Hi everyone!
My name is Stephanie and I am a graduate student with the University of Edinburgh's Developmental Laboratory. Currently, I am doing my Masters Thesis on how children predict upcoming words in a sentence with the lab and am looking for child participants between the ages of 3-4years.
Our child-friendly lab is located in the Department of Psychology at 7 George Sq, Edinburgh. The study takes about 20minutes to complete and there will be playtime before hand so that your child can get to know me and feel comfortable while having fun. In total your visit should last about 30minutes.
As a thank you for participating, you will receive £5 worth of vouchers to Peter’s Yard; a café located less than 5 minutes from the lab! Additionally, your child will have their choice of a special sticker for playing with us and participating in the study.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
If you and your child are interested in participating, please email me at [email protected] with the days and times that would be best for you to visit. The lab does have a nice play/waiting area, so siblings and friends are welcome.
Best Regards
Stephanie
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[email protected]
The Study:
So that you know what the study entails, this is a quick description for you. When you do visit, I will go over this with you again to make sure you feel comfortable letting your child participate. I will also do my best to make sure that your child decides if they do or do not want to participate.
Word Prediction Study
The study is a very quick eye-tracking experiment that will take place in a little room inside of the Developmental Lab. Eye-tracking is a very simple process that only involves having a tiny sticker placed on your child's forehead. Your child will be asked if they would like to play a game with me which will involve them listening to silly sentences, looking at pictures while listening, and then doing an easy search task for a picture and naming that picture out-loud. This study has ethical approval from the University of Edinburgh.