. Participants will be paid $10 per hour. The study will involve learning words in Dutch and being later tested on these words, while the brain activity is recorded. For that, a special cap (similar to a swimming cap) will be placed on the participant's head and some electro-conductive gel will be used. After each session, participants will be given the option to wash their hair if they so choose.

Participant will be asked to put on a special cap and some electro-conductive gel will be used to record brain activity.  Participants will be asked to complete a series of tasks on a computer.  The tasks will include presenting visual stimuli on a screen, naming pictures and words presented on a screen into a microphone, solving math equations while memorizing words, and performing a spatial attention task.

Study Dates, Times and Location

Study Available by Appointment?: Yes
Location: Thomas building, room 7 (in the basement)
Approximate Participant Study Length: 4 Hours

The experiment takes place over 2 sessions (each one week apart) and will take approximately 2 hours each session.

Compensation: $10/hr

Contact Information

Nicholas Ray
412-849-5211
nrr5025@psu.edu

This study has been approved by a Penn State Institutional Review Board (IRB). IRB Approval Number 37036