Nonlinear Methods for Psychological Science:
Sample Schedule
Day 1
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Welcome, Orientation & Introductions (breakfast available) |
| 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Intro to Nonlinear Dynamics & Self-Organization |
| 11:00-12:00 p.m. | Intro to Dynamics & Time Series |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Data Collection |
| 2:00-4:00 p.m. | Dynamics from Distributions |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Distribution Exercises |
| 7:00-9:00 p.m. | Opening Dinner |
Day 2
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Intro to Fractal Analysis & Scaling (breakfast available) |
| 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Standardized Dispersion Analysis & Exercises |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA) & Multifractals |
| 2:00-3:00 p.m. | DFA and Multifractal & Exercises |
| 3:00-4:00 p.m. | Continued: Multifractals |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Relationships among Scaling Exponents and Analyses |
Day 3
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Intro to Recurrence Quantification Analysis (RQA) (breakfast available) |
| 10:00-11:00 a.m. | RQA using Categorical Data: Examples and Exercises |
| 11:00-12:00 noon | Continued: Categorical RQA |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00-3:00 p.m. | Cross RQA for Categorical Data: Examples and Exercises |
| 3:00-5:00 p.m. | Student-Instructor Data Consultations |
Day 4
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Phase Space Reconstruction (breakfast available) |
| 11:00-12:00 noon | RQA using Continuous Data |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Continuous RQA: Examples and Exercises |
| 2:00-4:00 p.m. | Cross RQA using Continuous Data |
| 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Cross RQA: Examples and Exercises |
Day 5
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Continued: Cross RQA Examples and Exercises (breakfast available) |
| 10:00-12:00 noon | A Complex Systems Perspective on Psychology and Behavior |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00-3:00 p.m. | Student-Instructor Data Consultations |
| 3:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
