Cognition, Attention, Law, and Memory Lab Summer and Fall 2024
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Dr. Kara Moore's psychology and law research lab focuses on the role of attention and memory in applied settings with an emphasis on the legal system. We have conducted research on the process of searching for missing/wanted persons, adults' and children's eyewitness memory, false memories, and police interrogations. The lab provides professional development opportunities to students interested in attention, memory, the law, virtual reality technology, and working with children or adults.

About Being a Student Researcher
Research assistants attend lab meetings once a week, run experimental sessions, help with data entry and analysis, help recruit participants, and help with design of materials. Students may gain course credit for their involvement in the lab.  Students who join the lab gain a better understanding of why and how psychological research is conducted, are more competitive when applying for graduate school/employment, and gain experience that will be useful in future careers and higher education.

Inclusive Environment 
The lab is a community where everyone who is interested in contributing to our mission is welcome. We are committed to viewing each member as a whole person whose life exists inside and outside of the lab. We are committed to being a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community. This includes making sure you feel welcome, and that being involved in the lab is accessible to everyone.

About Applying
Research shows that women and people of color tend to be less likely to apply for opportunities that they are competitive for, so we encourage any student who is interested to apply. No experience is necessary. You may submit an application online. If you have any pressing questions ahead of applying, you may reach graduate lab manager Dara Zwemer at dara.zwemer@psych.utah.edu.

Timing of Applying
We typically consider and admit students for the upcoming semester in the latter half of the semester before it and up to the week of the first semester. Our goal is to have our team configured earlier rather than later, and it is extremely rare for us to admit a student after the first week of the semester. If you apply between the first week of the semester and the 12th week of the semester we may not reply to you until our next way of recruitment. Generally, we do our best to send rejection emails to everyone who applies, but if we somehow missed you and you haven't heard from us by the end of the semester or the 2nd week of the next semester, you can assume that you were not accepted into the lab. If you have a unique scheduling need that requires a response by a certain date, please just reach out to Dara Zwemer at dara.zwemer@psych.utah.edu to let them know what those needs are as we want to be able to consider everyone who applies for the lab.
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Below we ask you several questions about yourself. These questions allow us to get to know you better, but don't assume that your answers (or lack thereof) will disqualify you. Admittance to the lab is competitive, but it might be hard for you to guess what qualities are assets to us, so don't disqualify yourself by not applying. If you are interested in joining the lab, we want to consider you!
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Are you able/willing to be involved in the lab for more than one semester? *
Please write in the terms you would like to be involved with the lab (e.g., Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025). *
What modalities would you like to be involved in the lab? Check all that apply.
Have you taken a statistics class? *
If you have taken a statistics class, what was the department you took it in?
If you have taken a statistics class, what was your grade?
Have you taken a research methods class? *
If you have taken a research methods class, what was the department you took it in?
If you have taken a research methods class, what was your grade?
If you have taken any other courses that may be relevant to our research, please list the course titles and your grade:
Availability and Time in the Lab
We are interested in understanding your availability and the time you'd like to commit to the lab. We work around your schedule to assign you lab hours. Most lab work is done during business hours (M-F 8-6pm), but sometimes we have projects that can or need to be done on the weekends or outside of business hours on weekdays. If you join the lab, you'll need to have at least a few hours more availability than you plan to commit to the lab to ensure we are able to schedule you for the number of hours you signed up for.
How much time do you want to be involved in the lab each week?
Note that if you enter your own hours in the "Other" option, I rarely admit students who cannot do at least 6 hours a week. However, sometimes students desire to go beyond 10 hours a week in the lab in order to build skills more quickly. That is welcomed. *
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Taking into account any other obligations (e.g., class, work, volunteer hours), approximately how many hours a week do you have available for each term you are applying (designate the semester if your time committment would vary by term)? *
Are you interested in participating as an RA for course credit or volunteering in the lab? *
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Are you interested in eventually doing any of the following advanced things in the lab?
Are you an honors student?
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References 

Please provide the name and contact information (e.g., e-mail address, phone number) of three professional references (e.g., a professor you’ve had a class with, a former or current employer, family friend who could honestly attest to your abilities/characteristics, etc.). Note: We understand you may still be cultivating references and thus not able to provide 3 references. This will not disqualify you from being considered for the position. 

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Do you have any previous research experience? If so, please describe in what field and your experience. 
If you are willing to conduct research off campus (around SLC), do you have a means by which to transport yourself (car, bike, public transport, etc.) to use to get there? Please describe it and let us know of any barriers to your transportation access.
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Tell us about any other skills or experiences that you think could be relevant. For instance, if you have any special skills you would like for us to know about (e.g., programming ability, familiarity with statistical packages, acting skills, video/photo editing skills) tell us about that here. 
In general, do you have any questions about the lab?
Current Discovery Gateway Project
Our main ongoing project involves collecting VR data at the Discovery Gateway museum in downtown SLC. This involves eyewitness memory and development. It is an incredibly cool exhibit that has received great feedback from kids and their parents when run in Oklahoma last year. You would be helping us to launch and run the exhibit locally to contribute data to current, relevant problems in fields of law, psychology, and child development.
Do you have any experience working with children?  *
Would you be interested in conducting research with children ages 5-18?
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Would you be interested and willing to travel to the Discovery Gateway to run child participants in our VR exhibit as part of your lab hours?
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Would you be open to running participants on the weekend? The hours we will conduct the project at Discovery Gateway on the weekends are Saturday (10-6pm) and Sunday (12-6pm). *
What times would you be available to run child participants at Discovery Gateway? Please select all time slots that you are available for the full time slot. *
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What is availability for the weekend days selected above? Would you be willing to work the entire time listed (10 am or 12 pm to 6 pm), or do you have specific hours you could work on weekend days? Please indicate this below.
Would you be willing to begin training for the Gateway children's museum project in the weeks before the semester you are admitted to the lab? If it depends, tell us why in the textbox option below.
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Would you be interested in being considered for a paid leadership position for the Discovery Gateway project? Ideally, leaders will be present at Discovery Gateway on Saturdays and Sundays, for a total of 18 hours a week at $15/hr. Note: choose other if you are interested but not available for all the hours under the "yes" response. Indicated in the textbox when you would be available for this paid position.
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