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    it for one second. Both were then asked to estimate how much money was in the jar. They were told that their partner also had to estimate how much money was in the jar and they needed to help their partners in the estimation. At this point in the experiment, participants had no incentive to lie about the amount of money in the jar. Researchers then observed the estimations from each partner.

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    Remove beaker from the hotplate (using hot hands). Using the hothands, pour out the water. Remove the hot hands. Clean up the workspace and put away materials. Results: During the experiment, the results observed were among the category of expected outcomes. As both of the beakers were being observed in the first initial minute, it was apparent the particles in the beaker

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    case. They are people that would just refuse to listen to the cry of a victim and would not help at all. Studies made by Russell D. Clark III and Lary E. Word performed a series of experiments to show why don’t bystanders help and was it because of uncertainty. In this particular research there was two experiments performed and investigated for the results of how a person reacts in the state of an emergency to help another; also to see whether the certainty or uncertainty takes place. The center

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    Grade level: FOUR Experiment: Does the length of the candle affect the duration of ignition under the cups of the small size. OBJECTIVE OF ACTIVITY: To demonstrate that the length of the candle affect the duration of ignition under the cups in small size. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: The activity will be conducted on candles and cups will be used as models to investigate the process of ignition. Experiment will make the students learn three skills categories i.e.

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    theory. The cognitive-appraisal theory states that “if a person notices a particular psychological response, that person has to decide what it means before he or she can feel an emotion” (Baird 195). In Tom’s case, about halfway through his Milgram’s experiment, his heartrate starts increasing and he starts sweating. He then stands up angry and declares that what is going on is wrong. He then proceeds to slam his fists on the table and say he will no longer participate. Tom’s reactions are following the

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    worked? Some people also believe that people being put in this circumstance will make them go against their morals. A great example of this is Stanley Milgram’s experiment. Stanley Milgram did an experiment to test how far people would go if they had to harm someone. Now, he put out an ad for men to come in and be a part of this experiment. Once they were

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    about this, it is not impossible to measure how quickly mental rotations of images are processed in our brains. Subjects in this experiment were presented two shapes simultaneously, via computer screen, and asked to make judgement, as quickly as possible, as to whether the two shapes presented were the same or mirror images. Two different shapes were used in this experiment, each given as often as the other. During each trial one shape remained stationary and the other was rotated with varying

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    Obedience above all In his article "The Perils of Obedience”, Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment to determine if the innate desire to obey an authority figure overrides the morality and consciousness that had been already established in a person. After Milgram conducted his experiments he concluded that 60% of the subjects complied to an authority figure rather than their own sympathy. There was additional testing outside the US which showed an even higher compliance rate. Milgram reasoned that

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    between sexual violence and the media. Within the media, violence, more specifically sexual violence is portrayed very often. This would be expected to increase the amount of sexual violence amongst the viewers. Therefore, C. J. Ferguson ran an experiment to try to see if there is a correlation between them. He stated how it is extremely common for sexual violence towards females to be insinuated throughout media. Not only is it within pornography, it can also be found in many movies and television

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    is persuaded into an experiment is at an increased risk for being susceptible to harm. This issue has come up in history, such as in Word War II with the Nazis which resulted in particular guidelines to follow for experiments, knows as the Nuremberg Codes. Examples of these guidelines includes: “The voluntary consent of the human subject…the experiment should be conducted as to avoid all unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injury…during the course of the experiment, the human subject should

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