The Experiment

(B2 149) Tuesday (9:30am -12:20pm) Date of Experiment: 21/10/2014 INTRODUCTION The purpose of spectroscopy is to observe the relationship between substances in a solvent, and the associated absorbance and transmittance through a range of concentrations (Lothian & Twyman, 1969). However, one must understand the underlying principles of the electromagnetic spectrum in order to analyze the results of the techniques used in this experiment. When one notices the color of an…

MacLeod and Kevin Dunbar (1988) conducted a research study which aimed to test the idea of automaticity as a consequence of training. The Training and Stroop-Like Interference: Evidence for Continuum of Automaticity experiment was conducted in a laboratory. Participants received a certain amount of shape-naming training; in the first condition, two hours; in the second condition, five hours; in the third condition, twenty hours. In the first two conditions, color-naming…

There has been a long history of animal experimentation especially in the cosmetic and medical industries. Approximately twenty-six million animals undergo painful suffering or death due to testing (ProCon). Many people argue we would not be where we are today if not for animal testing. However, with advancements in scientific and medical technology animal testing is no longer a morally defensible practice. Not only are there alternative methods, but animals are biologically different from human…

One of their experiments was to increase fertility. Also, another was to cure frostbite. This was done in so many different brutal ways. For example, injecting viruses and chemicals into someone, and have the chance of death or organ failure. Another example is, freezing…

Experiments allow researchers to intervene and change behavior. Experiments also allow researchers to examine more than two variables at a time. Correlation studies, on the other hand, allow researchers to observe patterns that are not manipulated as they are in experiments. Correlations studies also only allow two variables to be observed at one time so that “the direction and strength for the association between the two variables” (Noba, 2014, p. 37) can be determined. As stated above,…

McDermott wanted to know if they could get the same or similar results of Deese’s experiment, which he conducted in 1959 (Deese, 1959 as cited in Roediger & McDermott, 1995). So, Roediger and McDermott conducted two experiments that essentially replicated Deese’s study (Deese, 1959 as cited in Roediger & McDermott, 1995). In their first experiment, Roediger and McDermott used a series of lists from Deese’s experiment that produced increased levels of false recall. Participants were instructed to…

The Voice behind Animals on Testing In today’s world, we continuously come in contact with problems that can become controversial. One problem that has been predominantly occurring in our nation is Animal Testing or Experimentation. This epidemic has grown drastically over the years and continues to bring about disputes day to day. Familiar house hold items are part taking in this epidemic and the average, everyday person does not realize that by buying these products we are constantly adding…

A visual search experiment is an experiment in which an individual's reaction time is tested when finding a visual cue, like a green circle, and determining whether the visual cue is there or not. In the visual field, there also are other objects, called distractors, that aren't the desired visual cue. A subject is tested through two different techniques called a feature search and a conjunctive search. In a feature search, the visual cue would be shown, or possibly not shown, on the screen with…

are alike in the way that “he cares indefinitely more for science than for mankind. His patients are interesting to him only as subjects… he would sacrifice human life.” (Male 105). At the end of each short story, someone dies because of a failed experiment. In “Rappaccini’s Daughter”, Baglioni is the opposite of Rappaccini, as he is a scientist and professor who respects the art of science . Baglioni is much more outgoing, and can also be seen as the “normal conscience”, because he did not…

Cellular Respiration in Seeds Cellular respiration is a chemical process the generated energy. In this experiment, seeds were tested to collect data relating to the cellular respiration process. In order for these seeds to start the cellular respiration process they need moisture or they need to be germinated. The purpose of the experiment is to test the CO2 and O2 levels given off by germinated seeds going through cellular respiration. However certain abiotic features can impact the cellular…