BUILDING: -

A Purpose-Built Psychology Lab

  1. Lab should be 30*40 sq. ft., situated either away from the crowded area of the college or should be completely soundproof due to the sensitive nature of Psychological experiments.
  2. It should be insured that Lab is well lit, reasonably ventilated, and spacious enough for the class of 25-30 students.
  3. The furniture of the lab should consist of the 20 experiment tables (3*3*3 ft: One table for two students) and high seated 25 chairs/stools for each student.
  4. There should be 3-4 cupboards with locks, whiteboard on the wall and well drained wash basin with running tap water in the lab.

 

APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

THE DETAILED LIST OF APPARATUS IS AS FOLLOWED

Sr. No.

Name of the Experiment

Apparatus required

Quantity

1

Brain dissection

Dissection box, dissection board, beakers, flask, Jars to preserve animal brains in formalin.

05

2

Memory

Memory drum or exposure board.

List of non-sense syllables and meaningful words, paragraph 8-10 lines,

Poems 8-10 couplets.

Kent Rosen off’s list of 100 words

20

30

 

100

3

Attention

Reversible Figure (black and white and colored).

List of digits.

25 each

30

4

perception

3D figures/cards in printed form.

Muller Lyer Cards.

Asch’s five sets of standard design.

30

100

30

5

Sensation

Aesthesiometer.

Reaction time apparatus.

05

05

6

learning

Star pattern with mirror apparatus.

Maze box.

Geometrical puzzles.

10

10

15

 

THE DETAILED LIST OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS IS AS FOLLOWS

 

Sr. No.

Name of test (Latest Edition)

Author

Quantity

1

Differential Aptitude test (DAT)

G. K. Bennet; H. C. seashore; A. G. Wesman

05

2

Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS)

Allen L. Edward

05

3

Rotter’s incomplete sentence blank (RISB)

Julian B. Rotter

05

4

The house tree person test (HTP)

John and Buck

05

5

Minnesotta Multiphasic personality Inventory (MMPI)

Starke R. Hathaway; J. C. Mekinely

05

6

Otis quick scoring mental ability test

Otis Arthor S.

05

7

Wechsler Adult Intelligence test (WAIS)

David Wecshler

02

8

Wechsler Intelligence for children (WISC)

David Wecshler

02

9

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Henry A. Murray

05

10

Beck Test Battery

Aron Beck

10

11

Positive and negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS)

Stanley Kay, Lewis Oplar and Abraham Fiszbein.

10

12

Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS)

Robert Young

10

13

Yale-Brown obsessive-compulsive scale (Y-BOCS)

Yale Brown

10

 

EQUIPMENT

Sr. No.

Equipment/Software

Specifications

Quantity

1

Microscopes

40x power

05

2

Statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS)

-

-

3

Stop Watches

-

25

4

Calculators

-

25

5

General Stationary (Rim, Pencil, Pens, Scale)

-

-

 

GENERAL FACILITIES

Sr. No.

Equipment/Software

Specifications

Quantity

1

Multimedia

40x power

05

2

Laptop

i5 4th Generation

-

3

Printer

-

01

4

Overhead Projector

-

01

5

Computers

Latest & Internet facility

5-8

 

There must be at least two lab attendants to facilitate experimental and testing work.