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EXPERIMENTS P2 (CM2)
MATERIAL(S): ANY
VOCABULARY :
OBJECT USED DURING
AN EXPERIMENT Confederate, stooge: a person who plays a role
during an experiment.
Stimulus object(s): used to elicit
a response. Ex: Stroop effect. Debriefing: explaining the purpose of the
experiment to participants at the end of the
experimental procedure.
Other material : Monkey,
nurturing & comfort surrogate Example: Stanley Milgram's experiments
mother figures.
FAITS



MORE EXPERIMENTAL
JARGON
To run an experiment
To run an experimental trial
Extraneous variable: any variable other than the IV
& the DV. It may affect (bias) the results & must be
controlled

Demand characteristics: the participants try to
APPARATUS guess what the experiment is about & do (or not
Any device that has been designed to run the do) what is expected of them.
experiment.
Experience example:
Gibson & Walk the visual cliff --> the cliff is
safe for the child, it’s covered by Plexiglas. Est
ce que le bébé va avancer.

Mazes = labyrinth apparatus. Mazes are used
to study how the rodents function with memory EXPERIMENTS MAY BE RUN
and spatial learning through applying various
stimuli.
IN THE LAB OR IN THE FIELD




Skinner's box = The animal learns that by
pressing the appropriate lever it will receive
food