... manner. The context of the extinction processes differed. The control group was treated in the same context as it was in the conditioning process. The experimental group experienced extinction in a different context. The study was designed to compare the groups based on the strength of the ... back into its cage and the experimenters recorded the amount of lever-presses that occurred in 5 minute intervals. The experimenters turned in the data to their professor. Day five was a 10 minute session involving recovery of the learned response. Each rat was treated identically. Before the ......

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... proposed that the processing of a memory trace begins as simply perpetual and becomes deeper & more abstract. There are no structural blocks of memory corresponding to this process but memory can be described as a continuum of deepening levels of processing. The persistence of a memory trace is a function of the depth of processing. ... standard deviation of the two groups Structural test Semantic test Mean 4.6 8.94 Median 4 9 Mode 5 8 Range 10 8 St. Dev. 1.95 2.27 The complete numerical data is given in table 1 & the means are represented graphically in figure 1 Summary of results Both ...

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... such an electrifying experience, my partner and I continued in the same manner, but this time we used a charge of 4 kV, following the same process as described above. But not to contain our static personalities, we then went even father by attempting to measure the force of separation by using a 6V ... 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5 cm positions. Readings were taken at each of these positions. The finale of the lab had to be the final analysis of the data by using Origin to graph vs. X, where =/f and X= 1/ r2. Finally we calculated the charge on the sphere for V=6kV, using the constant •0 =...

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... is a behavior that is characterized differently depending on how a person defines it. Compliance, according to the dictionary, is defined as the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regime or coercion. This type of behavior is sometimes seen as weak or subordinate, because it ... from one to six, with one being "Very Noncompliant" to six being "Very Compliant". In order to accurately collect data, gender was defined as Female and Male for the participant. the target's gender and whether an individual or pair made the request, whether an ... to the conclusion th...

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... and preform tests again to see if they will yield the same results. Scientists perform these replicated experiments to further know the purpose and methods in the experiment. In the process, scientists are finding percentage error and minute differences in their results. In this essence, scientific tests will almost all end up with a high percentage of variability and never reach a firm ... error. While some variation is okay because it is reflective of environmental error, some different results may aid in identifying insufficient methodology. I can say from experience that sometimes r...

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Purpose The purpose of this experiment was to determine the percent of sulfate ion in an unknown sample through the process of digestion. Each person in the lab section did the experiment and gained a percent of the sulfate ion. Then statistics was used to compare ... and multiplied by 100 percent the random error can be calculated. The calculations of percent sulfate were determined for the whole class and then statistical treatment of the data was done to determine how close the experiment actually yielded correct answers. Procedure A clean dry watch glass was weighed to the nearest .001g a...

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... on a whim, but that is honestly how I came to it. I really do not have an excessively scientific background, so I am not overly aware of all the factors that go into a process like this. So my hypothesis was based on a general conjecture. Also I had heard that some of these worms have a tendency to lacerate under low salinity conditions, so I figured that would ... happens until equilibrium is reached, and in this experiment, it appeared for a moment as if that occurred, but the worms either died or continued decreasing in volume. Looking at the data, Goliath met his demise in a very ba...

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... taken and response respectively. Both inferential and descriptive statistics were used to verify the hypothesis that deciphering the color of a word is more difficult than processing the word itself. The data presented in this study reproves previous studies by Stroop, Melara, and Virzi, and supports the hypothesis. Introduction The psychological study performed concerned the cognitive aspect of psychology. This perspective is ... due to their desire to participate, and the easiness of administering the test during their class. Materials - two lists with colored words - consent forms - ...

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... by Emil Hermann Fischer, another renowned German chemist who is also known for his contributions to carbohydrate chemistry and in his method of making molecular projections. Each step in this process is reversible meaning that some of the carboxylic acid and alcohol compounds remain in equilibrium. To keep from the formation of too much carboxylic acid or alcohol, one must add ... Yield - 166.133 g/mol x 0.045 mols = 7.476g Percent Yield - (5.096 / 7.476) x 100 = 68.28% Part Two: Theoretical Yield - 212.17 g/mol x 0.030 mols = 6.363g Percent Yield - (6.03 / 6.363) x 100 = 94.7% Data: Pa...

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... pack I bought was a pack of four batteries. I went home and tested each battery pack in a book reading light to see which one would last the longest. I called this the "light" process. I recorded the time that each one kept the light on. After finding out how long each battery lasted I compared there time with there price to find out which one was ... worth the most. I repeated the "light" process for each battery four pack I had. The materials I used were four, four packs of batteries, one reading light, and a clock. This experiment also requires a lot of patience. I kept the type ... ...

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The definition of "decomposition" is the act or process of resolving the constituent parts of compound body or substance into its elementary parts. Which simply means it's the breakdown of raw organic material by bacteria or fungi physically and ... very preservative. The materials that were needed to start this experiment was two empty 2- liter pop bottles, a pair of scissors, something sharp to poke holes with, tape, ink pen, ruler, data sheet, organic materials, water, and any other distinctive items. Next, we had to cut off the top of the first bottle and cut off the base of the second b...

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... molecular oxygen and water constituents without, the production of free radicals. The effects of the experiment are illustrated below: Hydrogen peroxide - water + oxygen 2H2O (aq) - 2H2O (l) + O2 (g) If the decomposition process free radicals, i.e. an atom or group of atoms with an unpaired electron, were produced this may be harmful to the cell. This is because radicals are unusually reactive and are ... oxygen (volume of oxygen (volume of oxygen Peroxide (ml) Celsius) produced cm3) produced cm3) produced cm3) produced cm3) 20 20 (Room) 3.6 4.8 4.2 4.2 20 30 5.2 7.0 6.8 6.9 20 40 5.4 5...

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... that use animals for research must be inspected periodically, must keep records of what animals are used for what type of research, and what is done to them in the process of obtaining information. However, this law does not prohibit the use of animals for experimentation, however useless the experiment may be. In fact, the act specifically states, "the use of ... -term non-animal studies, which can be completed in a matter of months or days and cost between $200-$4000 (PETA). Plus, there is no dispute over whether or not extrapolated data is correct because of a difference of species of...

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... bias by assigning groups/treatments randomly, this allows for any related change in the dependent variable to be observed. If this is done (experimentally) in a laboratory where control over this process is high and the results measured are relatively significant, the researcher can with a high level of confidence conclude a relationship of the nature "if x, then y". Therefore, the degree of certainty that ... test a general theory on the subject. Numbers and figures are in these situations not as obviously applied and might not be able to capture concepts such as emotions- here qualita...

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