University of Tarragona

When we arrived in Tarragona, we weren't sure if we were going to be able to get all the participant we would need. There were only 2 labs to use and there were 4 of us, and we each needed at least 40 people at a time when everyone was preparing for final exams. But...

This week, Pilar decided that I should share participants with Ben. This meant, that I would have upwards to three participants a day depending on how many participants were scheduled for Ben. Since Ben already had quite a few participants, when they did not how up he...

There are so many things that I have been able to enjoy while abroad. Practicing my Spanish skills, learning about a different culture, and celebrating another country's holiday are a few examples. Also, being introduced to people as "the Americans" has a nice ring to...

The past two weeks have been really great. I've kept a steady yet manageable flow of participants, and I only need 3 more before I hit my minimum of 40. I have 4 more people scheduled this week, but in case two or more don't show up, I have all of next week as buffer...

After putting the finishing touches on the verbal fluency task, I tested the entire experiment on one of the professors in the lab to ensure that all the instructions were clear and easy to understand. In addition, I wanted to fix any errors that I missed when I was...

After getting into the swing of things, I sat down and began to put the finishing touches on my study. What I was not prepared for was the amount of changes that had to be made. When I arrived here I was already aware that I would have to translate the instructions...

This week was like 4 days of relaxed testing and coding and then 3 days of that scene at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey when the guy goes through the star gate. I only had 7 participants scheduled for this week because they're having final exams and because we've...

I'm gonna make this post short because the last one was a little longer than I wanted it to be, and I could easily write one twice as long for this week. Three major things happened this week: I ran my first 15 participants, we went to Valencia, and we watched the...

Week 1   SInce it was my first time in Tarragona let alone Europe, I was very nervous because I can't speak Spanish. It took me a couple of days to get used to being in an environment where I was not familiar with the language. However, I quickly got over my...

A few days ago, while trying to fall asleep, I stared up into the bottom of the top bunk bed for a while and just thought to myself, "Wait so like I'm actually in Spain right now. Like this is Spain. People here use vosotros." Now that I've come out of jet lag and am...

It's been a week since arriving in Tarragona and I am in love with Spain already. The first day or two were admittedly not wonderful; navigating through airports and bus stations and train stations with a slight lack of sleep left me a tad cranky. But after sleeping...

I'm honestly surprised that I made it to Tarragona with all of my bags, most of my money, and some of my energy. We read all about how hard it was to be a sailor in the 1500s and how many people died or got scurvy or went crazy, but after we successfully made it...

by Rachel Elisabeth Negron The past two weeks I was able to attend two more seminars.  Both were given by partners of the Psychology department here in Tarragona; there were two Galician women, a Portuguese woman and several individuals from Madrid.  I caught the...

by Rachel Elisabeth Negron The weeks go by faster and faster here in Tarragona and I can't believe we only have 2 weeks left! I'm proud to announce we now have a total of 32 participants and have many more signed up to come these next few days.  Everything has been...

by Rachel Elisabeth Negron The seminar last week went well.  Kylee and I presented our research proposals and we had the pleasure of hearing Dani's thesis as well.  We also got to hear what other faculty members have been working on throughout the past few weeks. ...

by Kylie Jo Louise Cook We are still going through the motions, trying to recruit participants and remind them to come in for their appointment.  Thank god you don't have to pay everytime you send an email!! Together Rachel and I have about 20 right now so we need...

by Kylee Jo Louise Cook  Rachel and I are currently in the lab waiting for our participants to come in.   We have been having a hard time with people actually showing up when they say they will.  Most of our appointments have been no shows.  So cross your fingers that...

by Rachel Elisabeth Negron Tomorrow I will present my research proposal in our weekly seminars.  Attached is the PowerPoint it will be based off of.  Thanks for the comment Amelia.  To answer your question, I will be presenting in Spanish though the PowerPoint is in...