Sometimes the data we need may not be available from internal or external sources. In such cases‚ we may have to obtain data by conducting our own survey or experiment. In a survey‚ we do not exercise any control over the factors when we collect information. For example‚ if we want to collect data on the money various families spent last month on clothes‚ we will ask each of the families included in the survey how much it spent last month on clothes. Then we will record this information. A survey
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The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery I. Introduction The Little Prince was first published in 1943. It is a novel and the most famous work of the French aristocrat‚ writer and poet Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The novel is the most read and most translated book in the French language‚ and was voted the best book of the 20th century in France. The Little Prince is also an indictment of the spiritual decay Saint-Exupéry perceived in humanity. Some of the story of The Little Prince uses events
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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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Design Experiment: Enzyme Inhibitors. Research question: What is the effect of adding lead nitrate solution on the activity of amylase enzyme? Aim: To test the effect of adding nitrate solution on the activity of amylase. Background Information: Inhibitors are molecules which repress or prevent another molecule from engaging in a reaction. They are substances that attach themselves onto an enzyme and reduce or prevent the enzyme’s ability to catalyse reactions. Competitive Inhibitors are inhibitors
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Research methods Abstract In social psychology there are many researchers who investigated and challenged different theories within including well respected psychologists including; Sheriff(1935); Jenness(1932); Asch(1951); Crutchfield(1955) and Mann(1969). The aim of the study was; guessing how many sweeties were in the jar in a competition fashion and testing if the participants conformed to their guesses. The hypothesis was ’ people would conform under group pressures of the pre-set guesses
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Albert Einstein was born on March 14‚ 1879 in Ulm‚ the first child of the Jewish couple Hermann and Pauline Einstein. In June 1880 the family moved to Munich where Hermann Einstein and his brother Jakob founded the electrical engineering company Einstein & Cie. Albert Einstein’s sister Maria was born on November 18‚ 1881. Einstein’s childhood was a normal one‚ except that to his family’s irritation‚ he learned to speak later than most. In 1884 he received some tutoring in order to get prepared for
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Central concepts Definition The term social representation was originally coined by Serge Moscovici in 1961‚ in his study on the reception and circulation of psychoanalysis in FranPsychology‚ In his study‚ Moscovici sought to investigate how scientific theories circulate within common sense‚ and what happens to these theories when they are elaborated upon by a lay public. For such analysis‚ Moscovici postulated two universes: the reified universe of science‚ which operates according to scientific
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Nonverbal Experiments Everyone will do Experiment #1 – A Mute Point Choose 3 additional experiments – follow the directions and have fun! 1. A mute point – We will all do this on the same day! You can not talk for one entire day. Document your frustrations‚ your “oops” moments‚ reactions from others‚ and if any new revelations came about from not speaking. Make sure you wear your sign! 2. Disregarding the Norm Go to a crowded public space. Intentionally go against the grain in some
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A LITTLE PRINCESS The most interesting book I read recently is "A Little Princess". Little Princess is called Sara Crewe; she is a student at Miss Minchin’s fancy boarding school. When her rich father dies; she’s left without a penny .Now Sara lives in the attic and works for crusts of bread. Only magic could make her A Little Princess! Sara Crewe was born in India .Her father was so rich and her mother died when she was born. Sara left India
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Physical Attractiveness & Stereotyping Psychology Report Abstract This study was taken up to inspect the correlation that occurs between the assumptions and opinions individuals have of other people’s appearance. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of appearance on how personality is perceived. A name of a previous researcher that has shown this is Edward Thorndike. He coined the “halo effect” which can be defined as being the influence of a worldwide evaluation of a person
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