Topic: Millikan Oil-Drop Experiment The Millikan Oil-Drop experiment was the first experiment to determine the charge of an electron. In 1909‚ Robert Millikan ultimately came up with a way to determine this charge through finding the minute electric charge on a droplet from an oil mist. Basically‚ Millikan started with an enclosed chamber that had two flat plates inside‚ one with a positive charge and one with a negative charge. The portion is split up by the positively charged plate so at the beginning
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Examine the problems some sociologists may face when using different kinds of experiments in their research (20 Marks) To have control over variables and the environment they are researching‚ sociologists often use laboratory experiments in research. Lab experiments are used to test a hypothesis in a controlled environment‚ by altering an independent variable to see the dependant variable being tested changes. Positivists favour this method of research as it is a more scientific approach to research
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Solomon Asch‚ a social psychologist had a hypothesis and he decided to test an experiment based on his hypothesis. Asch’s hypothesis theory was... Would people still conform to the group if the group opinion was clearly wrong? Well‚ to test his theory he chose a simple and objective task with an obvious answer. A group of people sat at a table and viewed a series of cards‚ on one side of each of the card was a standard line and on the other side were three comparison lines. Now‚ the individual’s
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Critique Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment: a Lesson in the Power of Situation January 17‚ 2012 � This is a critique of an article published in Chronicle of Higher Education‚ (v53 n30 pB6 Mar. 30‚ 2007) on "Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment: a Lesson in the Power of Situation" by Philip G. Zimbardo. This article discusses issues related to how good people can turn bad. SUMMARY In this article‚ Zimbardo looks at his previous social experiment on physical abuse in prison and discusses
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The Standford Prison Experiment Introduction Professor Philip Zimbardo led a team of researchers in conducting an experiment on prison life at Standford University in 1971. Zimbardo wanted to test his hypothesis that it was the prisoners and guards inherent personality trait that leads to abusive and violent behavior in the prisons. Twenty-four predominately white male middle class men agreed to participate in a 7-14 day experiment in return for $15.00 a day‚ the equivalent of approximately $90
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Carrying out research by field experiment means the researcher can allocate pupils into high streams and low streams and measure the effect. This means that the sociologist can compare the higher and lower streams and look at the impact on how to sets have. This will let the sociologist see if streaming actually makes a difference between achievements. Setting up and carrying out the field experiment is quick and easy because nearly all schools have streaming. This means that the sociologist can
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The book Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth is a book that is written in a way that does not narrate Mohmand Gandhi’s life; but rather‚ it shapes a more interactive approach to not only educate readers‚ but to teach them the importance behind his philosophies. The book is structured in a way that shows readers the challenges that Gandhi faced and how these formulated his outlook on life. Moreover‚ he writes his book from a self-realization standpoint on how his teachings
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In Crime Family‚ written and narrated by Elisa Mala‚ the narrator discusses her experience with the family and friends of criminals‚ the criminals who mugged her. Mala describes the two women she encounters at the police station with vivid detail‚ focusing on their physical appearances and verbal nuances. Contrasting in physical appearance‚ one of the women is the “grandmotherly type… in a white oxford shirt… silver hair tucked away in a ballerina’s bun” (Mala 99). The other female is a “teenage
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The Experiment Gloria Isham Central Texas College Twenty- six men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study led by a Doctor Archaleta for which each participant is to receive $14‚000 after two weeks. Travis has just lost his part time job and is a peace protester who wants to travel to India with his girlfriend. Barris is a 42-year-old who lives alone with a domineering mother‚ who has made him join the experiment to raise money for her hip operation
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EXPERIMENT 1: REACTIONS OF ENOLATE IONS WITH CARBONYL GROUPS Aims In this experiment we used two techniques for the reactions of enolate ions with carbonyl groups. One technique used was Doebner reaction and the other technique used was Claisen-Schmidt reaction. Therefore the aim of this experiment is to synthesize trans p-methoxycinnamic acid and to synthesize dibenzalacetone via an aldol condensation reaction between acetone and benzaldehyde. The products would be recrystallized using ethanol
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