The latest available software is installed on each computer for word processing, statistical analysis, and various other student needs. The departmental Unix workstation laboratory consists of 10 workstations and a laser printer. Plus are available on these computers. These computers are equipped to do speech manipulation, reaction time experiments, motor control and human factors research. PsychLit and Medline, as well as dozens of other databases, are accessible from all computers linked to the Internet.
Numerous microcomputers are available in the various research laboratories.
They are used for research in neurophysiology, nonverbal communication, speech analysis, development of intelligence, stimulus control, spatial information processing, monitoring eye-tracking apparatus, neural network modeling, data processing, and for monitoring the behavior of nonhumans. Students working in these labs can gain experience on these computer systems. We are part of the campus Ethernet system which allows for fast communication with other computer systems, departments, and universities. Graduate students and faculty are allocated unlimited free time on these computers and graduate students are taught, early in their course of study, how to utilize the campus computers. Academic Computing has technical staff who also conduct workshops on a wide range of topics and they are available for individual consultation.