Students majoring in psychology are often required or encouraged to have hands-on experience in the field. One way to gain experience is through an independent research experience (IRE); however, little is known about what IREs actually entail. In an effort to learn about students’ IREs, we recruited 117 undergraduates from a Research I university and asked them questions about their IREs. Importantly, a faculty mentor may choose to structure their IRE in one of four ways: (a) only a full lab meeting with all research assistants, (b) only one-on-one meetings with the individual student, (c) both full lab meetings and one-on-one meetings, or (d) neither a full lab meeting nor a one-on-one meeting. Descriptive data indicated that most students were involved in both full lab meetings and one-on-one meetings, or just full lab meetings. Exploratory regression analyses indicated that participating in both full lab meetings and one-on-one meetings may be the most effective model for positive perceptions of the IRE.

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参加心理学独立研究课程：不同的教学模式导致截然不同的体验

通常要求或鼓励主修心理学的学生在该领域有实践经验。获得经验的一种方法是通过独立研究经验 (IRE)；然而，人们对 IRE 的实际含义知之甚少。为了了解学生的 IRE，我们从一所研究型大学招募了 117 名本科生，并询问了他们有关 IRE 的问题。重要的是，教师导师可以选择通过以下四种方式之一来组织他们的 IRE：(a) 仅与所有研究助理进行完整的实验室会议，(b) 仅与个别学生进行一对一的会议，(c) 两者都完整实验室会议和一对一会议，或 (d) 既不是完整的实验室会议也不是一对一的会议。描述性数据表明，大多数学生都参加了完整的实验室会议和一对一的会议，或者只是完整的实验室会议。