期刊名称：Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Bulletin (EAHB Bulletin)
电子版ISSN：1938-7237
出版年度：2002
卷号：20
出版社：Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Special Interest Group
摘要：Computers have now become an essential part of the experimental psychology laboratory. In a previous paper, the advantages of using PsyScope, a graphical tool for designing psychology experiments were discussed (Roche, Stewart & Barnes-Holmes, 1999). The primary advantage identified was PsyScope’s graphical user interface which is much more user-friendly than traditional programming languages. On balance, however, PsyScope is restricted to the Macintosh platform, is now no longer under development, and certain features such as drag & drop functions, are not available. As time passes, therefore, PsyScope may become increasingly obsolete. Fortunately, these issues can be addressed readily by turning to the use of Visual Basic (VB). This is a modern programming language that combines the use of a graphical user interface with the easy-to-learn BASIC programming language (see Bishop-Clark, 1998), and as part of Microsoft’s ongoing development plans VB obsolescence is not an issue in the short to medium term. The key advantage to VB is that it provides the power and flexibility of PsyScope using the PC platform. Furthermore, VB can also be used on a Macintosh using standard Macintosh-PC emulators, whereas attempts in our laboratory to use PsyScope on a PC using a Macintosh emulator were unsuccessful.
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