Dr. Mark Kruger
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Psychology 345 : Psychophysiology

Class meets from 1:30-3:30 Tuesday and Thursday

Daily Class Schedule - (Under Construction and subject to change!)

Week 1:

  • Introduction to Field
    • Read Andreassi, Chapters 1-2
  • Basics: Lab Safety, Electricity, Data Acquisition
    • Read Andreassi, Laboratory Safety Appendix (starting page 526), handout on Ohms Law
  • Electromyography Lab Project #1 & #2
    • Read Andreassi, Chapter 19
    • Accelerometers, Goniometers, Thermisters
    • Turn in Lab Assignment #1 (EMG I lab from text)
    • Sampling, Amplification, and Data Analysis
  • Electrocardiography
    • Read Andreassi, Chapters14 & 15
    • Do Electrocardiography Lab I (Pflanzer, Chapter 6)
  • Electrocardiogram and Pulse Pressure
    • Read Andreassi, Chapter 16
    • Do Lab in Pflanzer, Chapter 10
  • Polygraphs - How do they work?
    • Read Andreassi, Chapter 17
    • Habituation Lab Exercise and Introduction to electrodermal responses
  • Pupillary responses
    • Read Andreassi, Chapter 12 & 13
    • Polygraph Lab (to be handed out in class)
    • Turn in Lab reports for this week (does not include Friday lab)
  • EEG Introduction to basic priniciples
    • Read Andreassi, Chapters 3-5
    • Do lab exercise in Pflanzer, Chapter 4
    • Do lab exercise in Pflanzer, Chapter 5
    • Using SuperLab discussion
  • Emotion
    • Lab on Emotion and Hemipsheric differences
    • Presentation use of EEG Cap system
  • Introduction to ERP
    • Read Andreassi, Chapters 6-8
  • ERP and Class Project time

 

  • Work on Projects and Presentations
  • Work on Projects and Presentations
  • Presentation of Student Projects
  • Presentation of Student Projects
  • Final Exam

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