Lab Science 3 \u2013 Sensation & Perception<\/p>\n
Note: Read the instructions sheet first! Then answer all questions on this form and fill in the written pieces of the report where indicated.<\/p>\n
1. Research question: <\/p>\n
a. Will participants be equally able to find the center point on the three lines (inward wings, outward wings, one inward and one outward wing)?<\/p>\n
i. What variable is the independent variable?<\/p>\n
ii. What variable is the dependent variable?<\/p>\n
2. Before you collect your data, create a null and alternative hypothesis about the research question using your own experiences to guide you. You may look up information online to guide these hypotheses, but you may not collect data (i.e., do not collect data first and THEN come up with hypotheses \u2013 we need hypotheses before we collect data). Try to make your alternative hypothesis as specific as possible. Remember: the null hypothesis is simply that nothing is happening (there are no differences).<\/p>\n
a. Null hypothesis:<\/p>\n
b. Alternative hypothesis:<\/p>\n
3. Procedure:<\/p>\n
a. Fill in the data table below for your 10 participants. Record the distance from the center point in millimeters.<\/p>\n
Two inward wings <\/p>\n
Two outward wings > – <<\/p>\n
One inward and one outward wing <-<<\/p>\n
Participant 1<\/p>\n
Participant 2<\/p>\n
Participant 3<\/p>\n
Participant 4<\/p>\n
Participant 5<\/p>\n
Participant 6<\/p>\n
Participant 7<\/p>\n
Participant 8<\/p>\n
Participant 9<\/p>\n
Participant 10<\/p>\n
Mean Distance to Center<\/p>\n
a. Create a bar graph in excel of the three means for the inward \/ outward \/ mixed lines.<\/p>\n
4. Looking at your bar graph, if you were going to use this information to guide your thinking for a future study with more participants, how would you change the study?<\/p>\n
i. Hint: this is how science works: we come up with hypotheses, we gather data, and we use that data to refine our future hypotheses until we settle on something that seems really reliable and accurate!<\/p>\n
5. Points to think about:<\/p>\n
a. What are the strengths and limitations of the sampling methodology used here?<\/p>\n
b. What do you think would happen if presented the lines in some other fashion?<\/p>\n
c. Ultimately, it doesn\u2019t usually matter if you can find the center on a line. Why does this line of research matter in real life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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