KRIGOLSON TEACHING
  • NEUROSCIENCE
    • NEUROSCIENCE 100 >
      • NEURO 100 INTRODUCTION
      • NEURO 101 ADVANCED
      • NEURO 102 AGING
      • NEURO 103 MEMORY
    • NEURO 500 >
      • 1. THE MOTOR SYSTEM
      • 2 Reflexes and Postural Control
      • 3. Goal Directed Action
      • 4. PERCEPTION
      • 5. ATTENTION
      • 6. MEMORY
      • 7. EXECUTIVE CONTROL
      • 8. LEARNING
      • 9. DECISION MAKING
  • KINESIOLOGY
    • EPHE 245 >
      • COURSE READINGS
      • LABORATORY
      • ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
    • EPHE 380 >
      • COURSE INFORMATION
      • COURSE READINGS
      • In Class Labs
      • LAB >
        • LAB OVERVIEW
        • Lab Schedule
        • How To Write A Research Paper
        • RESEARCH PROJECT
        • POSTER PRESENTATION
    • EPHE 487 / 591
    • EPHE 573
    • EPHE 575
  • STATISTICS
    • LECTURE
    • RESOURCES
    • ASSIGNMENTS >
      • 1. The Basics >
        • 1a. INTRODUCTION TO R
        • 1b. LOADING DATA
        • 1c. DATA FRAMES
      • 2. Descriptive Statistics >
        • 2A. Mean, Median, and Mode
        • 2B. VARIANCE
        • 2C. CONFIDENCE INTERVALS
        • 2D. SHORTCUTS
      • 3. Plotting Data >
        • 3A. PLOTTING BASICS
        • 3B. BAR GRAPHS
        • 3C. BOXPLOTS
        • 3D. HISTOGRAMS
        • 3E USING GGPLOT I
        • 3F USING GGPLOT II
        • 3G USING GGPLOT III
      • 4. Key Concepts >
        • 4A. Sample Size and Variance
        • 4B. DISTRIBUTIONS
        • 4C. TESTING DISTRIBUTIONS
      • 5. T-Tests >
        • 5A Single Sample TTests
        • 5B Paired Sample TTests
        • 5C Independent Sample TTests
      • 6. Correlation and Regression >
        • 6A. CORRELATION
        • 6B. REGRESSION
        • 6C. MULTIPLE REGRESSION
      • 7. ANOVA >
        • 7A ANOVA ASSUMPTIONS
        • 7B ANOVA
        • 7C RM ANOVA
        • 7D TREND ANALYSIS
        • 7E FACTORIAL ANOVA I
      • 9. NON PARAMETRIC STATISTICS >
        • 9A. WILCOXON TEST
        • 9B. WILCOXON SIGNED TEST
        • 9C. MULTIPLE GROUPS
      • 12. ADVANCED CONCEPTS >
        • 12A. BAYESIAN TTESTS
  • Directed Studies
    • Advanced Topics in Motor Control A
    • Advanced Topics in Motor Control B
    • An Introduction to EEG
    • Advanced EEG and ERP Methods
    • Neural Correlates of Human Reward Processing
    • Independent Research Project
  • MATLAB
    • THE BASICS >
      • Hello World
      • BASIC MATHEMATICS
      • VARIABLES
      • Matrices
      • Writing Scripts
      • PATHS AND DIRECTORIES
      • USER INPUT
      • FOR LOOPS
      • WHILE LOOPS
      • IF STATEMENTS
      • RANDOM NUMBERS
    • STATISTICS >
      • LOADING DATA
      • DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
      • MAKING FUNCTIONS
      • BAR GRAPHS
      • LINE GRAPHS
      • TTESTS
    • PROGRAMMING EXPERIMENTS >
      • DRAWING A CIRCLE
      • DRAWING MULTIPLE OBJECTS
      • DRAWING TEXT
      • DRAWING AN IMAGE
      • PLAYING A TONE
      • KEYBOARD INPUT
      • BUILDING A TRIAL
      • BUILDING TRIALS
      • NESTED LOOPS
      • RIGHT OR WRONG
      • SAVING DATA
    • ADVANCED TOPICS >
      • STROOP
      • N BACK
      • Animation
      • VIDEO
  • RESOURCES
    • EXCEL
    • HOW TO READ A RESEARCH PAPER
    • HOW TO WRITE A RESEARCH PAPER
  • LAB

EPHE 245 LABORATORY

For the laboratory portion of EPHE 245 you will be completing a research project in a small group.

Research Project and Paper (100 points: 20% of course grade)

This semester you will be conducting a research study in a small group. You will hand in parts of the paper as the semester progresses and at the end of the semester you will hand in a complete research paper. The research paper assignment is worth 20% of your course grade. You will note this is a group assignment and submission – there will be no exceptions. You are adults and are responsible for dividing up the duties within this assignment. Although you will do this assignment as a small group, you will use the data from your laboratory section (but not the whole class) for the results section. The research paper will include 5 components:
 
1. Introduction. You will write a 3 to 4 paragraph introduction for your research paper. Instructions will be provided as to how to write an introduction on the course website.
 
2. Methods. Your will write a 3 to 4 paragraph methods section for your research paper. Instructions will be provided as to how to write a methods section on the course website.
 
3. Results. You will write a 1 to 2 paragraph methods section for your research paper. Instructions will be provided as to how to write a results section on the course website.

4. Figures and Tables. You will generate at least one results figure and one results table.
 
5. Discussion. Your will write a 3 to 4 paragraph discussion section for your research paper. Instructions will be provided as to how to write a discussion section on the course website.
 
6. Final Paper. At the end of the semester, you will submit a final research paper. Your paper must include sections 1 to 5 and also have a title page, abstract, and reference list. The whole paper will be formatted according to APA guidelines.
 
To write your research paper you may find THIS LINK very useful.

Laboratory Grading Guidelines
 
Total: 100 points
 
Attendance:                              24 points (12 lab sessions x 2 per day)
                                                         NB: The attendance mark may take the form of a quiz.
Participants Tested:                 16 (1 point per participant)
Introduction:                            10 points
Methods:                                  10 points
Results:                                     10 points
Figures and Tables:                 10 points
Discussion:                               10 points
Final Paper:                              10 points

Note: A grade of A+ ( > 90 ) will only be awarded with the course instructors review and approval. The course instructor reserves the right to regrade the assignment.


Lab Schedule
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Research Topics

The students will plan and design an experiment that examines either:
           
            Distributed vs Massed Practice
                       Sample Paper
            Random vs Blocked Practice
                       Sample Paper
            Variable vs Constant Practice
                       Sample Paper
 
Another great resource is HERE.

After explaining these concepts to the students (laboratory session one), the students will form groups and design an experiment testing one of these pairs of constructs. The experimental “task” is up to you as students.
 
Students will be in groups of four.
 
Participants will be all the students in the lab section, plus anyone else they want to test.
 
The students are responsible for designing the experiment. Guidance will be provided but the expectation is the students will design the experiment.
 
There will be workshop days to teach you how to write up an experiment, etc.
 
Try to keep the design simple – t-tests or correlation for analysis.
 
Students will be expected to analyze their own data in EXCEL. We have resources available to you to assist with this (i.e., videos). These resources are HERE.
 
The course does have a redo policy. But in the case of the lab, it is that they can show you a draft of their submission the week before it is due. You provide feedback, they submit on time. Once the final product is submitted there are no more redos.
  • NEUROSCIENCE
    • NEUROSCIENCE 100 >
      • NEURO 100 INTRODUCTION
      • NEURO 101 ADVANCED
      • NEURO 102 AGING
      • NEURO 103 MEMORY
    • NEURO 500 >
      • 1. THE MOTOR SYSTEM
      • 2 Reflexes and Postural Control
      • 3. Goal Directed Action
      • 4. PERCEPTION
      • 5. ATTENTION
      • 6. MEMORY
      • 7. EXECUTIVE CONTROL
      • 8. LEARNING
      • 9. DECISION MAKING
  • KINESIOLOGY
    • EPHE 245 >
      • COURSE READINGS
      • LABORATORY
      • ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
    • EPHE 380 >
      • COURSE INFORMATION
      • COURSE READINGS
      • In Class Labs
      • LAB >
        • LAB OVERVIEW
        • Lab Schedule
        • How To Write A Research Paper
        • RESEARCH PROJECT
        • POSTER PRESENTATION
    • EPHE 487 / 591
    • EPHE 573
    • EPHE 575
  • STATISTICS
    • LECTURE
    • RESOURCES
    • ASSIGNMENTS >
      • 1. The Basics >
        • 1a. INTRODUCTION TO R
        • 1b. LOADING DATA
        • 1c. DATA FRAMES
      • 2. Descriptive Statistics >
        • 2A. Mean, Median, and Mode
        • 2B. VARIANCE
        • 2C. CONFIDENCE INTERVALS
        • 2D. SHORTCUTS
      • 3. Plotting Data >
        • 3A. PLOTTING BASICS
        • 3B. BAR GRAPHS
        • 3C. BOXPLOTS
        • 3D. HISTOGRAMS
        • 3E USING GGPLOT I
        • 3F USING GGPLOT II
        • 3G USING GGPLOT III
      • 4. Key Concepts >
        • 4A. Sample Size and Variance
        • 4B. DISTRIBUTIONS
        • 4C. TESTING DISTRIBUTIONS
      • 5. T-Tests >
        • 5A Single Sample TTests
        • 5B Paired Sample TTests
        • 5C Independent Sample TTests
      • 6. Correlation and Regression >
        • 6A. CORRELATION
        • 6B. REGRESSION
        • 6C. MULTIPLE REGRESSION
      • 7. ANOVA >
        • 7A ANOVA ASSUMPTIONS
        • 7B ANOVA
        • 7C RM ANOVA
        • 7D TREND ANALYSIS
        • 7E FACTORIAL ANOVA I
      • 9. NON PARAMETRIC STATISTICS >
        • 9A. WILCOXON TEST
        • 9B. WILCOXON SIGNED TEST
        • 9C. MULTIPLE GROUPS
      • 12. ADVANCED CONCEPTS >
        • 12A. BAYESIAN TTESTS
  • Directed Studies
    • Advanced Topics in Motor Control A
    • Advanced Topics in Motor Control B
    • An Introduction to EEG
    • Advanced EEG and ERP Methods
    • Neural Correlates of Human Reward Processing
    • Independent Research Project
  • MATLAB
    • THE BASICS >
      • Hello World
      • BASIC MATHEMATICS
      • VARIABLES
      • Matrices
      • Writing Scripts
      • PATHS AND DIRECTORIES
      • USER INPUT
      • FOR LOOPS
      • WHILE LOOPS
      • IF STATEMENTS
      • RANDOM NUMBERS
    • STATISTICS >
      • LOADING DATA
      • DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
      • MAKING FUNCTIONS
      • BAR GRAPHS
      • LINE GRAPHS
      • TTESTS
    • PROGRAMMING EXPERIMENTS >
      • DRAWING A CIRCLE
      • DRAWING MULTIPLE OBJECTS
      • DRAWING TEXT
      • DRAWING AN IMAGE
      • PLAYING A TONE
      • KEYBOARD INPUT
      • BUILDING A TRIAL
      • BUILDING TRIALS
      • NESTED LOOPS
      • RIGHT OR WRONG
      • SAVING DATA
    • ADVANCED TOPICS >
      • STROOP
      • N BACK
      • Animation
      • VIDEO
  • RESOURCES
    • EXCEL
    • HOW TO READ A RESEARCH PAPER
    • HOW TO WRITE A RESEARCH PAPER
  • LAB
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