PSY 357 Unique 41195
Language, Depression and Working Memory
Professor: James Pennebaker, pennebaker@psy.utexas.edu
Contact: Lori Stone, 471-0691, lori.stone@mail.utexas.edu
Description: We will be exploring several topics related to language and health, including a very close examination of depression and language. We will be looking for linguistic markers of depression that occur before the individual is aware of the depression. Also, we will be examining gender differences in daily writing and the implications of those differences for working memory.
Qualifications: Psychology major, at least a “B” average. Careful, detail-oriented students who are reliable. Prefer students who are willing to commit for 2 semesters. Preference given to those who have had 319K, or who are registered for 319K in the fall.
Duties: Duties will include running subjects, entering data, organizing study materials, making copies, meeting with graduate student advisor.
Fall 2001 Research Opportunities
Updated 17 April 2001
Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin
Email comments to undergrad@psy.utexas.edu