MU Working Memory Lab

02/09/2024

We invite you to participate in a memory research study with the University of Missouri Working Memory Lab.

The University of Missouri Working Memory Lab offers both ONLINE and ONSITE participation opportunities throughout the year for children 4 – 10 years of age and adolescents 11 – 14 years of age accompanied by parents, as well as adults 18 – 30 years of age, residing within the United States. Our studies can be 15 to 120 minutes long depending on the study and all participants receive $20.00 per hour with an additional $5.00 for every 15 minutes after the hour. Onsite child participants receive a book selection from our library and may also be provided with stickers throughout participation.
Check out our current participation opportunities posted on our Experiment Signup webpage: https://memory.psych.missouri.edu/experiment_signup.html. Follow the study URLs to see if you or your child/adolescent qualify and book your online session or onsite appointment now! Your participation makes a difference! We thank you in advance for your participation. If you need additional information after referring to the webpage and/or research study links, please contact Lab Coordinator, Bret Glass at [email protected] on behalf of Nelson Cowan, Principal Investigator and Director of the Working Memory Lab.

04/25/2023

Now recruiting 4 and 5 year old children for our online study on language comprehension and working memory! This study takes about 45-60 minutes to complete via Zoom with a live experimenter.

Participants play a game where they are instructed to help an alien comprehend a new language task before it visits Earth. There are also memory tasks they will complete, including remembering spoken digits and the location of tokens in a grid. All children that complete the study receive $15 via Venmo, PayPal, or mail.

Sign-up page can be accessed through the QR code or at this link:

Thank you for taking an interest in the research that we do at the MU Working Memory Lab. Kendra is the Lead Researcher on this study. Please click on her name below for study details and scheduling options.

04/25/2023

Interested children, assisted by parents, are invited to participate in online memory studies through a ZOOM Video Conferencing link over a secure University connection. Participants must have a computer or tablet with we**am capabilities in order to participate. Children will be presented with visual and auditory information such as speech sounds, tones, musical notes, words, numbers, names, shapes, objects, pictures and/or colors and asked to remember and recall items using their voice, a pointing gesture, a keyboard press, touch screen or mouse click. The studies that we post can be 20 to 120 minutes long depending on the study (please refer to the link below for duration). Payment is $15.00 paid via Venmo or PayPal upon completion.

Get more details and make your online appointment HERE:

Choose what time works better to schedule a meeting.

11/19/2021

Have you participated in our Party Cats Memory Study yet?

If not, there’s still time. We’re accepting appointments thru November 30th.

https://memory.psych.missouri.edu/experiment_signup.html

11/02/2021

We’re now posting links for our active studies and participation opportunities on the webpage of Nelson Cowan, Director and Principal Investigator of the MU Working Memory Lab. Consider adding us as a favorite bookmark so you can revisit our page for new participation opportunities.

We appreciate your interest in our research and the participation opportunities that we offer throughout the year at the MU Working Memory Lab. Currently, all of our studies occur online and are available to anyone residing within the United States, the United Kingdom or Canada.

09/02/2021

THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECENT PARTICIPATION!
If you and yours have already participated in our current Party Cats Study for the 6 to 7 age group that launched on July 18th, thank you so much for making time for us in your busy schedules and contributing to our research efforts. We really appreciate it.

IF YOU HAVEN'T PARTICIPATED YET:
There's still time! Sign up here: https://muwmlab-partycats-ages6and7.youcanbook.me/

PASS IT ON!
We would like to provide participation invitations to 10 more children in this age group. If you know parents with children ages 6 to 7 years who may be interested and who live anywhere in the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom, please consider passing on the following study link and sign-up page: https://muwmlab-partycats-ages6and7.youcanbook.me/

SEPTEMBER PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADOLESCENTS 11 TO 13 YEARS OF AGE:
Although the Party Cats study link and sign-up page for this age group is currently offline and we don't have a specific launch date, we'll be accepting up to 50 participants sometime within the next month. If you and yours are interested in participating, you are welcome to click and revisit the link beginning September 1st to see when we're live and ready for sign-ups: https://muwmlab-partycats-ages11to13.youcanbook.me

REMINDER:
When viewing the sign-up calendar, be sure and click on the ">" symbol which will appear at the bottom or to the right of the calendar to view more open time slots.

07/20/2021

If your child participated in a memory study in our lab (with cool sunglasses) in Fall 2019, you are a part of this! Children from around the world participated and we learned that saying words out loud can help kids to remember them later. Keep thinking out loud! 😎

07/15/2021

We have a NEW memory study for children ages 6 & 7 called Party Cats! Click here for more details and sign up options: muwmlab-partycats-ages6and7.youcanbook.me

Study Description: Children, supervised and assisted by a parent/guardian, are invited to participate in a single 45 - 60 minute online video conference session from the comfort of their own homes. The following are required in order to participate: A stable Internet connection; a desktop or laptop....

06/01/2021

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LATEST MEMORY GAME!
Sunday, June 6th will be your last chance to participate in the Object Color Studies for ages 6 & 7 and 11, 12, & 13 listed below. Your participation and interest in our studies is greatly appreciated.

05/17/2021

If you have adolescents ages 11 - 13 who are interested in participating in our current study, Object Color, and have not yet participated, please follow the link below for more information and sign-up opportunities:

Ages 11 - 13:

Study Description: Adolescents, accompanied by a parent/guardian, are invited to participate in a single 30-45 minute online video conference session from the comfort of their own homes. The following are required in order to participate: A stable Internet connection; a desktop or laptop computer or...

05/17/2021

If you have children ages 6 and 7 who are interested in participating in our current study, Object Color, and have not yet participated, please follow the link below for more information and sign up opportunities:

Ages 6 & 7:

Study Description: Children, supervised and assisted by a parent/guardian, are invited to participate in a single 30-45 minute online video conference session from the comfort of their own homes. The following are required in order to participate: A stable Internet connection; a desktop or laptop co...