Introduction
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        The development of PsychExps entails the accomplishment of numerous objectives.

1) To permit institutions that do not presently have a computer-based undergraduate laboratory course to introduce such a course to their curriculum.

2) To allow institutions that have computer-based lab courses to upgrade their software at no cost.

3) To improve the data gathering experience for students enrolled in laboratory classes.

4) To promote positive students attitudes toward their laboratory experience.

5) To make it possible for students conducting independent research projects to conduct a project of reasonable scope in the space of one semester.

6) To enlarge the data sets used in typical laboratory classes.

7) To permit users to customize the programs used to conduct laboratory experiments.

8) To provide experimental psychology programs that are run on current generation computers.

9) To maintain a set of experiments that keep up with latest multimedia programming possibilities.

10) To save money in departments that presently maintain computer stations for student laboratory use.

As part of accomplishing these goals a survey was conducted which addressed aspects of these goals. The survey was designed to assess the use of computer laboratories in psychology laboratory courses, the use of software designed for such labs, the interest in using an Internet-based psychology laboratory, and the ability of institutions to use such a virtual laboratory.