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For Part IB and Part II Experimental Psychology and Part II Neuroscience, Natural Sciences Tripos (second- and third-year undergraduate courses of the University of Cambridge), with additional material for MRCPsych Part 1 teaching.

Relevant external links include:

• the Department of Experimental Psychology; the School of the Biological Sciences and within it the Faculty Board of Biology;
• Information on specific courses:
  • MVST information in general;
  • MVST 1B Neurobiology & Human Behaviour course information;
  • MVST 1B Experimental Psychology Option course information;
  • NST IA Elementary Maths for Biologists course information;
  • NST 1B Neurobiology course information;
  • NST 1B and II Psychology course information;
  • Mike Aitken's NST II Psychology Statistics pages and our statistics textbooks web page;
  • NST Part II Neuroscience course information.
• Also, the University Reporter, which publishes the Lecture List.
• For statistics, relevant external links include the excellent set of Statistics Notes in the British Medical Journal (see also Martin Bland's publications) and StatSoft's Electronic Statistics Textbook (rather hard going for the novice).
• For writing skills, relevant links include The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing and the Economist Style Guide.
• Perhaps of interest: Rat Life: A Natural History.

NST 1B Psychology practicals

are on Tuesdays/Wednesdays and Thursdays/Fridays. Each practical is run three times, because there are more students than will easily fit in the practical classroom for some practicals. The time slots are Tuesday 9-11 am, Wednesday 10-12 am and Wednesday 2-4 pm (in any given week, these are three copies of the same practical), and Thursday 2-4 pm, Friday 10-12 am and Friday 2-4 pm (again, in any given week, these are three copies of the same practical).

The following handouts are in PDF format. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free. Numbers in [square brackets] are internal reference numbers (T for teaching materials).

Graduate handouts (not for a particular year)

• Graduate statistics - Guide to ANOVA [T112]. Most recent version is of 2 May 2004. Superseded by Cardinal & Aitken (2005) ANOVA for the behavioural sciences researcher; see the statistics materials page.
  

2004-5

• Exp Psych 1B - Practical handout - Introduction to Neurobiology [T113] (Thu 7, Fri 8 October 2004) [slides] [T114]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - course booklet [T115]. The booklet includes these sections:
  • Overview
  • Background knowledge - to be read before the first statistics practical
  • Correlation and regression - for practical on Thu 11, Fri 12 November 2004 [with slides A [T116] and partial summary of mental rotation data [T117], though these data are for only one of the experiments and therefore not enough to write up the mental rotation practical - for that, you should obtain the full data set instead]. In this practical, as well as covering the theory, you will analyse your own data from Gregg DiGirolamo's mental rotation practical on Tue 9 and Wed 10 Nov.
  • Difference tests 1 (parametric) - for practical on Tue 30 November, Wed 1 December 2004 [with slides B [T118] and summary of psycholinguistics data [T119]]. In this practical, as well as covering the theory, you will analyse your own data from the psycholinguistics practical on Thu 25 and Fri 26 Nov.
  • Difference tests 2 (nonparametric) - for practical on Thu 10, Fri 11 February 2005 [with slides C [T120]]. In this practical, as well as covering the theory, you will analyse your own data from Ian McLaren's human learning/memory practicals between Tue 1 and Wed 9 Feb.
  • Chi-square test - for practical on Tue 1, Wed 2 March 2005 [with slides D [T121]]. In this practical, as well as covering the theory, you will analyse your own data from Lisa Saksida's reasoning practical on Thu 24 and Fri 25 Feb.
  • Example questions for all sections.
  • Past exam questions - to be discussed in the revision practical on Tue 3, Wed 4 May 2005 [slides E] [T122].
  • Answers to examples and numerical past exam questions.
  • Experimental design tips and glossary of jargon.
  • Tables and Formulae, as supplied in the exam.
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - course overview (2005) [T123]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 1 - cortex; visual streams 1; object processing (17 Jan 2005) [T124] [slides 1] [T125]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 2 - visual streams 2; spatial cognition; parietal cortex (24 Jan 2005) [T126] [slides 2] [T127]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 3 - attention; the binding problem (31 Jan 2005) [T128] [slides 3] [T129]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 4 - neural basis of memory 1 (7 Feb 2005) [T130] [slides 4] [T131]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 5 - neural basis of memory 2 (14 Feb 2005) [T132] [slides 5] [T133]
  • There's a reading week between lectures 5 and 6.
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 6 - prefrontal cortex (28 Feb 2005) [T134] [slides 6] [T135]
• MVST 1B Neurobiology & Human Behaviour - Psychology self-directed exercise - Reasoning about uncertainty and learning strategies in medicine (4 Feb 2005) [T136]
  

2003-4

• Exp Psych 1B - Practical handout - Introduction to Neurobiology [T53] (Thu 9, Fri 10 October 2003) [slides] [T54]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Overview [T55]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Tables and Formulae booklet [T56]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Handout 1 - background knowledge [T57]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Handout 2 - correlation and regression [T58] (Tue 11, Wed 12 November 2003) [with slides A [T59] and mental rotation summary data [T60]]. As well as covering the theory, you will analyse your own data from Gregg DiGirolamo's mental rotation practical on Thu 6 and Fri 7 Nov.
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Handout 3 - difference tests 1 - parametric [T61] (Tue 2, Wed 3 December 2003) [with original [T62] Tuesday or improved [T63] Wednesday version of slides B, and homophone summary data [T64]]. As well as covering the theory, you will analyse your own data from Helen Moss's word comprehension practical on Thu 27 and Fri 28 Nov.
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Handout 4 - difference tests 2 - nonparametric [T65] (Thu 22, Fri 23 January 2004) [with slides C] [T66]. As well as covering the theory, you will analyse data relevant to Ian McLaren's human learning and memory 2 practical on Tue 20 and Wed 21 Jan.
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Handout 5 - chi-squared test [T67] (Tue 2, Wed 3 March 2004) [with slides D] [T68]. As well as covering the theory, you will analyse some of your own data from the recent reasoning practical.
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - There is a revision practical on Thu 29 and Fri 30 April 2004 [slides E] [T69].
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Examples 1 - background and normal distribution [T70] [with answers 1] [T71]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Examples 2 - correlation and regression [T72] [with answers 2] [T73]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Examples 3 - parametric difference tests [T74] [with answers 3] [T75]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Examples 4 - nonparametric difference tests [T76] [with answers 4] [T77]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Examples 5 - chi-squared [T78] [with answers 5] [T79]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Examples 6 - past paper questions [T80] [with answers 6, tips on experimental design, and glossary of jargon] [T81]
• Exp Psych 1B - Statistics - Examples 7 - mixed [T82] [with answers 7] [T83]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - course overview [T84] (2004)
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 1 - cortex; visual streams 1; object processing [T85] (12 Jan 2004) [slides 1] [T86]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 2 - visual streams 2; spatial cognition; parietal cortex [T87] (19 Jan 2004) [slides 2] [T88]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 3 - attention; the binding problem [T89] (26 Jan 2004) [slides 3] [T90]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 4 - neural basis of memory 1 [T91] (2 Feb 2004) [slides 4] [T92]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 5 - neural basis of memory 2 [T93] (9 Feb 2004) [slides 5] [T94]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 6 - prefrontal cortex [T95] (23 Feb 2004) [slides 6] [T96]
• Exp Psych 1B - Emotion and Motivation - practical handout with results [T97] (from practical on Thu 4, Fri 5 March 2004); affective go/no-go task for PsyScope running under Mac OS 9.2 [file 1: script] [T98] [file 2: instructions] [T99] (both files are Mac-format text files) [complete task as zip file] [T100]
• Exp Psych 1B - Emotion and Motivation - lecture course overview [T101] (2004).
• Exp Psych 1B - Emotion and Motivation - Lecture 1 - psychological basis of emotion [T102] (4 March 2004) [slides 1] [T103]
• Exp Psych 1B - Emotion and Motivation - Lecture 2 - concepts of motivation; psychological mechanisms for action [T104] (6 March 2004) [slides 2] [T105]
• Exp Psych 1B - Emotion and Motivation - Lecture 3 - complex motivated behaviour: behavioural economics and addiction [T106] (9 March 2004) [slides 3] [T107]
• MRCPsych Part 1 course (Fulbourn, 25 May 2004) - Emotion and Motivation [T108] [slides] [T109]
• MRCPsych Part 1 course (Fulbourn, 25 May 2004) - Memory [T110] [slides] [T111]

2002-3

• Exp Psych 1B - Practical 1 handout - Introduction to Neurobiology [T31] (10, 11 October 2002) [slides] [T32]
  
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - course overview [T33] (2003)
  
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 1 - cortex; visual streams 1; object processing [T34] (13 Jan 2003) [slides 1] [T35]
  
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 2 - visual streams 2; spatial cognition; parietal cortex [T36] (20 Jan 2003) [slides 2] [T37]
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 3 - attention; the binding problem [T38] (27 Jan 2003) [slides 3] [T39]
  
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 4 - neural basis of memory 1 [T40] (3 Feb 2003) [slides 4] [T41]
  
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 5 - neural basis of memory 2 [T42] (10 Feb 2003) [slides 5] [T43]
  
• Exp Psych II / Neuroscience II - Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition - Lecture 6 - prefrontal cortex [T44] (24 Feb 2003) [slides 6] [T45]
  
• Exp Psych 1B - Emotion and Motivation - course overview [T46] (2003).
• Exp Psych 1B - Emotion and Motivation - Lecture 1 - psychological basis of emotion [T47] (6 March 2003) [slides 1] [T48]
• Exp Psych 1B - Emotion and Motivation - Lecture 2 - neurobiology of emotion [T49] (8 March 2003) [slides 2] [T50]
• Exp Psych 1B - Emotion and Motivation - Lecture 3 - psychological basis and neurobiology of motivation [T51] (11 March 2003) [slides 3] [T52]
• MRCPsych Part 1 course (Fulbourn, 18 March 2003) - Emotion and Motivation - see University of Cambridge Exp Psych 1B handouts above