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PSY 357 Children’s understanding of mind and reality
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT
Faculty:
Jacqueline Woolley, Ph.D.
Contact:
Jacqueline Woolley, Beth Boerger, Cheryl Browne
woolley@psy.utexas.edu
Description:
Dr. Woolley’s research addresses two basic aspects of children's cognitive development: (1) their beliefs about the nature of reality, and (2) their understanding of mind. Regarding the first, Dr. Woolley’s work addresses the development of beliefs about magical, fantastical, and religious concepts. Research on children’s understanding of mind addresses children's concepts of beliefs, desires, intentions, dreams, imagination, and pretense.
Qualifications:
A strong interest in psychology, experience interacting with children, good social skills, reliability, and initiative. Must be able to work 9-10 hours per week in the lab (according to your schedule) for a two semester commitment (e.g., two summer sessions or summer-fall or fall-spring). Often students will also have the opportunity to work with children in local preschools and elementary schools. If you are interested in working at schools, you must have large blocks of free time (2-3 hours) in your schedule on at least 3 days during the week..
Duties:
Run experiments with preschool- and elementary school-age children, interact with parents, schedule appointments, collect, code and enter data, help design studies, attend a lab meeting each week, and (at the end of the second semester) write a short paper on the research that you were involved with.
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