Undergraduate Research Assistants (Psy 357)

Prospective 357 students:

In the Langlois Lab, we're trying to find out what types of faces infants, children, and adults prefer, how and why individuals form stereotypes based on attractiveness, and how these preferences and stereotypes change throughout development. We are looking for enthusiastic, responsible, hard-working undergraduates to work in our lab running experiments on the development of facial preferences, perception, and stereotypes in infants, children, and adults. Applicants should be interested in developmental psychology and be able to work at least nine hours per week in the lab in blocks of 2-5 hours at a time. Studies generally run from 9am to 5pm Monday through Thursday, 9am-11:30am Friday, and 9:30am to 2:30pm Saturday. Because of the amount of time needed to train you on our equipment and procedures, you must agree to work in the lab for at least two-semesters.

This research involves interacting with Austin-area parents and their children, and therefore requires good social skills as well as reliability and initiative. Attention to detail is a must. The experiments involve working with computers and other equipment. Knowledge of the Macintosh is helpful but not necessary. You will also be required to attend lab meetings, read relevant research articles, and write a paper on the research that we are doing.

If you are considering graduate school or are unsure about the direction you want to take with your undergraduate degree, research experience such as this is essential! If you are interested, contact us via e-mail at langloislab@psy.utexas.edu or our lab phone: 475-7908.

Langlois Lab 357 students working hard in the Children's Research Laboratory.

Current 357 students: Click here to access required readings.