Cleveland State University EngagedScholarship@CSU ETD Archive 2016 The Effects of Cognitive Load on the Perception of Foreign- Accented Words Leah M. Bonath Follow this and additional works at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/etdarchive Part of the Psychology Commons How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! Recommended Citation Bonath, Leah M., "The Effects of Cognitive Load on the Perception of Foreign-Accented Words" (2016). ETD Archive. 907. https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/etdarchive/907 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in ETD Archive by an authorized administrator of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE EFFECTS OF COGNTIVE LOAD ON THE PERCEPTION OF FOREIGN- ACCENTED WORDS LEAH M. BONATH Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience Hiram College May, 2013 Submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY at the Cleveland State University May, 2016 We hereby approve this thesis For Leah M. Bonath Candidate for the Master’s of Arts degree for the Department of Psychology And CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY’S College of Graduate Studies by Thesis Chairperson, Conor T. McLennan _____________________________________ Psychology & Date Methodologist and Committee Member, Albert F. Smith _____________________________________ Department & Date Committee Member, Eric Allard ______________________________________ Department & Date Committee Member, Andrew Slifkin _____________________________________ Psychology & Date _________April 21, 2016_________ Date of Defense ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would first like to thank my advisor, Dr. Conor McLennan, for his invaluable guidance and assistance throughout this project. I greatly appreciate his dedication to seeing all of his students become more capable and knowledgeable researchers.