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PSY 357 I really want to talk!”: personality, verbal communication, and physiology
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT
Faculty:
Bill Swann, Ph.D.
Contact:
Pranj Mehta, pmehta@mail.utexas.edu
Description:
High blirters are individuals who say exactly what’s on their mind and express their thoughts and feelings without hesitation. Low blirters are more hesitant to tell you what they’re thinking and feeling. In this study we are trying to see what happens when you force a high blirter to shut up when they really may want to talk. How does being forced to remain quiet affect their physiology (heart rate, blood pressure) and behavior? Might it be that once you let high blirters talk again, they go off and drown you in a frantic frenzy of words?
Qualifications:
We require responsible, hard-working, mature, and conscientious individuals who can devote at least 8-12 hours/week of their time over the course of the semester. You should enjoy interacting with others and be highly organized.
Duties:
You will independently run experiments with introductory psychology students, schedule participants for these experiments, and possibly analyze videos from existing experiments for talking behaviors.
Other Information:
If you would like to go on to graduate school in psychology or a related field, research experience is a must. This will be an excellent opportunity for you to gain hands-on research experience.
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