Comparing The Bugelski And Alampay Experiment

Abstract: The Bugelski and Alampay experiment was replicated to further test human perception of the world. This experiment was conducted in Sequoia High School. The participants for the experiment were students from the IB program. The participants for this experiment were not random since they were chosen. The aim of this experiment was to find how previous experiences and events affect your perception . The procedure of this replicated experiment was gathering 15 people and separating them into 3 groups. Participants were separated into groups called “people group”, “animal group” and the “control group.” The independent variable of this experiment is the type of images placed on the sheets of paper that the participants were given. The dependent variable was what the participant saw in result of what was on their papers. The results showed how many of its participant showed signs of influence from
Variables:
The independent variable of this experiment was the type of groups the participants were in. The participants who were in the animal group and human group got corresponding images on their response sheets (see Appendix 3 and 4). The dependent variable in this experiment was the response that participants put in regards to what they saw in the Rat-Man image. Whether that was a man or a rat. The controlled variable of this experiment was the inclusion of a group that had no images on the participant's response sheets (see Appendix 5). Ethical Procedure:
Before the experiment started, the participants were clearly told that they were allowed to leave the experiment at any time. Everything in our procedure was analyzed to ensure that no harm is done to any participant. Whether that is physical or psychological harm, no participant should experience neither.