Current Projects

iPads and Children's Attention Networks

 

The purpose of this study is to learn how mobile technology can influence children's cognitive functioning. 

 

Age of Interest: 3.5- to 5-year-old children

Participation:

• One-time visit to UMass Amherst lab location

• 1 hour in duration

• Your child will:

  • Play a simple computer game

  • Play a cooking game on a tablet or with toys

Compensation:

• Prize for child participant

• $20

Contact: 

• Abby Fontaine Helm

• Subject: iCAN Participation

Child Affective Picture System- Reward

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The purpose of this study is to develop a better understanding of how children process reward-related images. We are specifically interested in differences in neural processing between distinct reward categories.

 

Age of Interest: 6- to 10-year-old children

Participation:

• One-time visit to UMass Amherst lab location

• 1.5 - 2 hours in duration

• Your child will:

  • Play a picture viewing game

  • Rate child-friendly pictures on pleasantness and arousal

  • Play a brief looking game

  • Wear a cap that records brain activity

Compensation:

• $20 for family

• Prize for child participant

Contact: 

• Adaeze Egwuatu

• Subject: CAPS-R Participation

Study on Learning and Attention in Children

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The purpose of this study is to understand how children learn under different conditions.

 

Age of Interest: 4- to 10-year-old children

Participation:

• One-time visit to UMass Amherst lab location

• 1 hour in duration

• Your child will:

  • Play an interactive game

  • Draw a picture

Compensation:

• $10 for family

• Prize for child participant

Contact: 

• Emily Guerriero

• Subject: SCALE Participation