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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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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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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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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After watching the Milgram experiment and the abuse that occur in Abu Ghraib prison. It is clear that leadership roles and authority position can both influence people to do thing that are harmful and bad to others. Leadership focuses on gaining people to follow them and is more based on free will. While authority has the power to tell people what to do. In the Milgram experiment many people back up why they continue administering shocks by stating‚ “Because an authority figure was telling them
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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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Meselson–Stahl experiment From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Meselson–Stahl experiment was an experiment by Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl in 1958 which supported the hypothesis that DNA replication was semiconservative. In semiconservative replication‚ when the double stranded DNA helix is replicated each of the two new double-stranded DNA helices consisted of one strand from the original helix and one newly synthesized. It has been called "the most beautiful experiment in biology.[1]"
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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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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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Flyne Anderson Experiment done - 30 September 2012 Report submitted - 02 October 2012 Chemistry 111 - Experiment 4 : Properties of Gasses Purpose: The purpose of the experiment is to learn about the properties of gasses‚ and identify them by their physical and chemical properties by combining different elements and observing how they react with each other‚ and outside influences. Materials/Procedure: I gathered my materials from the material list and set up my data table. I combined the zinc
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