Practical 1 ________________________________________________________________________ To investigate how the resonant frequency f of a vibrating wire is affected by the tension F of the wire Objectives: To study stationary waves in a string. To find the mass per unit length of a string using standing waves in the string. Apparatus and Materials: 1 Function generator 2 Thread 3 Pulley 4 Wooden wedge 5 Slotted masses 6 Meter rule 7 Vibration generator Setup: Figure 1-1 Theory: Velocity of a
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The Bobo Experiment was performed in 1961 by Albert Bandura to try and prove that people‚ especially children‚ learn their social skills and behaviors from copying or mimicking adults in their lives rather than through heredity genes. Bandura wanted to show‚ by using aggressive and non-aggressive adult-actors‚ that a child would be apt to replicate and learn from the behavior of a trusted adult (Shuttleworth‚ M. 2008). These issues have been present for many years‚ even before the media used these
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DOE - Design of Experiment DOE is an approach used to identify factors/steps that are contributing most to an observed variation in product specifications. The classical DOE focuses on identifying the factors that affect the level of a product/process response‚ examining the response and forming the mathematical prediction model. The modern DOE‚ introduced by Genichi Taguchi in early 1980s‚ applies in both product and process development to identify the factors that affect the variability of the
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Dutcher 1 English 1013 10/18/10 In nineteen sixty-three‚ Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment on obedience to authority figures. It was a series of social psychology experiments which measured the willingness of the study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that conflicted with their personal conscience and confronted them with emotional distress. The experiment resulted in twenty-six out of forty of the participants
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throughout the church as a heterosexual woman‚ I make my way into the church of Christ as a homosexual woman in a lesbian relationship‚ accompanied by my best friend. Something different and sinful is about to enter the church of Christ. This experiment was chosen to be conducted in the church to prove have hypercritical the church society can be toward Gods children based on the lifestyle that symbolizes gay and lesbian behavior; I also wanted to show that depending the location of this behavior
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Design of a Psychological Experiment Psyc 100 (0110-0129) Fall‚ 1996 Dr. Sternheim Report #1 (10 points) Problem: Suppose you are a psychologist who is interested in the effects of caffeine on the eye-hand coordination of students enrolled at UMCP. Design an experiment to test the hypothesis that caffeine enhances a student’s ability to hit a baseball. Describe your experiment by answering the following questions: 1) What are the independent and dependent variables? The independent variable
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1. Chapter 1‚ Holmes: “I have at least‚ a well-polished‚ silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me‚” (1). In the line before Watson is amazed by the fact that Holmes was able to figure out what was in Watson’s hand even though his body was turned. But then makes the snarky remark that he just has a well-polished pot. By doing this he is showing that he cannot do everything that he is still human. 2. Chapter 1‚ Watson: “I think‚” said I‚ following as far as I could the methods of my companion‚ “that
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Intercontinental University Aspects of Psychology Individual Project # 2 Experiments and Adaption July 30‚ 2012 ABSTRACT This paper is explaining five experiments; the process and results. It talks about sensory adaptation and how adaptation is evident in each of the experimental results. It also provides a comprehensive description of the sensory systems in the experiments that I performed. Before starting the four experiments‚ I had to remember that I had to keep in mind that there are five
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The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the Tuskegee Experiment based upon previous international study‚ it will also state the original study and where did it originate‚ the purpose of the study and the results. It will also state who or what were the principal investigators‚ the participants (gender‚ race‚ age)‚ why and how did this study end. The original study of the Tuskegee research was a disreputable medical experiment carried out in the United States between 1932 and 1972‚ in
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brand of glue * The type of surface Dependent Variable: * The strength of the glue Controlled Variables: * Same amount of glue (one swipe) * Same amount of time to dry * Same person conducting experiment * Same time of day * Same amount of experiments * Same Net Weight (21g) * Same brand of surfaces * Same person timing (Jet) * Same time and place of investigation * Same length of surface Plan Aim: To see which brands of glues stick the
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