PsyToolkit aims:
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to provide software for running psychological studies online and offline
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to support the teaching of psychology, especially cognitive and differential psychology
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to provide interactive lessons and tools for teaching psychology
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to be regularly maintained and updated
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to provide extensive documentation
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for the best possible quality
Features of PsyToolkit in a nutshell:
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PsyToolkit is free-of-cost computer software
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for creating computer based psychological experiments (to show stimuli on screen, measure response times, etc)
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for creating computer based questionnaire surveys
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for combining cognitive experiments and surveys within online studies and data collection
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It allows you to run experiments in two different ways:
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You can create and run studies from within a browser on any computer platform (Mac, Windows, Linux). Ideal for teaching and online studies.
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You can run it on a Linux computer. This offline mode is ideal for laboratories, although most people reading this will most likely use the web-based version.
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The online interface for online surveys and online experiments supports multiple languages.
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PsyToolkit does not cost money. But it important to note that PsyToolkit is the intellectual property of its creator Dr. Gijsbert Stoet.
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PsyToolkit is not simply point-and-click software. In order to design the suprveys and experiments, you will need to type your code (many examples are provided). This requires a different way of thinking and learning, but in the end allows the user a lot of creativity. Especially setting up online surveys is still very easy.
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PsyToolkit is developed by psychology professor Gijsbert Stoet.