Lucy Wesson: Communication and Learning Lab at the University of Chicago, Week 4
Week Four at the Communication and Learning Lab This week was, again, slightly slower than usual. The higher-ups at the lab all went to a conference in Montreal on cognitive science. So, most of the week consisted of reading papers. We did, however, run one study quite successfully, and then coded the video within the […]
Lucy Wesson: Communication and Learning Lab at the University of Chicago, Week 3
Week Three at the Communication and Learning Lab Week three at the C.A.L Lab has been slightly slower than the past two due to the fact that we are done with our first condition of the experiment! At the moment, we are trying to re-code the game to accommodate the new condition. That also means […]
Lucy Wesson: Communication and Learning Lab at the University of Chicago, Week 2
Week Two at the Communication and Learning Lab The week was a lovely introduction to what life in academia is truly like. While my daily endeavors tend to feel slow in the moment, time itself is seemingly escaping me. I can not believe I am reaching the end of week two! On my first day […]
Lucy Wesson: Communication and Learning Lab at the University of Chicago, Week 1
Week One at the Learning and Communication Lab Upon my arrival to Chicago, I felt a great sense of relief. All of my built up anxiety and fear about staring this internship melted away as I got settled and rested in my new apartment. And any remaining nerves quickly fled the next morning as I […]