Summer Research Institute in Experimental Psychology

南卡罗来纳大学实验心理学夏季研究所已经并将继续为本科生提供实验心理学领域的教育机制。许多学生，包括来自少数族裔的学生，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暑期研究所将允许行为科学专业的合格少数族裔和非少数族裔本科生体验研究生水平的研究，包括有机会在精力充沛和支持性的研究教师导师的个人指导下制定和进行实验。学生将参与实验研究的主要阶段，包括文献回顾、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写作。学生的经验将通过每周的研究研讨会和每周关于实验心理学中的研究设计和统计问题的会议来丰富，在研讨会上将讨论指定的阅读材料。学生将因他们的工作获得免费的课程学分。由于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，为行为科学关键领域的未来职业生涯奠定基础，因此这一项目的重点是非常必要的。这个暑期学院将继续提供一个工具来促进这些目标。这一奖项有助于基金会通过积极的本科生研究经验，继续努力吸引有才华的学生进入科学职业生涯。

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. This award contributes to the Foundation's continuing efforts to attract talented students into careers in science through active undergraduate research experiences.