ABSTRACT The study us experimenters re-conducted was based on Norman Triplett’s study of social facilitation and how social presence or encouragement improves an individual’s speed and consistency in their performance. The experiment was replicated in using several trials for accurate results and was split into two stages: a mental challenge and a physical challenge. The two male and two female participants ranged from ages 15 to 17 years old. For the mental challenge‚ each participant was pulled
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Examine the problems some sociologists may face when using experiments in their research. (20 marks) (January 2009) MODEL ANSWER Experiments are the preferred scientific method. There are two main types of experiments. The classic scientific experiment takes place in a laboratory in controlled conditions. By contrast field experiments take place in more natural but less controlled experiments. Although experiments are very successful in science they are rarely used in Sociology for the following
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In this experiment we are going to describe stress and prove how can a prolonged exposition to it have a negative impact on memory. The definition of stress used in this experiment is: difficulty one suffers that causes worry‚ emotional tension or loss of concentration. The reason why this topic has been chosen is because stress is a part of nowadays‚ hectic society and it has a very noticeable effect on people’s performance‚ in either work or daily life. The outcome of this experiment could be
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molecules present. This will therefore make the experiment unfair‚ because the more pigment molecules present the more pigment molecules that can move out of the cell. Therefore the beetroot used should be freshly cut. pH The pH is also an important factor‚ as pH can have an effect on the weak interactions and bonds that bound the membrane together. To keep the pH constant it is important to make sure that the same surrounding are used for the experiment. Surface area. The surface area of the beta
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originate on ancient primitive Earth. 2. HYPOTHESIS - 1923 Haldane & Oparin propose hypothesis that life originated as simple molecules followed by cells - conduct simple experiments that show that organic compounds can form cell-like structures 3. EXPERIMENTATION - 1953 Urey and Miller collaborate effectively to design an experiment/model to simulate conditions on early Earth and test the hypothesis that life molecules could originate on Earth 4. RESULTS - Urey and Miller results confirm that simple
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In 1971‚ The Stanford Prision Experiment was performed in order to see behind two contrasting behaviors that humans can show in a power driven institution. The point was to understand aggressive behavior typically shown by guards or people in the position of power using it to hold reign over the prisoners who in turn respond with submissiveness‚ and see how this relates in real world situations. Achievement of conclusion was the information gathered by the role play of students in an exercise of
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In my experiment of breaking the norm‚ I did two different things. in one of my “experiments” I would hold doors anywhere I where for the people that were behind me and wait for a response‚ when the person was educated enough to say thank you I would smile and let it go. When the opposite happened‚ whenever the person behind me did not say thank you I would compliment myself. I would thank myself for holding the door instead. The first time I conducted this specific experiment I was at
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Conclusion The purpose of our experiment was to determine if reading off words in various colors helped improve memory. Our hypothesis was that color helped memory and it was in fact proven by our experiments. According to data table 2‚ the average words remembered by the white control group was 6.4‚ while the other groups with the colors had averages of 6.8 and 8.2. Our hypothesis also proven in table 3‚ where the average words remembered by the control was 4.6 and the other two groups had averages
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Ballistic pendulum designed experiment Aim: to investigate how the mass of the projectile affects distance on the motion of a wooden block it strikes Hypothesis: the heavier the projectile the further the distance will be covered by the wooden block Variables: variables Identification Manipulation Independent Mass of projectile The four different masses will be used in different combinations Dependent distance Measured using tape measure Controlled 1. Height of retort stand 2. Release angle
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and Oak Trees experiment Due to their large size oak trees become shelters and nesting sites to very many wildlife species‚ so if one were to remove or decrease availability of these oak trees then one might expect the abundance of the animals that use oak trees as a home would decline as well. In this experiment‚ we will be testing whether or not the availability of oak trees in an environment will affect the distribution and abundance of robins. The hypothesis of the experiment would be as follows:
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