Interested in participating in one of our experiments? We are always looking for participants. Depending on which study you get assigned to, you may get to learn new artificial languages, get to use an eye-tracker, or simply listen to or read sentences or describe pictures. Before the study, you will be informed about your rights, as well as potential risks and benefits of the experiment (in our experiments, usually none outside to the pleasure to participate in science and the fact that you will receive payment for the time you spend in the lab). After the study we will tell you what we are interested in and why we are conducted the research you participated in. These experiment have been approved by RSRB (RSRB #24018).
You will have a chance to experience first hand how we study language acquisition, production, and comprehension. How do we integrate complex auditory information within fractions of a second while listening to language? How do we manage to translate our thoughts into a sequence of sounds, which -most of the time- conveys our thoughts to our listeners? Why are languages across the world the way they are - what makes them likely to share certain properties but not necessarily others?
Contact us via hlpstudy@gmail.com - just drop us a line, e.g. "I am interested in participating in one of your studies.". Our friendly research assistants will contact you with more details. If you prefer to talk with a representative from our lab first, feel free to call us at 585-273-1050.
