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This paper reviews Macintosh-based instructional software. The programs that are discussed can be used as laboratory exercises for data collection and data analysis, or for computer-assisted instruction. Some suggestions for state-of-the-art software in each of these categories are made along with some comments regarding instructional objectives for each set of programs.
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This work was supported in part by funds from the foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the State of North Carolina. Funds for the equipment to upgrade the Research Methods Laboratory was provided from National Science Foundation Grant USE9151966.
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Goolkasian, P. A review of macintosh-based instructional software. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 25, 164–167 (1993). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204489
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