Projects in Experimental Psychology: Software for several classical perception experiments

Projects in Experimental Psychology (Sorkin, 1997) is a Windows-based serie s of nine classical perception experiments. It is primarily designed for la boratory use in perception and related courses. The program is generally si mple to use and exploits the "point-and-click" features of Windows quite we ll. It complements, rather than competes with, Levy and Ransdell's (1998) L aboratory in Cognition and Perception, which is more suitable for courses i n memory. Projects can be extremely useful in laboratory courses in percept ion and cognition, although the number and range of studies may presently b e too limited to be the exclusive source of data in these courses. Although instructors proficient with experiment generators such as MEL (Schneider, 1998) or ERTS (Beringer, 1992) may opt to design their own experiments, thi s is an excellent alternative for those who lack the time or the background to do so.