Establishing a Computer-Based Research Laboratory to Teach Comparative Psychology

建立一个基于计算机的研究实验室来教授比较心理学

• 批准号: 9151754
• 负责人: Charles Blaich
• 金额: $ 2.15万
• 依托单位: Wabash College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-07-15 至 1993-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9151754&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Establishing; Computer; Based; Research; Laboratory

In order to teach scientific principles and methods to psychology majors In an applied field, we propose the establishment of a laboratory in comparative psychology. This project is designed to meet two goals. First, it will allow the psychology department to create a new undergraduate laboratory course in animal behavior. Second, the laboratory and computing equipment will allow students to perform detailed acoustic and statistical analysis of the species-typical vocal behavior of zebra finches. By doing this, psychology majors will have the opportunity to become involved in techniques and methods of scientific research that are normally not available to them.Clearly, the optimal undergraduate research experience Involves students working in faculty research laboratories. Unfortunately, this approach limits the number of students who have contact with the faculty member, and the types of research projects in which the students may participate. By establishing a student laboratory in an area that matches the research of a faculty member, these problems are eliminated.

为了教授科学原理和方法， 心理学专业在应用领域，我们建议 建立比较心理学实验室。这 该项目旨在实现两个目标。首先，它将允许 心理学系创建一个新的本科实验室 动物行为学课程 第二，实验室和 计算机设备将允许学生执行详细的 种典型发声的声学统计分析 斑胸草雀的行为 通过这样做，心理学专业的学生 将有机会参与技术和 科学研究的方法，通常是不可用的 显然，最佳的本科研究经验 涉及在教师研究实验室工作的学生。 不幸的是，这种方法限制了学生的数量， 与教员有联系，研究的类型 学生可以参与的项目。通过建立 一个学生实验室在一个领域，匹配的研究， 老师，这些问题都解决了。