FAQs

You will be with your child at all times. For our infant studies, your baby will watch a computer display. For our children studies, your child will play with some toys and answer some simple questions.

We are located in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. If you agree to participate in one of our studies, you will be sent directions to the lab, and one of our lab assistants will contact you the day before your appointment.

A typical visit to the lab usually lasts about 30 minutes.

Each study requires one session, but we encourage our participants to participate in as many studies as they would like.

We schedule studies starting at 9 AM and going until 5 PM, Monday to Friday, with our Saturday studies starting at 9 AM and going until 12 PM.

Absolutely! Following your visit, your child's name will be replaced with a participant number. During sessions that are videotaped, the recordings will be kept in a locked room to which only trained experimenters have access. In addition, no reference will be made to individuals in oral or written reports that could link individuals to the study.

Absolutely! Another trained experimenter will gladly look after them during your visit. Next to the room where we hold our studies, we have a room filled with toys where your other children can play with the trained experimenter. If you have other children you would like to bring, please let us know in advance when you make an appointment.