{"id":1210,"date":"2014-09-02T18:10:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T18:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/eal-ua\/?page_id=1210"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:22:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T13:22:27","slug":"asl-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/eal-ua\/asl-page\/","title":{"rendered":"American Sign Language Expertise Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Emotions and Aging Lab, Psychology Department<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>University of Akron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ASL Expertise Study Recruitment Video edited\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t9MojG5TTHA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interpreting: Linda M. Laughlin Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #6c2db9\">WHAT?<\/h3>\n<p>Paid research study for young and older adults who are experts in American Sign Language: American Sign Language Expertise and Reading Facial Expressions of Emotion<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #6c2db9\">WHO ARE WE?<\/h3>\n<p>The Emotions and Aging Lab in the Psychology Department at the University of Akron is looking for deaf and hearing adults who are experts in American Sign Language to participate in an important study on American Sign Language expertise and emotions. In our lab we study emotions and how people \u201cread\u201d the facial expressions of others.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #6c2db9\">WHY DO WE NEED YOUR HELP?<\/h3>\n<p>For this study, we are interested in how expertise in American Sign Language influences how people of different ages read facial expressions of emotion.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #6c2db9\">WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?<\/h3>\n<p>Two Groups Can Participate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Deaf ASL Experts<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Primary language is ASL<\/li>\n<li>18-30 years old<\/li>\n<li>Severely to profoundly deaf with no cochlear implant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hearing ASL Experts<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluent in ASL<\/li>\n<li>60-80 years old<\/li>\n<li>Hearing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #6c2db9\">WHAT WILL YOU DO?<\/h3>\n<p>You will come to the Emotions and Aging Lab at the University of Akron. You will make judgments about pictures presented on a computer screen while your eye movements are tracked wi<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/eal-ua\/files\/2014\/09\/ASL-Pic1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1330 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/eal-ua\/files\/2014\/09\/ASL-Pic1.png\" alt=\"ASL Pic1\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/eal-ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1102\/2014\/09\/ASL-Pic1.png 175w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/eal-ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1102\/2014\/09\/ASL-Pic1.png?resize=150,150 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a>th a <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/eal-ua\/2014\/06\/10\/the-lab-got-an-eye-tracker\/\">camera<\/a>. You will also complete a vision test and a cognitive questionnaire and fill out a demographics form. This study takes <strong>20 minutes<\/strong> to complete. For deaf participants, an ASL\u00a0interpreter will be present during your experimental session.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #6c2db9\">WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING?<\/h3>\n<p>You will be helping us understand more about how expertise with American Sign Language affects the process of reading facial expressions of emotion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free parking is provided and participants are paid $10 for participating.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #6c2db9\">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPATING<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The study takes 20 minutes to complete<\/li>\n<li>The study is approved by The University of Akron Institutional Review Board and funded by a University of Akron Faculty Research Grant.<\/li>\n<li>You can come to the lab with a friend and we can schedule your sessions back-to-back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #6c2db9\">HOW TO PARTICIPATE<\/h3>\n<p>Email the Emotions and Aging Lab at <a href=\"mailto:ealabs.ua@gmail.com\">ealabs.ua@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\nCall the Emotions and Aging Lab at 330-972-6564; if no one answers please leave a message and we will return your call.<br \/>\nThank you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Team<\/strong><br \/>\nJennifer Tehan Stanley, Ph.D.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jennifer Turner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jamie McCartney, Ph.D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emotions and Aging Lab, Psychology Department University of Akron Interpreting: Linda M. Laughlin Williams WHAT? Paid research study for young and older adults who are experts in American Sign Language: American Sign Language Expertise and Reading Facial Expressions of Emotion WHO ARE WE? 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