A Microcomputer Laboratory for Experimental Psychology

为了利用最近为拟议的实验室分配的空间，要求为研究模板和统计分析软件、微型计算机局域网络和教室数据投影系统提供资金。实验心理学专用的微型计算机实验室1)支持新的认知实验室课程的持续发展，2)使本系能够最大限度地利用行政部门最近为该实验室分配的空间，3)集中和扩展实验室资源，以便在实验设计和统计推断，认知实验室，和心理学研究问题。为这些课程的学生建立一个专门的微机实验室，可以更好地为他们的心理学职业生涯做好准备，因为目前的情况是，一个全校范围的开放式实验室，是一个不适合积极探索研究设计和分析活动的环境。此外，该项目扩大了研究活动的可能性，并促进了学生指导的数据收集和分析。在这些有针对性的课程中，妇女占大多数，少数民族占专业的30%，她们在这些课程中的成功尤其赋予了她们权力。评估包括自我报告和行为数据，将现状与建议的变化进行比较。该提案的基本前提是学生在研究设计和统计方面获得坚实的背景，因为他们被要求利用这些信息，而不仅仅是阅读。在参加了这个专门实验室提供的三门课程后，学生们对科学导向的实验室工具更有竞争力和悟性。

To capitalize on the recent allocation of space for the proposed laboratory, funds were requested for research template and statistical analysis software, a local area network of microcomputers, and a classroom data projection system. A dedicated microcomputer laboratory in Experimental Psychology 1) supports the continued development of a new Laboratory in Cognition course, 2) allows the department to maximize the impact of the administration's recent space allocation for this laboratory, and 3) centralizes and expands laboratory resources in order to increase hands-on exposure to the scientific method in psychology in the three targeted courses, Experimental Design and Statistical Inference, Laboratory in Cognition, and Research Issues in Psychology. Establishing a dedicated microcomputer laboratory for students in these courses better prepares them for psychology careers because the current situation, a College-wide, open-use lab, is an inadequate environment for actively exploring the research design and analysis activities. Furthermore, this project expands the research activities possible and facilitates student-directed data collection and analysis. Women, who comprise the majority of the students in these targeted courses, and minorities, who make up 30% of majors, are especially empowered by their successes in these courses. Evaluation includes both self-report and behavioral data comparing the current situation with the proposed changes. The basic premise of the proposal is that students gain a solid background in research design and statistics because they are asked to make use of such information rather than just read about it. Students become more competitive and savvy about science-oriented laboratory tools after having participated in the three courses to be offered in this dedicated laboratory.