Science Experiment Essay

Throughout our lifetime we are always in the pursuit of knowledge. This search of knowledge is part of being a rational thinking human being. In the “Meno”, Socrates is given a logical dilemma in the form of Meno’s Paradox that questions our ability as humans to learn anything at all. There have been many ways people have answered this dilemma. Socrates answers this dilemma through his Theory of Recollection. This may not be the best way to answer Meno’s Paradox and there might be a better way…

pose a limitation. Without being able to reach the participants, it could then cause the amount of availability or the number of subjects in the design to decrease. Also, if the researcher that is conducting the experiment does not have enough information on the topic prior to the experiment, it could pose an issue concerning validity. In conclusion, the purpose of this experimental design is to examine if watching a violent video over a certain timespan relates to a higher level of aggressive…

The introduction to this experiment goes over the background knowledge and purpose of this entire experiment along with the ideas/theories and hypothesis as well. Starting off with the background knowledge, two scientists named Vandello and Bosson, made the assumption in their research Precarious Manhood that the whole concept of manhood is “hard won and easily lost.” This means that it is easy for the title of “manhood” to be revoked from men and close to impossible to gain it back fully and…

The hypothesis that was tested in this experiment was that both strains of brewer’s yeast will grow better in fermentable sugars (sucrose) than in non-fermentable sugars (glycerol) because it is a better carbon source. The prediction for this experiment is that the fermentable sugar (sucrose) will cause the TRY 143 flo ↑ yeast to increase growth the greatest and the TRY 140 flo ↓ to increase in…

constructed by space aliens. Sagan believes there’s a dragon in his garage, but can’t explain if it’s actually there because he has no real evidence to show that there’s an actual dragon in his garage. He then experiments his theory, according to Sagan the dragon is invisible. In his experiment he spreads flour all over the floor to locate footprints but the dragon floats in the air. Next, he tries to detect the fire from the dragon with an infrared sensor, but the dragon produces heatless fire.…

dogs were removed were responsible for the discovery of insulin, which is important for the lives of diabetics (ProCon.org). Experimentation on chimpanzees is also responsible for a hepatitis B vaccine, and researchers are hopeful that similar experiments on chimps can yield a vaccine for hepatitis C (ProCon.org). Thalidomide, used for the treatment and prevention of a skin disease caused by leprosy, caused birth defects and death among infants. However, if tested on animals first, its…

could have been achieved by the manipulation of the positive pairing rather than the actual liking of the DE100 logo itself. The DE100 experiment had a simple and straightforward design which would be easy to replicate. It is not time consuming, therefore, boredom is avoided for the participants and therefore, it is cost effective for the researcher. The experiment allowed for the replication of the Chen et al. study to appreciate that the manipulation of one thing (positive pairing) could have…

most effective compliance techniques. Also, it is a huge manipulation tool for those who master and understand it. In the first study, there were six experimental conditions based on random assignments. There were only male participants in this experiment due to women being reluctant to comply…

Summarize: This article examines the effects of acute exercise on long-term memory. They assessed for memory by using a paragraph recall, in which participants listened to two paragraphs and then had to recall them 35 minutes later. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: exercise prior to exposure, exercise after exposure, or no-exercise. The participants included 48 young adults recruited from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro campus. There were 15 men and 33…

identification. There has been a debate whether it is more accurate to identify suspect through photograph or in person. A study by Megreya and Burton examined the effect of method used in identification process (2008). The study consists of two experiments; experiment 1 assessed how accurate people can remember unfamiliar face immediately after the presence. The study involved 92 participants of a University in Egypt, split into four group; two groups received live stimulus and the other…