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The MEL Library is a teaching tool for the undergraduate research methods course, designed to teach content and methodology, with additional practical experience in experimental design, graphic presentation of data, and integration of experimental results within the framework of an evolving science of psychology. A set of exercises replicates many classic experiments in psychology. Students can run these experiments using themselves as subjects. Data then can be merged across subjects, and statistical analyses of the group data can be performed. In addition, easy implementation of changes in the experiments permits students to explore beyond the set exercises, allowing them to develop their own research ideas for semester projects or honors theses.
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The Micro Experimental Laboratory (MEL), andThe MEL Library: Experiments in Perception, Cognition, Social Psychology, and Human Factors are copyrighted (1987, 1988) products of Psychology Software Tools, Inc., 511 Bevington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15221. Inquiries about either MEL or the MEL Library may be sent to the address above. Suggestions for additional exercises are welcome, and may be sent to either Walter Schneider (at the address above)
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St. James, J.D. The MEL Library in the undergraduate research methods course. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 21, 245–247 (1989). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03205588
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