The Good Samaritan Experiment: Why do people help each other?
Problem You’re on your way to enjoy a free period when you see someone has dropped all of their class supplies. There are papers and
Psychology Experiments
The Schachter and Singer Experiment on Emotion: Enigmatic Emotions
Introduction You’re the first student to give their presentation in Spanish class. It’s a fairly long speech, and the whole thing has to be in
The Piano Stairs Experiment: Making Life More Fun
Introduction Suppose you’ve just taken the subway, and you need to climb up to street level. To exit the station, you can either take the
Violinist at the Metro Experiment: The Perception of Beauty
Introduction On Friday, January 12, 2007, Joshua Bell, a world-renowned classical violinist, began to play in a Washington D.C. metro station. Bell was wearing jeans,
The Smoky Room Experiment: Trust Your Instincts
Problem Picture this: you are the first person to get to class one day, so you sit alone and wait for your classmates and teacher
Little Albert Experiment: Oh, Rats!
Introduction You’re headed to the park when you see someone walking a massive German Shepherd. You make eye contact with the dog as you’re about
Harlow’s Rhesus Monkey Experiments: Monkeying Around With Love
Have You Ever? You’re helping your uncle Brian watch his children at an aquarium. A fire alarm goes off, and scares your youngest cousin Cordelia.
The Marshmallow Test: You’re Hot Then You’re Cold
Have You Ever? Picture yourself in a mall, staring at a very expensive product that you really, really want – maybe a piece of clothing
Stanford Prison Experiment: Role-ing With It
Problem Knock, knock. It’s late, but you open the door anyway and find police officers standing outside. They inform you that you’re under arrest for
The Bobo Doll Experiment: Kids See, Kids Do
Have You Ever? One day, your uncle has to work late, so your dad volunteers to take care of both you and your younger cousin.
