Professor Philip Zimbardo‚ leader of the Stanford prison experiment considered three questions before initiating one of the most significant experiments to human phycology. He asked; ‘What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does the situation outside of you come to control your behaviour? Or do the things inside you such as your attitudes‚ your values and your morality etc. allow you to rise above a negative environment? The experiment was intended to last two weeks‚ but was terminated
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your soul carefully‚ lest you forget the things your eyes saw‚ and lest these things depart your heart all the days of your life. And you shall make them known to your children‚ and to your children’s children.” Deuteronomy 4:9. (USHMM) Were the experiments that the Nazi’s conducted on the Jew’s beneficial or detrimental to the advancement of science? I think to understand the question we must understand the why‚ of the situation. For example Dr. Fritz Klein’s response to Dr. Ella Lingens-Reiner
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Milgram’s experiment in 1960 by social psychologist Dr. Stanely Milgram’s (1963‚ 1965) was a controversial experiment. He researched the effect of authority on obedience. I don’t think the scientific community overreacted to this experiment because it is unethical to reduce subjects to "twitching shuttering wrecks". Though the human mind is amazing strong we still do not know its breaking point. For interviewers to carry out the kind of experiment they did‚ they have to be willing to face the consequences
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Experiment 7 General Safety Considerations 1. 1-Butanol and 1-bromobutane are toxic and irritating. Avoid all contact by constantly wearing goggles‚ gloves and working in the hood. Neither of these compounds can be poured down the drain. Like all products‚ 1-bromobutane should be turned in to your TA in a labeled vial. Any excess butanol should be discarded in non-halogenated waste. 2. H2SO4 is extremely corrosive. In very diluted form it can be poured down the drain‚ all other precautions
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Introduction Milgram Experiment Method 40 men were recruited for a lab experiment investigating “learning”. In exchange for their participation‚ each person was paid $4.50. After the WWII‚ Stanley Milgram a psychologist of Yale University posed a question‚ “Could it be that Eichmann and his million accomplices in the Holocaust were just following orders? Could we call them all accomplices? These men were introduced to another participant who were actually actors. These men were given role
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During World War II‚ a number of German physicians conducted painful and often deadly experiments on thousands of concentration camp prisoners without their consent. Doctors are looked at as the saviors of mankind‚ the healers‚ and caretakers of our utter existence. Even dating back to ancient civilizations‚ as they revered to doctors as having “special power” to protect life. The practice of medicine by the Nazi doctors is both outrageous and shocking‚ violating the trust placed upon them by humanity
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ABSTRACT The study us experimenters re-conducted was based on Norman Triplett’s study of social facilitation and how social presence or encouragement improves an individual’s speed and consistency in their performance. The experiment was replicated in using several trials for accurate results and was split into two stages: a mental challenge and a physical challenge. The two male and two female participants ranged from ages 15 to 17 years old. For the mental challenge‚ each participant was pulled
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the angles of incidence and the angles of refraction. 12. Use your practical results to verify Snell’s Law. Results: *Refractive index for Perspex is 1.5. Experiment 1 n1 sinθ1 = n2 sinθ2 1 sin30° = n2 sin19.5° ∴n2 =1.497 (Refractive Index) Experiment 1 check 1.497 sin 19.5 = 1.5 sin19.5° 0.4997 ≈ 0.5 Experiment 2 n1 sinθ1 = n2 sinθ2 1 sin60° = n2 sin35°
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Daphnia Experiment Report 1. Introduction Caffeine is found in many plant species‚ where it acts as a natural pesticide. It is found most commonly in cocoa‚ tea and coffee‚ but is also artificially added to some soft drinks such as cola to act as a flavour enhancer. When consumed by humans‚ caffeine works as a stimulant causing amounts of released neurotransmitters to be increased. High use of caffeine has been related with raised blood pressure‚ restlessness‚ insomnia and anxiety which‚ in
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Pipe Flow Experiment Purpose The purpose of the experiment is providing an opportunity to students of experience to familiarize with some key aspects of fluid flow in pipe‚ notably friction losses and verify theory. In this experiment‚ required equipment are a water tank‚ piezometric tubes‚ pump‚ a stop watch‚ empty bucket and a digital weight scale. By operating the pump to keep the water is full in the water
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