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A Web-accessible tutorial for PsyScope based on classic experiments in human cognition.

P L Yee1, J Vaughan

  • 1Department of Psychology, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323, USA.

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers : a Journal of the Psychonomic Society, Inc
|September 25, 1999
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This tutorial introduces PsyScope, a free software for psychology experiments. It provides resources for instructors and students to learn PsyScope for research and classroom use.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Educational Technology

Background:

  • PsyScope is a freely available, graphical, and script-based software for controlling psychological experiments on Macintosh computers.
  • Developed by Carnegie Mellon University, it is widely used in the psychology community.
  • New users, including students and instructors, require accessible learning materials to effectively utilize PsyScope for research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a graduated tutorial designed for new users of PsyScope.
  • To provide pedagogical aids and classroom demonstrations for teaching PsyScope.
  • To facilitate the use of PsyScope in student research projects.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a comprehensive, graduated tutorial for PsyScope.

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  • Creation of accompanying text and scripts for the tutorial.
  • Hosting of tutorial materials on a dedicated website for easy access.

    • Main Results:

    • The tutorial is available online from Hamilton College's website.
    • It includes four practical examples: Stroop test, simple and choice reaction time, and sentence-verification task.
    • These examples serve as effective tools for learning and demonstrating PsyScope functionalities.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed tutorial effectively supports new users in learning PsyScope.
    • The provided resources enhance the pedagogical application of PsyScope in psychology education.
    • PsyScope, supported by this tutorial, empowers students and researchers to conduct their own experiments.