The Department of Psychology at Clark University is establishing an undergraduate laboratory network in support of the teaching of observational and experimental methods in psychology through hands-on experience. For more than half of the Department's major students, the high point of their curriculum is participation in the Department's Research Course Program. The Research Course Program is a system of courses in which advanced undergraduate students work closely with faculty and graduate students in faculty laboratories. Their work usually culminates in a presentation at a local, regional, or national research conference. This project provides three undergraduate laboratories. It provides equipment for faculty research settings that are specifically dedicated to undergraduate use. It will also outfit a "research skills room" where sophomores preparing for research experiences may simulate experimental and statistical decision making and practice observational techniques. Finally, it provides and equips a "Poster/Presentation Room," where research course students can prepare poster and pamphlet presentations.
