A Computer-Based Laboratory for Undergraduate Research in Psychology

在心理学系建立了微机实验室 鲍登学院的部门，以提高本科生的理解 科学研究的基本原则及其具体 在心理学中的应用 五台微型计算机和硬件， 与其他实验室设备接口所需的软件 (e.g.,幻灯机、录音机）。 的 计算机被用来控制刺激呈现和收集 三个级别的学生进行的研究的反应 专业知识：（1）入门课程的学生使用计算机 通过进行简单的研究， 与讲课内容相协调的实验。 (2)系内三个实验室的学生 课程（认知，语言和社会行为研究）使用 计算机进行一个原始的，全面的实验， 学生设计并作为一个小组进行。 (3)学生做高级 荣誉项目和其他独立研究项目使用 实验室设备在他们先进的，原始的研究项目。 新设备的使用可以提高数量、质量和 鲍登学院学生进行的各种心理学研究。 该机构正在将NSF赠款与等量的 资金

A micro-computer based laboratory is established in the Psychology Department of Bowdoin College to enhance undergraduate's understanding of basic principles of scientific research and their specific applications in psychology. Five micro-computers and the hardware and software necessary to interface them with other laboratory equipment (e.g., slide projectors, taperecorders) are being acquired. The computers are used to control stimulus presentation and to collect responses in studies conducted by students at three levels of expertise: (1) Students in the introductory course use the computers to obtain "hands on" research experience by conducting simple experiments that are coordinated with material covered in lectures. (2) Students in each of the Department's three experimental laboratory courses (Cognition, Language, and Research in Social Behavior) use the computers to conduct an original, full-scale experiment that the students design and carry out as a group. (3) Students doing senior honors projects and other independent research projects use the laboratory equipment in their advanced, original research projects. Use of the new equipment allows an increase in the amount, quality, and variety of psychological research conducted by students at Bowdoin. The institution is matching the NSF grant with an equal amount of funds.