Implementing LIBRA for the design of experimental research in Second Language Acquisition

In cognitive psychology, laboratory studies that utilize computer technology in the administration of treatments and in data collection are the norm rather than the exception. Delivering treatments and testing components of experimental studies via computer allows for tighter control of individual and environmental variables as well as finer measures of the effects of treatment. For example, the use of computer technology permits precise measurement of response time, in addition to accuracy scores. The tight control of variables possible with computers also makes studies easier to replicate.