PSYCHOLOGY 320 - COURSEWARE INFORMATION

The most challenging material covered in this course deals with the electrical signals that are used by nerve cells for computation and communication. To assist students to master these concepts, two interactive computerized study tools, apSim and pspSim, have been provided. You are not required to use this resource. But it will help you to understand the material that always produces the lowest examination scores. And it should be fun, too.

* Where To Go

Go to LAEB room 282 where you will be able to use Macintosh 7100 PowerPCs.

* How To Login

To login, type in your career account and password. If you do not know what these are, go to the main desk and swipe your student ID card through the reader. The printout from the reader will have the information you need. After login, double click to open the hard drive and then double click to open the PSY 320 folder.

* What To Do

Double click to launch the apSim program. You will then see a display that looks like the illustration above. Put the mouse on the button labeled DEMO and click once. Continue through the DEMO by clicking "Continue" after reading the instructions that appear in each successive dialog box. Now you can RUN the program and change the parameters to suit yourself. Be sure to thoroughly explore the effects of stimulus intensity, duration and interstimulus interval. Do the same with pspSim. Please don't forget to quit the program and logout after use