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Word learning for Native English Speakers
STUDY BASICS
Are you a native English speaker (English was the first language you learned)? You may be able to participate in a study to help understand how native English speakers learn new words and how these new words become part of long-term memory. Eligible participants are right-handed. Compensation is provided.
STUDY PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to understand how native English speakers learn new words and how these new words become part of long-term memory. By understanding these processes the goal is to understand the neural basis of word learning.
COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
- right-handed adult
- native English speakers
- no prior exposure to German or Dutch.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
TThis research study involves reading through various passages, answering multiple-choice questions, and reading facts. This is a two-part study, where session two will take place one week after session one.
IRB: STUDY19040373G
- Behavioral Studies of Reading and Language
MEET THE RESEARCHER
Charles Perfetti
Charles Perfetti is Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Director of the Learning Research & Development Center. His research contributes to the Science of Reading, the study of how humans obtain meaning from written language. His lab uses behavioral and EEG recording methods to study word learning, word reading, and reading comprehension across languages.