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Psychology
Lab and Research Lounge
Description
The Culver-Stockton psychology
laboratory is a self-contained lab environment designed to enable student
and faculty research in many areas of psychology. The lab comprises three
rooms and contains eight computer stations. The main entrance to the
laboratory is Johann 215.
Gaining
Entrance
The keys to the lab are
located in the Psych Foyer, J206. For security reasons the key
must be signed out. The key may be obtained Mondays -
Fridays from 8:00 am to 8:00 PM. It must be returned prior to 8:45
PM each day. (Click
Here for an updated schedule.) Students working on approved
research projects may request additional lab time and should make
arrangements with the psychology faculty.
Lab Phone Number
The Psychology Lab phone
number is x6547.
Regulations
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No food, drink, or tobacco products without faculty
approval.
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The lab has unrestricted Internet access; therefore, any
violations of a moral or ethical nature may cause C-SC to limit access.
Furthermore, unless it is part of a research program, the use of chats or
either the IRC or ICQ is forbidden. If a student is found to abuse
Internet privileges, (s)he
will lose lab privileges and could face further disciplinary measures.
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Software is not to be loaded or taken off the computers
without prior permission from the psychology faculty.
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The two computers dedicated to designing and running
psychological experiments are not to be used without authorization by the
psychology faculty. These computers are not hooked up to the
Internet.
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The C-SC Psychology Web Page is not to be appended without
authorization.
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Researchers are expected to act in a professional manner at
all times when running participants.
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Interruptions of experiments is strictly forbidden.
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Students conducting approved research or pre-scheduled
classes held in the lab have priority regarding its use. A schedule may
be posted on the Psych Lab door regarding prioritized usage.
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The student with the key is responsible for seeing that the
windows are shut, the lights turned are off, and the lab door is locked
securely before the key is returned. The last person out is responsible
for securing the lab.
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Any damage to the lab or its equipment or abuse of lab
privileges should be reported immediately to the psychology department.
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Any problems with the laser printer should be reported
immediately. Replacement toner cartridges usually take two working
days to arrive, so act accordingly. Please report to a faculty
member when the paper is running low.
Please keep the lab clean! Pick
up after yourself!
Research
Lounge
A lounge is available for researchers
to take a break now and then. The lounge is maintained by
members in Psi Chi and the Psychology Club. It is located in the
back experimental room of the lab. At times experiments may be
conducted in the lounge. If so, researchers have prioritized usage.
Psychology Club
The Psychology
Club is open to any student interested in psychology-related
matters. We encourage you to actively participate in club activities.
Past events sponsored by the club include: a field trip to a psychiatric
facility; travel to research conferences; a mental health poster display
at a Health Fair; a presentation on graduate schools by graduate students
from the Western Illinois University psychology department; and a field
trip to Chaddock
School. Chaddock
is a facility in Quincy, Illinois for children and adolescents diagnosed
as behavior-disordered.
Participation in the Psychology Club can be a significant
way to become better acquainted with the field of psychology and a way to
more closely and informally interact with other students and faculty
members outside the classroom. It is precisely the kind of involvement
that will be looked upon favorably by graduate schools and potential
employers. Get involved and have fun! The possibilities for learning are
limited only by student's interests, motivation, and efforts. All
psychology majors are encouraged to join during their first semester at
C-SC. News about upcoming meetings and activities are posted on the
Psychology Club bulletin board (located in Psychology Faculty office
foyer) and are available from the Club's link on the Psychology
Department's Homepage or contact the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Chelona Edgerly.
Psi Chi
The
National Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi, was founded for
the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in
scholarship and advancing the science of psychology. This organization
serves two major goals - one immediate and visibly rewarding to the
individual member, the other slower and more difficult to accomplish, but
offering greater rewards in the long run. The first of these is the
Society's obligation to provide academic recognition to its inductees by
the mere fact of membership. The second goal is the obligation of each of
the Society's local chapters to nurture the spark of that accomplishment
by offering a climate congenial to its creative development.
Membership
is open to graduate and undergraduate men and women with a Junior
standing who are making the study of psychology one of their major
interests and who meet the minimum qualifications.
The qualifications for active student
membership are as follows:
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A second semester sophomore standing.
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Transfer students must have completed one semester and at
least 12 credit hours of course work in psychology at Culver-Stockton
College.
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Completion of 12 semester hours in psychology and forty-five
credit hours overall to be considered as a possible inductee.
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Registration for major or minor standing in psychology.
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Undergraduates who are elected to Psi Chi must have an
overall cumulative GPA of 3.50; that is, they must rank in the upper 33rd
percentile of their class in general scholarship. In addition,
students must have demonstrated superior scholarship in psychology
earning a minimum GPA in psychology courses at CSC of 3.40.
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High standards of personal behavior.
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Fifteen or more hours of community service volunteer
work -- this does not include internships.
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A two-thirds affirmative vote of the present membership.
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Payment of all fees four weeks prior to the induction date. Currently,
the induction fee is $55. This includes the National lifetime membership
fee, the chapter induction fee, and the chapter dues for the current
academic year.
***Notes***
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Once inducted, your membership in Psi Chi is transferable to
other university and college undergraduate and graduate chapters.
The National induction fee, which is shown in the chapter's invitation
for membership letter, is for lifetime membership.
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The chapter dues, currently $10.00, at Culver-Stockton
College are annual fees that must be paid prior to being inducted and
henceforth by September 15th of every academic year until
graduation. Payment of annual dues is required in order to maintain
active membership status at C-SC, which is necessary for participation
in chapter activities, events, and trips.
Active
members are
eligibile for awards; e.g., The Chapter's Psi Chi Service Award.
Additionally,
only active members can apply "service hours" earned in
Psi Chi to help meet the community
service requirement of Culver-Stockton College and the psychology
department.
Also,
only active members are eligible to make presentations at MPA, which is held in
Chicago every spring. (Psi Chi member's who are presenting at MPA may
have the cost of the round trip train ticket paid for by C-SC. Moreover,
all active members, regardless if they are presenting or not, will
have their MPA conference fee paid by the C-SC Psi Chi chapter.)
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The chapter induction fee is
currently $10.00. This is a one-time fee used to help defray the cost of
pre-induction and post-induction activities and refreshments.
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Formal "invitation letters"
are mailed out sometime between August 15th and October 1st depending
upon the date of the induction ceremony. Upon receipt of an
"invitation for membership," invited students have two weeks to
pay all fees. Fees are to be paid by check in the Culver-Stockton
Office of Financial aid. Please make the check payable to
Culver-Stockton College and make sure you make a notation on the check
that is is for membership in Psi Chi: Chapter 881.
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If you feel that you meet the
requirements and have not received an invitation letter please notify an
officer of Psi Chi or the faculty sponsor, currently Dr. Bohémier, as
soon as possible.
The Psi
Chi Chapter at Culver-Stockton was installed during the spring 1996
semester.
For additional information about
membership in Psi Chi, consult the Psi
Chi bulletin board (located in
Psychology Faculty office foyer) ; access the Psi
Chi Chapter's
Home Page; or
contact the Psi Chi Faculty Advisor, Dr.
Greg Bohémier.
Volunteer Work
One way to learn about psychology outside the
classroom is to do volunteer work. Besides providing you with valuable
experience, volunteer activities can lead to an internship or provide
potential sources of references. Volunteer work is also a factor that
graduate schools, professional schools, and employers will view favorably
as they evaluate applications. The work attests to your interest and
motivation. There are many agencies and institutions available as sites
for volunteer work. Past students have done this type of work in settings
such as a hospice program, nursing homes, and day care facilities. If you
have an interest, please contact your faculty advisor for information or
the Career Center.
***Remember***
Participation
in community service is now a requirement for graduation with a
major in psychology.
Details
can be found in section two of this handbook.
Psychology Internships
(Click
Here to see a listing of past and current student
internships.)
One of the most important decisions you can
make during your college career is to do an internship. Internships can
provide you with a better understanding of the field of psychology, a
better understanding of yourself, hands-on experience, and important
contacts in the field who can serve as future references.
Knowledge gained in an internship allows you
to apply what you learn from a textbook. Textbooks provide the framework
but the internship provides the building.
During your internship, you will become aware
of your strengths and weaknesses. In the internship environment, you will
be able to work on weaker areas, with helpful suggestions from your
on-site supervisor.
Application of knowledge previously learned
will make it easier for you to retain that information. Seeing is
believing. More than likely, remembering certain
techniques, formulas, and terminology will prove to be easier once that
information is used in actual settings.
By participating in an internship, you have
advertised yourself through performance. Your on-site supervisor now
knows that you are available, when you anticipate graduation,
and whether or not you are the type of person that his or her company or
organization would want to hire. Therefore, always conduct yourself
professionally. If nothing else, your internship may provide you with an
excellent recommendation. But, again, this will not happen unless you
have conducted yourself with maturity and professionalism. Approach your
internship as you would a regular job. This means that you should abide
by you’re agreed upon work
schedule and work your very best. Your supervisor will expect nothing
less. In other words, don’t treat your internship in such a way that you
do what you want to do only when you want to do it. This would present a
negative reflection of you and Culver-Stockton College, and it may
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