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Psychology Laboratory
The Milgram Re-enactment, 2002, Rod Dickinson in collaboration with Graeme Edler and Steve Rushton Video Installation and installation of the laboratory / performance space comprising of electro shock equipment, tables, shelf, surveillance windows. Total Dimensions Variable, Laboratory Dimensions: 5.5m x 3.6m x 3m Commissioned By Vivienne Gaskin Synopsis: The Milgram Re-enactment is a re-enactment of Dr Stanley Milgram's infamous 1961 social psychology experiment 'Obedience to…
5 Brilliant Social Psychology Experiments That Explain Why We Do Dumb Or Irrational Things
We are intelligent beings, and we tend to make smart choices, do smart things… up to the point where our brains start playing tricks on us. After all, it seems that we may not be as intelligent as we like to think we are. If you look at it from another perspective, people tend to do a lot of dumb things. We tend to be irrational, led by superficial appearances and wild guesses or biased presumptions. And if you ask psychologists, it’s not really our fault. Here are 5 brilliant experiments…
Marshmallow Test
The marshmallow test is a psychological experiment conducted on young children to measure their self-control and delayed gratification. In the test, a child is given the option to eat a marshmallow immediately or wait for a short period (usually around 15 minutes) and receive two marshmallows instead. The ability to delay gratification is seen as an indicator of future success and is linked to various life outcomes.
Structuralism
In chapter one on pages eight and nine, structuralism is introduced. Wilhelm Wundt sought to study the adult mind and its structure. He believed psychology to be just like any other science like chemistry or physics. He approached the study of psychology by attempting to take apart and individually analyze each part of people's mental processes to see how they connect with each other. He broke down experiences to its bare bones like music being dissolved into things like pitch and volume. He…
Ideas for High School Psychology Experiments | Synonym
Students better understand and remember complex psychological theories and concepts through active learning. Students' focus and attention tends to drift during a PowerPoint lecture, but interest soars when students perform interesting experiments that help explain human behavior in everyday life.
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