Creation of a Computer-Based Laboratory for General Psychology

该项目将升级普通心理学实验室，逐步停止使用动物，并用一个以计算机为基础的实验室取代过时的设备。36台Apple IIe电脑和一台Corvus Omineet将用于开发一个教学实验室，每学期可教500名学生。该实验室的目的是提供当代心理学研究项目的实践经验。心理学专业的学生将接触到心理学各个领域的研究项目，并将获得更高级课程所需的实验室技能。使用普通心理学来完成大学理科要求的大一新生将熟悉使用最新方法的研究项目，从而获得更充分的科学和科学方法论入门。

This project will upgrade the General Psychology Laboratory by phasing out the use of animals and replacing obsolete equipment with a computer- based laboratory. Thirty-six Apple IIe computers and a Corvus Omninet will be used to develop an instructional lab to teach 500 students each semester. The purpose of the lab is to provide hands-on experience with contemporary research projects in psychology. Psychology majors will be exposed to research projects from a variety of areas in psychology and will acquire laboratory skills necessary for more advanced courses. Freshmen who use General Psychology to fulfill their university science requirement will become acquainted with research projects using up-to- date methodology and thus obtain a much more adequate introduction to science and scientific methodologies.