JMU Cognitive Development Lab

10/06/2021

We’re conducting a new research study online! Children who are 7 and 8 years of age may be eligible to participate in a study in which we are examining children’s attention to faces and objects. Neurotypical children without vision problems are eligible to participate. Your child will see faces and objects on a screen online through Zoom. The session will take less than 30 minutes. For this study, you will need to use a computer or laptop with a we**am and a keyboard. Your child’s session will not be recorded.

If you have questions or would like further information about the study, please contact Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen ([email protected]). If you are ready to schedule an appointment, please do so here: https://calendly.com/jmucogdevlab

Please feel free to share with others who may be interested.

Welcome to our scheduling page! Each research assistant has different availability for testing to give you the most scheduling options possible. Please pick a day/time that works best for you.

06/28/2021

Children who are 7-10 years of age may be eligible to participate in a study in which we are examining children’s responses to short videos of individuals. Your child will watch short video recordings of individuals while we video and audio record them using Zoom. The session will last about 30 minutes. For this study, you will need to use a computer or laptop with a we**am.

You will be compensated with a $10 Amazon Gift Card for your time. If you have questions or would like further information about the study, please contact Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen ([email protected]).

If you are ready to schedule an appointment, please do so here: https://calendly.com/jmucogdevlab
Please feel free to share with others who may be interested.

03/07/2021

We have a new online study for 4- and 5-year-olds! We are examining children’s attention to animals, faces, and objects. Your child will see faces and objects on a screen while we video and audio record their responses using Zoom. For this study, you will need to use a computer or laptop with a we**am.

You will be compensated for your time.

The session will take less than 30 minutes, with your child’s part lasting no more than 10 minutes. If have questions or would like further information about the study, please contact Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen ([email protected]). If you are ready to schedule an appointment, please do so here: https://calendly.com/jmucogdevlab

Feel free to share with others who may be interested!

12/02/2020

Our colleagues at Tulane are also looking for participants for their study with 7- to 10-year-olds! Below is info about their study:

Our online study investigates how children pay attention to familiar people and objects. We ask parents and and their child to meet a meet with a researcher via video conference (e.g., Zoom)
for up to 60 minutes. Children will play a computer game and answer questions. We also ask parents to complete several online questionnaires. Families will be compensated for their time.

For more information, please visit https://lbdlab.tulane.edu/for-parents/ or contact us at

[email protected]. Thank you for your interest.

Parents of infants and children, we need your help! In our lab we are interested in how learning and attention work together during development. During our online studies, children play a short computer game while we monitor them over Zoom. We also ask that parents complete online questionnaires abo...

12/02/2020

We need just 10-12 more kids for our online study with 6- and 7-year-olds examining children’s perception of faces.

Your child will see faces on a screen and indicate what type of smile they see (real or pretend). They will also watch short videos of various shapes (e.g., triangles) playing games.
The session will take less than 30 minutes to complete.

We will record only verbal responses (no video) using WebEx.
For more information, please contact Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen through e-mail at [email protected].

Please feel free to share with others who may be interested.

10/22/2020

We’re conducting a new research study online! Children who are 6 and 7 years of age may be eligible to participate in an online study in which we are examining children’s perception of faces.

Your child will see faces on a screen and indicate what type of smile they see (real or pretend). They will also watch short videos of various shapes (e.g., triangles) playing games.

The session will take less than 30 minutes to complete.

We will record only verbal responses (no video) using WebEx.

For more information, please contact Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen through e-mail at [email protected].

Please feel free to share with others who may be interested.

06/13/2013

We are continuing our study on infant face perception and are still looking for infants younger than 11 months of age. If you, or someone you know, is interested in participating, please send us an email ([email protected]) or give us a call (540.568.4301)!

05/05/2012

Congratulations to the following 2012 graduates: Janna Kline, Emily Wilson, Haley Mertins, Amy Wu, Beth Smith, Brittany Dunay, and Daisy Andonyadis!

05/05/2012

Congratulations to graduate student Sarah Marrs for winning a Graduate Psychology Service Award!

04/24/2012

04/15/2012

Congratulations to research assistants Haley Mertins and Lindsey Umstead for receiving multiple awards at the Department of Psychology Award Ceremony! Haley received the Eileen Nelson Scholarship and the Senior Peer Advising Award. Lindsey received the Junior Award for Distinguished Service and the Junior Peer Advising Award. Congratulations to all of the award winners!

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03/14/2012

We have a new study in which we are examining how infants process faces. If you have an infant younger than 11 months of age and would like more information or would like to participate, please contact Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen ([email protected] or 540-568-4301).

12/10/2011

Congratulations to research assistant Haley Mertins, who is the recipient of the Eileen Nelson Scholarship!

11/16/2011

Congratulations to Brittany Dunay, Haley Mertins, and Emily Wilson for the acceptance of their poster on a study of the pop-out effect at the CAA conference. Congratulations to Haley Mertins and Daisy Andonyadis for the acceptance of their honors thesis projects for presentation at the CAA conference.

05/08/2011

Congratulations to the seniors of the Cognitive Development Lab who graduated this morning: Brad Carter, J. Hayden, Lauren DeMoss, Shaunna Foell, and Shane Boyd!!

04/21/2011

04/09/2011

Congratulations to research assistants J. Hayden and Haley Mertins! J. won the Jerry O. Haynes Memorial Award for Outstanding Senior and Haley won the James J. Hart Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Junior and the Junior Outstanding Peer Advisor Award.

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04/07/2011

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