Grace Devanny ’23 – Hi! My name is Grace and I am a junior Neuroscience and Behavior and Psychology double major from Concord, New Hampshire. I joined the lab my junior year and I have been working on various projects such as the Wesleyan Word Experience project and future Eye-tracking studies. Outside the lab, I am a member of the Wesleyan track and field team and soccer team. I also enjoy skiing, hiking, and hanging out with my dog and family!
Amy Guaman ’22 – Hi! My name is Amy, I’m a senior Psychology major from Queens, New York. I joined the lab my senior year and I have worked on various projects such as the Wesleyan Word Experience project and created stimuli for future Eye-tracking studies. Outside of research, I enjoy hiking, cooking, and spending time with my family and friends.Â
Aiden Malanaphy ’22 – Hi My name is Aiden and I’m currently a senior majoring in Psychology and Art History. At the lab, I will be working on the Wesleyan Word Experience Project and other ongoing studies. Outside of the lab, I am working on a thesis in contemporary architecture, I am an Arts & Culture editor for the Wesleyan Argus, and I love to bike!
Wiralpach Nawabutsitthirat ’22 – Hello! My name is Wiralpach. I am a senior (’22) Psychology and Art Studio double major from New Haven, Connecticut. I joined the lab in my sophomore year and have worked on the Word and Sentence Ratings Project. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, ice skating, and practicing kendo.
Meiwen Shao ’23 – My name is Meiwen. I am part of the class of 2023, and I am majoring in Neuroscience & Behavior and Economics. I am from Shenzhen, which is a city located in southeastern China. Outside of academics, I enjoy figure skating, cooking, and spending time with my family!
Abstract: In this ongoing study, we are investigating whether the relationships between Age of Acquisition (AoA) and Familiarity (Fam) ratings on Lexical Decision Time (LDT) and Word Naming Time (Naming) are changing over time. Using an online questionnaire, Psychology 105 students provided AoA and Fam ratings on a list of 499 words for the past 6 semesters. In the past 3 years of data collection, Fam and AoA ratings have remained significantly correlated with both Naming and LDT. Because of the anticipated long duration of the study, there is still a predicted decrease in correlation between AoA and Fam with both LDT and Naming.
