Speech perception study looking for subjects

January 27, 2009

Speech perception study looking for subjects

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University researcher is looking for adults to participate in a speech perception study in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.

Participants will participate in a listening session that is one to three hours, and the compensation is $10 per hour. People interested in participating must be 18 years or older, be native speakers of American English, have normal hearing and normal or corrected-to-normal vision.

Karen Iler Kirk, professor of speech, language and hearing sciences, is leading the study. To participate, or for more information on the study, contact Lindsay Prusick, a graduate research assistant, at (765) 494-0948 or lprusick@purdue.edu

The study is funded by the National Institutes of Health. The Department of Speech, Languages and Hearing Sciences is housed in the College of Liberal Arts.

Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu

Source: Karen Iler Kirk, (765) 494-3825, kikirk@purdue.edu

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