Social psychologist‚ Stanley Milgram of Yale University conducted a controversial and influential experiments on study of the effect of punishment on learning. Nearly 1000 people participated in Milgram’s 20 experiments. The participants assigned to be a learner and a teacher. Milgram created an electric ’shock generator’; it ranged from 15-450 volts. The teachers were given a task to teach and then test the learner on a list of word pairs. For the first wrong answer‚ the teacher will flip the switch
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float. Any object with density more than that will sink. Carbon dioxide‚ or CO2‚ also played a big role in this experiment. Many soft drinks contain CO2. Studies show that Sierra Mist had the most carbonation out of most soft drinks. There was a lot of carbon dioxide in the soda. That was the reason the raisins would float up and down. There were many purposes to this experiment. One purpose was to teach us about density when we saw how the raisins floated to
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| Analysis: The number of heart beats increase‚ as the caffeine concentration increases‚ as shown in the results. Conclusion: The hypothesis was correct as the heart beat did increase as the caffeine concentration increased. However‚ this experiment could have been more fair due to the following: * All the daphnia used
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In this experiment‚ we planted bean plants and put stress on them by rubbing them a certain amount of times a day. This was to see how they might survive in a windy area or in an environment where they might constantly be touched or moved around. The bean plants were
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Experiment 1: TLC Analysis of Analgesic Drugs 1/23/2011 Purpose: The goal of this experiment is to test our knowledge and understanding of TLC analysis by having us do a TLC analysis of analgesics to figure out their main chemical components. Calculations: 1.) Rf = Distance spot traveled/ distance solvent traveled Results: Table 1: TLC Analysis Analgesic Drugs | Rf Value | Acetaminophen | 0.323 | Aspirin | 0.597 | Caffeine | 0.081 | Unknown 154 (Plate 1) | 0.081‚ 0.306‚ 0.597
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As stated above‚ humans have a need to be accepted by others and for this to happen‚ each individual within the group must share the same belief as the group.An experiment by Donna Webster and Arie Kruglanski showed that dissenters who voiced their opinion were rejected by the entire group and this explains that we tend to conform to behaviors around us for the sake of not being rejected(Kruglanski & Webster‚ 1991)
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Liza Handler Experiment Background: Squid is a keystone species‚ negative effects on them can have major consequences down the line. Nearly all of the animals in the oceans ecosystems either eat squid‚ or are eaten by squid. Squids not only have a vital role in our Oceans ecological community‚ but they also are important economically. Squid is a main source of food for the tuna and hake‚ two major commercially important fish. In 2011‚ fisherman harvested a total of $100 million worth of squid
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controversial issue and continues to be so today. I will be portraying the facts of this study and discussing why I believe it was an acceptable experiment. The details of this case may offer further insight into the admissibility of experimenting on children as long as there is parental consent and the consenting parents are fully aware of all details of the experiment. According to Dictionary.com hepatitis is an “inflammation of the liver‚ caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice‚ liver
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into a petri-dish and the cylinder removed and blotted with filter paper‚ throwing the liquid away from the petri-dish after each cylinder was removed. 7) The length and texture of each potato cylinder was recorded in a table. Discussion: In the experiment‚ I believe the phenomenon to take place is osmosis. Osmosis is the movement/diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane from an area of high concentration of water molecules (high water potential) to an area of a low concentration
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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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