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Psychology Department Facilities  The
Department offers facilities for research in neuroscience, animal
learning, speech perception and acoustical analysis, personality and
psychopathology, and lab rooms suitable for studies in personality,
clinical, social, and development. These facilities are primarily
located on the third floor of Briggs Hall near the Psychology faculty
offices (animal labs are in Youngchild, accessible via the tunnel).
Our child development labs are spacious enough for observation of large
groups of children engaging in social interaction through one-way
observation windows. There are also extensive facilities for work in
personality and clinical psychology—including rooms set up for the
observation of clinical sessions or for training students in interview
techniques. The social psychology labs include sophisticated video
equipment that can be used for creating experimental and instructional
materials. A grant obtained from the National Science Foundation has
funded equipment for acoustical analysis (housed in specially
sound-attenuated rooms). The department’s computer network is used
for running experiment simulations in a number of classes and may be
employed for independent student research projects.
In addition to the laboratory facilities, there is a Psychology Commons and Seminar room (Briggs 317) that is available for use by students. When not serving as a classroom, the Commons room is a gathering place for students (and is furnished with couches and comfortable chairs to encourage its use as a lounge). A bulletin board in Briggs 317 contains postings about PSA and Psi Chi, internship and graduate school opportunities, etc. Students are encouraged to
use the laboratory facilities as well as the Commons room. Some of
the social psychology labs
may be used by students as study or meeting places. Other
laboratories can be signed out for students’ independent research
projects. For more information about scheduling rooms or equipment
for use, see any faculty member within the Department. |
| Library Facilities
The Lawrence library has extensive book and journal holdings related to psychology. The library also subscribes to PsycInfo and PsycArticles computerized search service for journals and book chapters in psychology available via the web. * Other Library Links can be found on our For Students page. |
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