Information About Joining The Lab
Thanks for your interest in the lab.
Members of the lab are committed to three goals:
1. making progress in developing the theory of embodied cognition;
2. learning about how to design, conduct, and analyze experiments;
3. having fun along the way.
If making that sort of commitment appeals to you, then read on. If you are only interested in earning 399/499 credit, then please try a different lab.
Minimum requirements for joining the lab
1. You are able to attend lab meetings on Fridays, 9:30-11.
2. You have a GPA of at least 3.0.
3. You can commit to work in the lab 10-15 hours a week for at least two semesters.
4. You are willing to commit to the three goals noted above.
What you will do in a typical week
Most undergraduate students in the lab receive credit for PGS 399 or 499. The typical distribution of time (during one week) for three hours of 399 credit:
- 1 hour - prepare for lab meeting (e.g., by reading papers, thinking about issues, etc.)
- 1 hour - attend lab meeting on Friday mornings.
- 10 hours - data collection
During the lab meetings we often coordinate the next week's schedule, discuss papers, design experiments, and discuss data collected by the lab. In addition, advanced students are often selected to be lead experimenters. These students meet individually with Glenberg and take major responsibility for the conduct of an experiment. Honors students are the lead experimenters on their honors projects.
Still interested? What to do next
The next step is for you to read at least three papers (see those available on the "recent papers" page). The first paper should be a general introduction to embodied cognition, either "Embodiment as a unifying perspective," or "Resituating Cognition." The second is a paper reporting on basic research. One of my favorites is "Use-induced motor plasticity..." The third paper should be one of those reporting on our reading comprehension intervention, such as, "Improving reading to improve math."
Once you have read those papers, if you are still interested in joining the lab, then please send me an email (glenberg@asu.edu) to schedule a meeting. During that meeting we will talk about your background and preparation, why you are interested in working in this lab, and your reactions and comments about the three papers.
Sincerely,
Arthur Glenberg
Professor, Arizona State University
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin
