Background and inspirationFrom a very young age, I have had a strong aspiration to understand how the human mind works. I was fascinated by the complexity of the theories and motivations underlying human reasoning and decision-making. I first realized I wanted to study psychology after taking a social psychology course during the final year of my economics degree. Although economics gave me a strong mathematical and statistical foundation, I felt that this subject was insufficient to help me fully understand the human mind. Compared to economics, psychology examines how human cognition and behavior can be affected by a person's emotions and thoughts. Psychology provides me with the knowledge to better understand how different internal factors, such as emotions and sensory perception, can influence a person's cognition. Therefore, I took the initiative to study another program after my first degree, the Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology, which is equivalent to an undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of Hong Kong. The program provided me with a solid foundation in psychology, allowed me to further pursue my interest in human cognition and behavior, and also strengthened my enthusiasm for pursuing a Ph.D. studies in psychology. Over the years, I have been considered a strong and hardworking student in my academic environment. I made the Dean's Honors List twice during my undergraduate years, graduated with first class honors and achieved a distinction for my certificate studies in psychology. Additionally, I have taken a wide range of advanced statistics courses during my post-secondary education, including regression models, experimental design, and SPSS data management and analysis. I firmly believe that I have a...workplace......by joining Professor Werker's laboratory, not only will I be able to better understand how infants and young children think and learn, and acquire the knowledge and skills to pursue my long-term research goal, but I can also bring my analytical abilities and language skills in Cantonese, Mandarin and English to the laboratory. studies, I want to stay in academia and continue to conduct more research. I chose the University of British Columbia because of its reputation, strong research support from UBC's Early Childhood Development Research Group, and potential opportunities to work with diverse psychology researchers who share similar interests in early human cognitive and language development. I would be privileged to participate in your program and am excited to pursue my goal of becoming a developmental psychologist..