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- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000099">SUPERLAB</font></font></h1></center>
- <blockquote>
- <br><font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>The Superlab
- is a computer program which lets you write your own experiments.
- It lets you control the timing of the experiment, present stimuli in a
- standard manner to all subjects, and will record the response time and
- accuracy of the response made by the subject.</font></font></font>
- <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>There is almost
- no end to the type of experiments you can write. There are many examples
- in the directory "Experiments" within the program.</font></font></font>
- <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Here are two
- which were written by my lab assistants after about two hours of study:</font></font></font></blockquote>
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- <h3>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000099">The Mouse by Josh Keezer</font></font></h3></center>
- <blockquote><font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Subjects
- are presented with either a) a picture of a mouse with the buttons indicated
- or b) a rectangular form with two squares at one end. They are told
- to press the left mouse button if the left square is grey and the right
- mouse button if the right square is grey. In both conditions the
- object rotates 180 degrees on some trials.</font></font></font>
- <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>The data includes
- the response time of the subject as well as the accuracy of the response.
- Timing starts with the presentation of the stimulus and ends with the mouse
- click.</font></font></font>
- <br>
- <p><b><font face="Verdana"><font color="#85645C"><font size=-1>Possible
- analyses include:</font></font></font></b>
- <br>
- <ol>
- <ol>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Contrasting the
- response time to right versus left clicks.</font></font></font></li>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Contrasting the
- response time to upright and inverted images.</font></font></font></li>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Contrasting the
- response time between the picture of the mouse and the rectangle.</font></font></font></li>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Using a within
- subject design to see the effects of practice on the task.</font></font></font></li>
- </ol>
- </ol>
- <p><br><b><font face="Verdana"><font color="#85645C"><font size=-1>Possible
- variations include:</font></font></font></b>
- <br><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#8A6962"></font></font></b>
- <ol>
- <ol>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Including trials
- with the mouse and rectangle rotated 90 and 45 degrees in all directions.</font></font></font></li>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Changing the stimuli
- to abstract designs.</font></font></font></li>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Adding color variations
- that are superfluous to the task -- as distracters.</font></font></font></li>
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- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000099">Memory by Brianne Hughes</font></font></h3></center>
- </blockquote>
- <blockquote>
- <br><font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>In this experiment,
- the subject is presented with twenty words. Each word is presented
- for three seconds and is immediately replaced by the subsequent word.
- There are two conditions. The words are either small or large.
- In each condition, the words remain the same size and are always presented
- in the center of the screen.</font></font></font>
- <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>No response
- is collected by the computer. The subject either says the words or
- writes them down. This eliminates variations in typing and spelling
- ability among the subjects. If the subject responds orally, experimenters
- can either run an audio recorder or have a typed list of the words and
- check them off as the subject remembers them.</font></font></font>
- <br>
- <p><b><font face="Verdana"><font color="#85645C"><font size=-1>Possible
- analyses include:</font></font></font></b>
- <br>
- <ol>
- <ol>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Contrast the performance
- of the subjects depending on the size of the word.</font></font></font></li>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Separate the list
- into early, middle, and late sections and contrast the ability to remember
- words at various points in the list.</font></font></font></li>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Contrast the type
- of word remembered - frequent and common versus unusual and rare.</font></font></font></li>
- </ol>
- </ol>
- <p><br><b><font face="Verdana"><font color="#85645C"><font size=-1>Possible
- variations include:</font></font></font></b>
- <br>
- <ol>
- <ol>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Lengthen or shorten
- the list of words.</font></font></font></li>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Use objects versus
- words</font></font></font></li>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Use color on some
- words and not others</font></font></font></li>
- <li>
- <font face="Verdana"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Lengthen or shorten
- the time the words are presented to the subjects.</font></font></font></li>
- </ol>
- </ol>
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- <blockquote><font face="Verdana"><font size=-1>If you want to write an
- experiment using Superlab, contact the lab assistant -- the schedules are
- on my door. We will try to give you the best help possible -- but
- patience is always in order when dealing with a computer! There is
- complete documentation and examples of sample experiments in my office.</font></font>
- <p><font face="Verdana"><font size=-1>At present, I plan to mount Superlab
- in the Student Project Room in the basement of the Computer Center.
- This is a small room and is reasonably quiet. The key is available
- at the Help Desk in the 24 hour room. If you need to run subjects
- when the Help Desk is not open, see me.</font></font>
- <p><font face="Verdana"><font size=-1>You should schedule the Student Project
- Room by putting up a calendar page with your name on the dates and times
- you are going to be using it. You can create a calendar in WordPerfect
- by going to File/New/Calendar.</font></font>
- <p><font face="Verdana"><font size=-1>If you have scheduled subjects too
- closely and they have to wait for you, make sure that you put a chair in
- the hall for them -- and remember to put it back when you leave.
- Put signs up to tell your subjects how to get to the room, so they don't
- bother people in the Math department or Computer Center. Store them
- in the Project Room so you will have them for the next session.</font></font></blockquote>
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- <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#666666"><font size=-2>© <a href="mailto:mshea@maine.edu">Marilyn
- Shea</a>, November 1999</font></font></font>
- <br><font face="Verdana"><font color="#666666"><font size=-2>Department
- of Psychology, University of Maine at Farmington</font></font></font>
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