Communicating and Connecting with Others
Juliana Schroeder, Professor
Business, Haas School, Psychology
Closed. This professor is continuing with Spring 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Fall 2024.
If humans are social animals, then why do they choose to remain disconnected with people sometimes? Here we explore when people don’t want to connect with others, such as when they are strangers. In one set of studies, we asked strangers to have conversations on public transportation (e.g., buses, cabs, trains). We find that even when people say they don’t want to connect with someone, they typically have a good experience once they are doing it. We are currently expanding on these results, testing other types of conversations to see what factors affect people’s likelihood of engaging in conversation.
We are conducting several different projects exploring factors that influence when and how people choose to communicate with others.
Role: You will gain experience in nearly all aspects of the research process, including theoretical/literature review, laboratory protocol design, data collection, and questionnaire quality control. You will be in direct communication with Professor Juliana Schroeder for all of the projects listed above, and will get a chance to work with her closely based upon performance. NOTE: Project related tasks can be both in-person and remote.
Qualifications: We seek research apprentices who are interested in human thinking and decision making and are motivated, conscientious, and eager to learn. Coursework on research design and basic statistics is a plus.
We are especially interested in students who are considering applying to graduate school to do research in Psychology or any field related to Psychology!
Please check my website for full information about my research.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Rachel Tran, Staff Researcher
Hours: 9-11 hrs
Related website: http://www.julianaschroeder.com
Social Sciences Education, Cognition & Psychology