REU Site: Summer Research Institute in Experimental Psychology

REU 网站：实验心理学夏季研究所

• 批准号: 9912432
• 负责人: James Coleman
• 金额: $ 16.46万
• 依托单位: University of South Carolina at Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-03-15 至 2003-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9912432&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Summer; Research; Institute

The University of South Carolina Summer Research Institute in Experimental Psychology has provided and will continue to provide a mechanism for educating undergraduate students about the field of experimental psychology. Many students, including students from underrepresented minorities, are drawn to applied psychology programs. The intent of the Institute, in contrast, is to focus student interest and enthusiasm on the basic science areas of psychology. The eight-week USC Summer Research Institute will permit well-qualified minority and non-minority undergraduate students majoring in a behavioral science an experience in graduate-level research, including an opportunity to formulate and conduct an experiment with individual guidance from an energetic and supportive research faculty mentor. The student will participate in major phases of experimental research, including literature review, hypothesis generation, data collection, data organization, statistical analysis and report writing in the style of American Psychological Association journals. Student experiences will be enriched by weekly research seminars, in which assigned readings will be discussed, and by weekly sessions on problems of research design and statistics in experimental psychology. Students will receive gratis course credit for their work. This program emphasis is much needed, as the U.S. is perceived to be the leader in the field of experimental psychology, and our universities must be able to motivate and train the best students for future careers in vital areas of behavioral science. This Summer Institute will continue to provide one vehicle to enhance these goals.

南卡罗来纳州夏季实验心理学研究所的大学已经提供并将继续提供有关实验心理学领域的本科生教育机制。 许多学生，包括来自代表性不足的少数民族的学生，都被应用心理学课程所吸引。 相比之下，该研究所的目的是将学生的兴趣和热情集中在心理学的基础科学领域。 为期八周的南加州大学夏季研究所将允许合格的少数民族和非少数民族本科生主修行为科学的研究生水平的研究经验，包括制定和进行实验的机会，从一个充满活力和支持的研究教师导师的个人指导。 学生将参与实验研究的主要阶段，包括文献综述、假设生成、数据收集、数据组织、统计分析和美国心理学会期刊风格的报告撰写。 学生的经验将通过每周的研究研讨会，其中指定的阅读将被讨论，并通过每周的会议上的研究设计和实验心理学的统计问题丰富。 学生将获得免费的课程学分。 这一计划的重点是非常必要的，因为美国被认为是实验心理学领域的领导者，我们的大学必须能够激励和培养最优秀的学生，为未来的职业生涯在行为科学的重要领域。 这个暑期研究所将继续提供一个工具，以加强这些目标。