Benson: Research Opportunities


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Research Opportunities


My Current Research Interests

The development of the perception of visual transparency in infants and young children.

A new research focus for the 2004-2005 academic year will be on the relationship between cognitive development and language/communication development between 6 and 9 months of age. A corps of students will be needed to do Internships and Directed Studies testing infant development. If you are interested, please get in touch with me. (My mailbox is at the bottom of this page.)

Children's understanding of symbol systems

Long-term effects of reading aloud to children.

The effect of college students' participation in campus life on psychological well-being.

 

My General Research Interests

Cognitive development

Perceptual development, both vision and audition

Infant development

Lifespan development

Autobiographical memories

Theories of developmental psychology

 

Useful Websites:

University of Minnesota's Research Subjects' Protection Programs

APA Style Guidelines

Paying Human Subjects, Maintaining Confidentiality and 1099 Reporting

APA Guidelines for Doing Research on the Internet

APA Publications Manual's site for updates in the 5th Edition of the Manual



Have a nice day!

Since October 29, 2002



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Last Modification: February 14, 2007
URL: http://www.morris.umn.edu/~bensonka/research.html

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