PSY 357 Depression and everyday behavior
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Faculty:
Jamie Pennebaker, Ph.D.
Chris Beevers, Ph.D.
Contact:
Jenna Baddeley jenna@mail.utexas.edu
Description:
Do depressed people act and interact in a markedly different way in their day to day lives than non-depressed people do? While self-report data would suggest that they do, there is little research on the behavior patterns that characterize depressed people’s everyday lives. This study examines the differences in everyday behavior between depressed and non-depressed adults. Participants wear a miniature digital recording device, the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR) for 4 days. The EAR turns on at intervals throughout the day, recording their conversations and sounds in their environment.
This is a good opportunity for research assistants interested in either clinical or social psychology. You will learn about conducting research in naturalistic settings and coding and analyzing data.
Qualifications:
We are looking for reliable and committed students who would like to act as a research assistant over the spring semester with the possibility of continuing into fall 2007.
Duties:
Research assistants will listen to audio files from depressed and non-depressed participants’ EARs and transcribe, code and analyze audio data.
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