Laboratory Equipment to Improve Undergraduate Instruction inPersonality Assessment.

心理学家研究人类是为了了解行为的原因以及在什么情况下可以预测特定的行为。在他们的研究中，心理学家使用了各种评估技术，包括访谈、观察、客观和投射测试。该项目将建立一个研究实验室，使初级和高级学生能够学习心理学家用来理解行为和评估个性的一些技术。随着实验室的建立，学生将能够以学科的身份参与研究，并能够自己进行研究。这项“亲身实践”的学习经验可望增进学生对个性评估、相关研究方法和实验研究方法的知识，以及提高他们的统计和计算机编程技能。

Psychologists study human beings to understand the causes of behavior and the circumstances under which specific behaviors maybe predicted. For their studies psychologists use a variety of assessment techniques, including interviews, observations, and objective and projective testing. The project would establish a research laboratory to enable introductory-level and advanced students to learn about some of the techniques used by psychologists to understand behavior and assess personality. With the establishment of the laboratory, students would be able to participate in research as subjects and to conduct research themselves. This "hands-on" learning experience is expected to enhance student knowledge of personality assessment and correlational and experimental research methodology, as well as to increase their statistical and computer programming skills.