Examine the problems some sociologists may face when using experiments in their research. (20 marks) (January 2009) MODEL ANSWER Experiments are the preferred scientific method. There are two main types of experiments. The classic scientific experiment takes place in a laboratory in controlled conditions. By contrast field experiments take place in more natural but less controlled experiments. Although experiments are very successful in science they are rarely used in Sociology for the following
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“It is one thing to mortify curiosity‚ another to conquer it… (page 37)”. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ the main purpose of Jekyll’s experiments are to liberate himself‚ or in other words‚ to free himself from the evil part within him. He succeeds in many ways‚ which include the outcome of Jekyll taking the potion he created‚ and successfully releases his evil side through Mr. Hyde. He fails in many ways as well‚ including Hyde losing control and Jekyll
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Title: An investigation into the impact of group pressure on an individual’s estimate of the amount of beads in a pot (ginger granules in a jar). IV = Group/Individual DV = Individual beads estimate Abstract This experiment investigated the impact of group pressure on the individual. The hypothesis is that group pressure does indeed impact on the individual and in this case the individual’s estimate of the number of ginger granules in a jar. Participants were asked to make a judgement of
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EXPERIMENT 1: THE HEAT CAPACITY RATIO FRANK KAYEYE 100886802 Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to calculate the heat capacity ratio γ for three gases find in three different classes. The three different gases and their classes are; helium which is classified as a monatomic gas‚ nitrogen which
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Part I - Illumination Experiments (1924-27) These experiments were performed to find out the effect of different levels of illumination (lighting) on productivity of labour. The brightness of the light was increased and decreased to find out the effect on the productivity of the test group. Surprisingly‚ the productivity increased even when the level of illumination was decreased. It was concluded that factors other than light were also important. Part II - Relay Assembly Test Room Study (1927-1929)
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Breaching Experiment In the eye contact experiment I decided to do this in a room with about six of my friends while watching the All Star game‚ I used my Girlfriend. I waited until everyone was focused on the game and then begin to stare at her from across the room‚ at first her reaction was to wave at me and smile then she started to look around to see if I was starring at someone else‚ then she told her best friend "I don’t know what’s his problem‚ he is being too weird." I extended my eye contact
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In order to find the connection between the level of education and income‚ research methods need to established. To find the relationship between the two‚ I would use the methods of survey and experiments. Survey method allows a collection of a specific population and from that populations a sample population can be extracted to represent the whole. Given a random survey preformed at a local festival would give the general population a chance to participate since all sorts of people attend community
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SL Sam Edgecombe 2012.04.22 D‚ DCP‚ CE Paper Helicopter Experiment Introduction: The paper helicopter experiment involves designing a paper helicopter and by changing a certain variable acquire data for a selected variable. The essential part in this practical is to plan the experiment in detail in order to obtain substantial data. Firstly we have to identify our controlled variables which will be kept constant throughout the experiment. By carrying out this practical it is ideal that students
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SUMMARY The aim is to observe distillation process of ethanol-water solution and to measure the alcohol content after process in this experiment. 500 ml of solution with an alcohol content of 32% (v/v) is used for this experiment. Temperature values are recorded for every 10 ml alcohol obtained in the flask. The process is repeated in our experiment and for the first process‚ the data collection process continues until the distillate reaches to 200 ml. The concentration of alcohol is measured for
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Is it normally acceptable to experiment on non-human animals to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings? New scientific research has cast grave doubt on the safety testing of hundreds of thousands of consumer products. Everyday products‚ from soft drinks to paints‚ contain numerous synthetic chemicals. Official assurances of the safety of these chemicals are based largely on animal experiments. But recent results from a consortium in America suggested such assurances may be worthless
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