Psychology Experiments on the Internet

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By laboratory course we mean a course with a primary mission of teaching students to use research designs to collect data that the students then analyze and report for course credit.

1. How many different courses have this mission?

   
   

2. What is their typical enrollment per section?

   Please select your response 5-10 10-20 20-30 30+ depends on the course Unknown
   

3. How many laboratory sections are offered in a typical semester?

   
   

4. Indicate which of the following types best describe your laboratory course(s). (Please check all that apply.)

   no yes -- Cognition and Perception
   no yes -- Social
   no yes -- Developmental
   no yes -- Physiological
   no yes -- Learning and Conditioning
   no yes -- General experimental (including experiments from one or more of the above domains)
   no yes -- Other type
   
   If other type please list:
   
   N/A
   

5. Does one or more of your laboratory courses employ experiments designed to investigate basic phenomena in the general area of cognition and perception?

   Yes No
   

6. Is a laboratory course required for your BA psychology majors?

   Yes No N/A
   

7. Is a laboratory course required for your BS psychology majors?

   Yes No N/A
   

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   PLEASE ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE USE OF DEPARTMENT OWNED COMPUTERS BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN YOUR COURSES

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8. Does your department maintain a computer lab?

   Yes No
   

9. Does your department have computers that are designated for undergraduate use?

   Yes No
   

10. Do undergraduates have access to Internet-connected computers outside of the department, in the institution?

    Yes No
    

11. What functions do the students use the computers to perform? (Please check all that apply.)

    no yes -- N/A
    no yes -- Word processing
    no yes -- Data analysis
    no yes -- Tutorials
    no yes -- Internet access
    no yes -- Collecting data
    no yes -- Not certain
    no yes -- Other uses
    
    If other uses please list:

    N/A
    

12. What types of software do undergraduates use to collect data in laboratory classes? (Please check all that apply.)

    no yes -- Data simulation software (e.g., LABSIM, Neurosim, Sniffy the Rat)
    no yes -- Experiment generator software (e.g., MEL, PsyScope)
    no yes -- Experimental package software (e.g., START, MacLab)
    no yes -- None - software is not used to collect data in laboratory classes
    no yes -- Other type not mentioned
    
    If other type please list:

    N/A
    

13. Do you use locally developed software?

    Yes No
    

14. Which of the following commercial software tools do you use? (Please check all that apply.)
    

    no yes -- None - We do not use any commercial software.	no yes -- Micro-Experimental Laboratory (MEL)
    no yes -- Brooks/Cole Power Laboratory	no yes -- Mindlab
    no yes -- Computer Lab in Memory and Cognition	no yes -- MindScope
    no yes -- Computer Programs for Experimental Psychology	no yes -- NESU (Nijmegen Experiment SetUp)
    no yes -- ERTS	no yes -- PsychLab 1.0
    no yes -- Expe	no yes -- PsyScope
    no yes -- Experimental Psychology Programs, Level 1	no yes -- SCRT
    no yes -- Experimental Psychology Programs, Level 2	no yes -- Shell and Macglib
    no yes -- Exp. and Cog. Psychology: a computerized laboratory course	no yes -- START - Stimulus & Response Tools for Experiments
    no yes -- Experimenter	no yes -- STM Experimenter
    no yes -- Eye Lines	no yes -- SuperLab
    no yes -- Laboratory in Cognition and Perception	no yes -- T-Scope
    no yes -- LABSIM: Experimental Design and Data Analysis Simulator	no yes -- V-Scope
    no yes -- Macintosh Psychology Laboratory (MPL)	no yes -- VSearch
    no yes -- MacProbe	no yes -- Xperimenter
    no yes -- MEL Student Lab	no yes -- Other types of commercial software

    
    If other types of commercial software please list:

    N/A
    

15. Does the software used by undergraduates to collect data in laboratory classes permit any customization of the experiments to fit your individual needs?

    Please select your response Provides all the control I need Provides some control but not all I need Provides little to no control Unknown N/A
    
    

16. What types of computers and operating systems are used by undergraduates to collect data in laboratory classes? (Please check all that apply.)

    Types of Computers

    Apple	Macintosh	PC
    no yes -- II	no yes -- 68040	no yes -- 8068
    no yes -- IIe	no yes -- Performa	no yes -- 286
    no yes -- Other	no yes -- Power Mac	no yes -- 386
    	no yes -- Power PC	no yes -- 486
    	no yes -- Other	no yes -- Pentium/586
    		no yes -- Other

    
    Types of Operating Systems

    Macintosh Operating Systems	PC Operating Systems
    no yes -- Mac OS 6.5 or earlier	no yes -- Dos
    no yes -- Mac OS 7.5	no yes -- Windows 3.1 or earlier
    no yes -- Mac OS 7.6	no yes -- Windows For Workgroups 3.11
    no yes -- Mac OS 8.0	no yes -- Windows 95
    no yes -- Other	no yes -- Other

17. How much money does the department allocate per year to maintain the laboratory software and the necessary computer hardware?

    (approximate figures in US dollars, e.g. 1000)
    

18. What sample size would typically be used when undergraduates use computers to collect data in laboratory classes?

    
    

19. Do you have a department-owned computer with a Pentium processor, Internet access, and at least 16 Mb of RAM that undergraduates can use?

    Yes No
    

20. When did you last acquire an upgrade of the computer(s) to which undergraduates have access?

    Please select your response This year Last year Two years ago Three years ago More than three years ago Unknown N/A
    

     

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    TO CONCLUDE THE SURVEY, MAY WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR INSTITUTION AND YOUR DEPARTMENT?

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21. Please provide the following information:

    Name of Institution
    
    E-mail address of contact
    
    Position of contact
    

22. In what area is your institution located?

    Please select your response Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Canada Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
    

23. Type of Institution

    Public Private Other
    

24. Undergraduate enrollment

    Please select your response 0-1,000 1,000-5,000 5,000-10,000 10,000-20,000 20,000+
    

25. Number of undergraduate students majoring in psychology

    
    

26. Degree programs in psychology

    Please select your response None Undergraduate only Undergraduate + masters Undergraduate + doctorate
    

27. Number of faculty in psychology