Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Earn Extra Money, Participate in a Research Study

Hi-LAB Reliability Study
This study is meant to assess whether cognitive and perceptual tasks related to predicting foreign language acquisition reliably measure this ability over time. Participants will be able to earn up to $75 through the completion of two sessions ($15 for 1st, and $60 for 2nd); the first session time frame is 07/15/2015 – 07/31/2015, and the second session will occur from 08/03/2015-08/28/2015. Sessions may vary in terms of time commitment and compensation.
Must be at least 18 years of age, and a native speaker of English.
Study takes place in Room #1110, Patapsco Bldg (5201 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD)
For more information about the study, please contact cognitiveskills@casl.umd.edu or sign up directly at UMD’s paid SONA site: http://umpsychology-paid.sona-systems.com/
 
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Are you taking a Spanish class? 
The Language Learning and Cognition Study needs your help!
 
The Language Learning and Cognition Study is recruiting participants for the summer and early fall!
 
Participate in 14 sessions of 1-2 hours each at Taliaferro.  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 www.casl.umd.edu/langlcs for full list):
- 18-30 years of age
- monolingual native speaker of English
- currently enrolled in a 200- or 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
 
 

Contact us at LangLCS@casl.umd.edu