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The design of a computer-based laboratory system requires the coordination of pedagogical and technical goals. The development of our on-line laboratory in cognition and perception is described. The laboratory consists of 11 on-line experiments in which the student participates as both experimenter and subject. The software was designed for maximum transportability: Programs were written in a low-level BASIC, with thorough documentation; flexibility is provided both within and across experiments to suit local constraints; and the experiments are supported by a student manual, instructor’s manual, and implementation notes. Criteria for selecting experiments, implementation of the experiments, and preliminary evaluation of the laboratory are discussed.
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The development of the laboratory described here was supported by a National Science Foundation for Local Curriculum Improvement (LOCI) Grant SER 77-2036.
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Fischler, I. An on-line laboratory in cognition and perception. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 12, 116–119 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201586
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201586