Altruism: A Field Experiment Kamille J. Bernabe Master in Psychology Polytechnic University of the Philippines Graduate School Advanced Social Psychology Abstract Everyday life is filled with small acts of altruism. While we may be all too familiar with altruism‚ social psychologists are interested in understanding why it occurs. What inspires these acts of kindness? What motivates people to risk their own lives to save a complete stranger? Altruism as defined as the concern
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Experiment 1 Background Diffusion is a process‚ in relation to the spontaneous movement of molecules from an area of high concentration‚ to an area of low concentration down a concentration gradient. It is a type of passive transport method‚ that requires no cellular energy (ATP). This movement occurs‚ until a state of equilibrium has been established on both sides of the membrane. The diffusion of molecules happens at cellular level‚ through a cell membrane via the pores. The cell membrane
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taste better; it can change the freezing and boiling point of water. I bet you didn’t know that! There’s a reason for that‚ but I’ll explain that a little later. First‚ let’s find out if salt can actually change the freezing and boiling point of water. To do so‚ we need to do an experiment. Now‚ if you’re going to do an experiment‚ you’re going to need a hypothesis. Let’s use mine. I said “if we know salt in the ocean’s water can affect its temperature‚ then I wondered if adding salt to regular tap water
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DO MEN THAT CONSUME EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL HAVE “ADDICTIVE” PERSONALITIES? LAZAGNA ROBINSON PSY325 STASTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES PROFESSOR SAYDEE JONATHAN MENDS-COLE SEPTEMBER 22‚ 2014 The consumption of alcohol is consumed by so many individuals‚ both male and females‚ young and old‚ on a daily basis. I ’ve often heard the term "women can ’t hold their liquor." I think this‚ is because of their small frames and some of us don ’t know when enough is enough. I think having
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Amount of antioxidants in three green tea samples Aim: To compare the amount of antioxidants in three green tea samples and hence recommend a brand of green tea bag contains a higher antioxidants content to the public. Introduction Problem to investigate: Amount of antioxidants in three green tea samples Hypothesis: It is the antioxidants like catechins‚ a form of flavonoids‚ present in the green tea to cause the DCPIP solution to change from blue to colourless. Prediction: The DCPIP solution
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THE EXPERIMENTS Joseph Mengele was very interested in genetics‚ particularly in twins. He carried out various experiments and tests‚ which were brutal and absolutely ferocious. They shock me so much‚ I find it so hard to believe a man was capable of such ghastly‚ cruel and barbaric actions. Some people still live today‚ to tell the horrific‚ terrifying stories of Mengele… who have experienced his cruelty first hand. Below are some true stories I have heard about through documentaries I have studied
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Statistical Investigation of Bottling Quality Complaints Based on customer complaints‚ the manager at a major bottling company is directed to investigate discrepancies regarding the amount of soda filled into the bottles. Thirty bottles are pulled off the line and each is measured for fill amount. The following data provides information regarding the mean‚ median‚ and standard deviation for ounces in the bottles‚ provides a 95% Confidence Interval and a hypothesis test verifying the customer’s claims
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Name: Angelica G. Morales Course: BSENVISCI- II Date performed: February 20‚ 2013 Date submitted: February 27‚ 2013 EXPERIMENT NO. 5 STOICHIOMETRY Stoichiometry From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Stoichiometry (pron.: /ˌstɔɪkiˈɒmɨtri/) is a branch of chemistry that deals with the relative quantities of reactants and products in chemical reactions. In a balanced chemical reaction‚ the relations among quantities of reactants and products typically form a ratio
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hypotheses? Write out the steps you took in your experiment. Use full sentences‚ including as much detail as possible‚ and write in paragraph form – no bullet points.
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William Edwards Deming was a master of quality improvement. His demonstration called the “Red Bead Experiment” was an amazingly simple‚ but effective way to highlight some problems in quality management. The example‚ which he used in many of his seminars‚ involved a batch consisting of approximately 80% white beads and 20% red beads. A group of willing workers were trained to use paddles that collected samples of beads for quality testing. The workers showed their paddles to managers who would then
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