Jonathan Peirce is Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Nottingham, with a background in visual neuroscience and a particular interest in research methods. For his research, Jon needed precise (and dynamic) stimulus presentations. For teaching psychology undergraduates about research methods, he needed software that was intuitive enough for them to understand. The combination of these needs (and his generally geekiness) caused Jon gradually to create PsychoPy. Happily, many people have got on board with the project and it grew.

When he isn't designing experiments, writing software or trying to teach students to be awesome scientists, Jon can be found walking his dog, playing with his daughter or making unpleasant noises on a guitar.

Chapter 1: Introduction
PART I: FOR THE BEGINNER
Chapter 2: Building your first experiment
Chapter 3: Using images: A study into face perception
Chapter 4: Timing and brief stimuli: Posner cueing
Chapter 5: Running studies online
Chapter 6: Creating dynamic stimuli (revealing text and moving stimuli)
Chapter 7: Providing feedback: Simple code components
Chapter 8: Collecting survey data using forms
Chapter 9: Using sliders
Chapter 10: Randomizing and counterbalancing blocks of trials: A bilingual Stroop task
Chapter 11: Using the mouse for input: Creating a visual search task
PART II: FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
Chapter 12: Implementing research designs with randomization
Chapter 13: Coordinates and color spaces
Chapter 14: Understanding your computer timing issues
Chapter 15: Monitors and monitor center
Chapter 16: Debugging your experiment
Chapter 17: Pro tips, tricks, and lesser-known features
PART III: FOR THE SPECIALIST
Chapter 18: Psychophysics, stimuli and staircases
Chapter 19: Building an FMRI study
Chapter 20: Building an EEG study
Chapter 21: Add eye tracking to your experiment
Appendices