Volunteers are needed to participate in a research study investigating how listeners hear 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. We may also use an eye tracker to monitor where your eyes look on a computer screen as you perform language tasks. 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 45 and 90 years of age
2) Be right handed
3) Be a native speaker of North American English
4) Have no hearing deficit, or only mild hearing loss
5) Have normal or corrected-to-normal vision
6) Have no history of neurological impairment.
Participants will receive $10 per hour for participation in research. If interested, please contact UConnMyersLab@gmail.com, or (860) 484-3292.
This research is conducted under the direction of Dr. Emily Myers, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences/Psychology. IRB approval number: H14-001.
For more information, contact: UconnMyersLab at UconnMyersLab@gmail.com