PSY 357 Motivation and Cognition
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT
Faculty:
Art Markman, Ph.D.
Contact:
Jon Rein jrein@mail.utexas.edu
Leora Orent orent@psy.utexas.edu
Description:
How do our motivational states affect our thinking process? How do changes in motivation help or hurt performance? We’ll explore how motivation interacts with specific information and reasoning strategies.
Qualifications:
A strong interest in psychology, reliability, and initiative are all important. Lab hours are flexible and students are expected to work 6-10 hours per week (more in the summer; see Course Requirements below).
Duties:
Research assistants will generate research ideas, help with study design and preparation, interact with research participants and collect data, as well as assist in data coding and analysis.
IRB Protocol #: 2003-02-0088
Official Project Title: Effects of goal activation on competing goals
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