Recruitment full

【Mandarin Chinese speakers wanted】Eye-tracking study [£9 for participation, 45min]

Please read the descriptions carefully before booking

  • Study type: standard in-lab study
  • Duration: 45min
  • Compensation: £9 Amazon gift card
  • Location: Chandler House, UCL, WC1N 1PF
  • UCL Ethics Committee Approval Code: LING-2021-10-01
  • Booking page: BOOK HERE (Please note that your appointment may be canceled if you do not meet the eligibility requirements.)

Eligibility requirements

  • Have not previously participated in any experiment where the Principle Investigator is Dr. Wing-Yee Chow.
  • Native Mandarin Chinese (mainland variation) speaker.
  • No other native languages & no dialects spoken more than Mandarin (e.g. Wu, Min, Yue/Cantonese).
  • Age 18 or more.
  • Right handed.
  • Normal or corrected-to-normal vision.
    • No more than 600 degrees of myopia/hyperopia.
    • In case of any vision conditions, make sure you have access to working vision correction (i.e. your glasses/contact lenses need to give you normal vision).
  • Normal hearing in both ears.
  • No history of neurological/psychological disorders.
  • No tattoo near the eyes.
  • Not experiencing medical issues with your eyes (e.g., dry eyes) or receiving any medical treatment that may affect your eyes / your sight.

Description

This study examines how Chinese sentences are processed by native Mandarin speakers.

The main experiment will record your eye-movements towards pictures on a computer screen while you listen to sentences. The entire experiment will be about 0.75 hours. You will be given a £9 Amazon gift card for your participation.

The experiment will take place in person in Chandler House, 2 Wakefield Street, WC1N 1PF. Please meet the experimenter at the reception. The building is very close to the Brunswick shopping centre. Directions and a map can be found here. Please do not wear eye make-up (especially eyeliner and mascara) on the day of the study. Or you can remove your eye make-up before the experiment. It is ok to wear contact lenses or glasses. If you wear both regular glasses and contact lenses on a daily basis, please wear contact lenses on the day of the experiment. However, please do NOT wear coloured contact lenses. Any questions, please email yiling.huo.18@ucl.ac.uk.

Preparation

  • Remove your eye makeup before the experiment.
  • Please remember to wear your glasses or contact lenses if needed.
  • Please DO NOT wear coloured contact lenses.