Building Experiments in PsychoPy
eBook - ePub

Building Experiments in PsychoPy

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Building Experiments in PsychoPy

About this book

PsychoPy is an open-source software package for creating rich, dynamic experiments in psychology, neuroscience and linguistics. Written by its creator, this book walks you through the steps of building experiments in PsychoPy, from using images to discovering lesser-known features, and from analysing data to debugging your experiment.

Divided into three parts and with unique extension exercises to guide you at whatever level you are at, this textbook is the perfect tool for teaching practical undergraduate classes on research methods, as well as acting as a comprehensive reference text for the professional scientist.

Essential reading for anyone using PsychoPy software, the second edition has been fully updated and includes multiple new chapters about features included in recent versions of PsychoPy, including running studies online and collecting survey data.

Part I teaches you all the basic skills you need (and some more advanced tips along the way) to design experiments in behavioral sciences. Each chapter introduces anew concept but will offer a series of working experiments that you can build on.

Part II presents more details important for professional scientists intending to use PsychoPy for published research. This part is recommended reading for science professionals in any discipline.

Part III covers a range of specialist topics, such as those doing fMRI research, or those studying visual perception.

"This book fills an incredibly important gap in the field. Many users of PsychoPy will be excited to learn that there is now a highly accessible and well-designed written guide to refine their skills." – Susanne Quadflieg, University of Bristol

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Yes, you can access Building Experiments in PsychoPy by Jonathan Peirce,Rebecca Hirst,Michael MacAskill in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Research & Methodology in Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. How to use your book
  9. Online resources
  10. 1 Introduction
  11. Part I For the Beginner
  12. 2 Building your first experiment
  13. 3 Using images: A study into face perception
  14. 4 Timing and brief stimuli: Posner cueing
  15. 5 Running studies online
  16. 6 Creating dynamic stimuli (revealing text and moving stimuli)
  17. 7 Providing feedback: Simple code components
  18. 8 Collecting survey data using forms
  19. 9 Using sliders
  20. 10 Randomizing and counterbalancing blocks of trials: A bilingual Stroop task
  21. 11 Using the mouse for input: Creating a visual search task
  22. Part II For the Professional
  23. 12 Implementing research designs with randomization
  24. 13 Coordinates and color spaces
  25. 14 Understanding your computer timing issues
  26. 15 Monitors and monitor center
  27. 16 Debugging your experiment
  28. 17 Pro tips, tricks and lesser-known features
  29. Part III For the Specialist
  30. 18 Psychophysics, stimuli and staircases
  31. 19 Building an fMRI study
  32. 20 Building an EEG study
  33. 21 Add eye tracking to your experiment
  34. Appendix A Mathematics refresher
  35. Appendix B Exercise solutions
  36. References
  37. Index