Dr. Gary Raney's Language Research Lab is looking for students who are interested in gaining research experience related to how people read and understand metaphors and idioms. Metaphors and idioms are statements that go beyond the literal meaning of the words, such as “my lawyer is a shark” (a metaphor) and “the old man kicked the bucket” (an idiom). The purpose of the research is to explore how native and non-native English speakers read and understand these statements.
Looking specifically for students who are native English speakers, native Spanish speakers, and native French speakers, but you can have other native languages as well. You do not need to be a Psychology major to work in my lab, but you must be interested in how people comprehend language. You will be involved in all stages of the research process, including literature searches, conducting experiments, coding data, and data analysis. This project will last at least two semesters (fall 2015 and spring 2016) and provides an excellent opportunity to develop honors capstones.
Contact information.
If you are interested in working on this project or other projects in Dr. Gary Raney's lab, please contact him via email at geraney@uic.edu. General information about his research is available on his web site (www.uic.edu/~geraney). You can download an application from Dr. Raney’s web site (www.uic.edu/~geraney/helpwanted.htm) or send an application via the UIC Undergraduate Research Experience web site (http://www.uic.edu/uic/research/undergraduate/index.shtml).
