Fall 2002: PSY 357 Project Descriptions

Faculty:	Judith Langlois, Ph.D.
Contact:	Jennifer Ramsey, Matt Bronstad, Becky Hoss, Angela Griffin, & Lisa Rosen in the Langlois Lab Email: langloislab@psy.utexas.edu, lab phone: 475-7908
Description:	In the Langlois Lab, we're trying to find out what types of faces infants, children, and adults prefer, how and why individuals form stereotypes based on attractiveness, and how these preferences and stereotypes change throughout development (www.psy.utexas.edu/langloislab)
Qualifications:	We are looking for enthusiastic, responsible, hard-working undergraduates to work in our lab running experiments on the development of facial preferences, perception, and stereotypes in infants, children, and adults. Applicants should be interested in developmental psychology and be able to work nine hours per week in the lab (according to your schedule), typically in blocks of time 2-3 days a week for 2-5 hours at a time. Studies are generally run from 9am to 5pm Monday through Thursday, 9am-11:30am Friday, and 9:30am to 2:30pm Saturday, so we ask you to be available on occasional Saturdays. This job involves interacting with Austin-area parents and their children, and therefore requires good social skills as well as reliability and initiative. Attention to detail is a must. Running the experiments often involves working with a computer and other equipment. Knowledge of the Macintosh is helpful but not necessary. Because of the amount of time needed to train you on our equipment and procedures, we ask for a two-semester commitment (summer-fall or fall-spring). You will also be required to attend occasional lab meetings and write a journal-style paper on the research that we are doing.
Duties:	Running experiments, interacting with Austin-area parents and their children or adult participants, scheduling appointments, and attending lab meetings. May also include some data entry or analysis, designing and creating stimuli, and library or internet research.
Other Information:	If you are considering graduate school or are unsure about the direction you want to take with your undergraduate degree, research experience such as this is essential! See our web site for more information or contact us for an interview.

Spring 2003 Research Opportunities