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Every student at Drexel University is required, on admission, to purchase a Macintosh computer. Consequently, there is an understandable demand to effectively utilize this resource in the undergraduate curriculum. We have developed what amounts to a series of “take-home” programs that convert the Macintosh into a number of “pieces” of experimental psychology equipment. Providing each student with a personal psychology “MacLaboratory” has apparent pedagogical and practical benefits, from creative hands-on experience to ease of independent research. This paper summarizes details of the program to date, its development process, supporting materials, and our experience when every student has a personal computer.
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The software development is supported in part by a grant from the Pew Memorial Trust. Software design and coding have been facilitated by John Harvey, David A. Barroso, Derek White, and Kerwin W. Thomas.
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Chute, D.L. MacLaboratory for psychology: General experimental psychology with Apple’s Macintosh. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 18, 205–209 (1986). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201023