PSYE401 Methods and Paradigms in RT Experiments. Basics in E-Prime
Анотация:
The course focuses on practical experimental work. It introduces several classical experimental paradigms and their implementation in E-prime. It also introduces basics of online experimentation, data gathering, data analyses (ANOVA), results interpretation and report writing in the APA format.
Преподавател(и):
гл. ас. Армине Джанян д-р
доц. Пенка Христова д-р
Описание на курса:
Компетенции:
Upon completion of the course students should
know:
• basics of RT experimentation, methodological issues, and E-prime implementation.
be able to:
• To present any kind of visual stimulus, in any order and combination using E-prime, to gather data, process and analyze them, to understand data and analyses, to experiment using E-prime.
• To write experimental reports.
Предварителни изисквания:
Knowledge in experimental design and data analysis are desirable.
Форми на провеждане:
Редовен
Учебни форми:
Лекция
Език, на който се води курса:
Английски
Теми, които се разглеждат в курса:
- Introduction to RT experimentation. Automatic and controlled processing. Additive factors.
- Simon effect (introduction, design, scripting, data gathering, data analyses, report)
- Response mapping. Counterbalance. Stroop task (introduction, design, scripting, data gathering, data analyses, report)
- Inhibition of Return (introduction, design, scripting, data gathering, data analyses, report)
- Midterm
- Lists, counterbalance, pseudorandomization. Semantic priming or perceptual matching (introduction, design, scripting, data gathering, data analyses, report)
- Mental rotation or selective attention and response competition (introduction, design, scripting, data gathering, data analyses, report)
- Midterm
Литература по темите:
Spape M.M., Verdonschot, R.G., Van Dantzig, S., & van Steenbergen, H. (2014) The E-Primer: An introduction to creating psychological experiments in E-Prime. Leiden University Press.
Средства за оценяване:
homework 30%
midterms 30%
final 40%