Entry requirements
Only open to MSc Psychology (research) students
Description
In this course, students get an introduction into the use of programming languages and standard packages for the programming of psychological experiments (using E-Prime and its programming language E-Basic) and surveys (using Qualtrics). At the end of this course you will be able to program your own psychological experiments, an essential skill for students who aim to pursue a PhD in Psychology after their Master's.
Course objectives
This course wil enable students:
To understand how to use the E-Prime user interface
To acquire skills to program a simple psychological experiment in E-Prime
To learn the elementary commands and statements used in the programming language E-Basic and to understand how you can apply them in programming psychological experiments; and
To acquire skills to use Qualtrics for designing web surveys.
Timetable
For the timetables of your lectures, work groups and exams, please select your study programme in:
Psychology timetables
Registration
Course
Students need to enroll for lectures and work group sessions.
Master’s course registration
Examination
Students are not automatically enrolled for an examination. They can register via uSis from 100 to 10 calendar days before the date. Students who are not registered will not be permitted to take the examination.
Mode of instruction
The course consists of:
10 2-hour lectures
10 2-hour practical sessions
Assessment method
Programming an E-Prime experiment within a time limit of 3 hours.
The Institute of Psychology follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences to systematically check student papers for plagiarism with the help of software. Disciplinary measures will be taken when fraud is detected. Students are expected to be familiar with and understand the implications of this fraud policy.
Reading list
Spapé M.M., Verdonschot, R.G., & van Steenbergen, H. (2019) The E-Primer: An introduction to creating psychological experiments in E-Prime. Second edition updated for E-Prime 3. Leiden: Leiden University Press. ISBN: 987 90 8728 320 9.
Contact information
Dr. Henk van Steenbergen HvanSteenbergen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl