A Research-Intensive Approach to Undergraduate Education in Psychology

该系正在购买几件设备，以：(a)支持最近的课程变化，(b)取代过时的现有设备，(c)允许专业学生获得现有馆藏难以或不可能获得的研究经验。有四种基本类型的设备：(1)音频设备- 6W语音分析系统和enonique声音合成系统，允许学生修改和分析人类语音，环境，音乐和动物的声音在各种各样的课程和独立研究设置；(2)视频设备——Gerbrand呈现系统和Coreco图像处理器，让学生创造、灵活呈现和分析视觉图像，用于研究人类的认知和感知；(3) 2001年的Biocomp，允许学生测量与生物心理学和社会人格相关的唤醒生理指标；(4)人工智能——Hero 2000机器人和expert专家系统外壳，使学生能够研究当今科学中最蓬勃发展的两个研究领域——机器人技术和人工智能。该部门以研究为导向的方法已经取得了相当大的成功。拟议的设备使该部能够充分执行这一办法。

This Department is purchasing several pieces of equipment to: (a) support recent curricular changes, (b) replace antiquated existing equipment and (c) allow majors access to research experiences that are difficult or impossible to obtain with current holdings. There are four basic types of equipment: (1) audio equipment -- a 6W speech analysis system and Ensonique sound synthesis system to allow students to modify and analyze human speech, environmental, musical, and animal sounds in a wide variety of course and independent research settings; (2) video equipment -- the Gerbrand presentation system and Coreco Image processor to allow students to create, flexibly present, and analyze visual images for the study of human cognition and perception; (3) the Biocomp 2001 to allow students to measure the physiological indices of arousal relevant to both biological psychology and social-personality; (4) artificial intelligence -- a Hero 2000 robot and NEXPERT expert system shell to allow students research experience with two of the most burgeoning areas of inquiry in science today -- robotics and artificial intelligence. The Department has already had considerable success with its research- oriented approach. The proposed equipment allows the Department to fully implement this approach.