Volunteers are needed to participate in research study investigating how listeners learn new speech sounds. Participants will listen to speech sounds and make decisions about them, and may also view pictures or text along with the speech sounds. Some of these tasks may be done online or using a mobile device that you take home. We may ask you to wear a wristwatch-style device that monitors your activity and sleep overnight. The study will last between 30 and 120 minutes per session. Participants may become eligible to participate in multiple research Sessions.
Requirements: If interested in participating, you must:
(1) Be between 18 and 45 years of age
(2) Be a native speaker of North American English;
(3) Have no hearing deficit
(4) Have no history of neurological impairment.
Participants will receive $10 per hour for participation in research. If interested, please contact lablabuconn@gmail.com.
This research is conducted under the direction of Dr. Emily Myers, Speech language and Hearing Sciences/Psychology.
This study was approved by the UCONN IRB, Protocol #H16-012
For more information, contact: LAB Lab at lablabuconn@gmail.com