Psychology experiments

The Bobo Doll Experiment, social psychology, social learning theory

Watson and Rayner (1920) conducted the Little Albert Experiment to answer 3 questions:

Here is the psychological experiment being done in Stanford Psychological Lab. This experiment tells us about the psychology of great problems around us. And only great psychological thinking can solve these problems.

Designing and performing your first psychology experiment can be a confusing process. Check out this guide to conducting a psychology experiment for helpful tips.

Stanley Milgram's test subjects were not the only ones misled by his famous experiments on obedience.

Here is a glimpse at some of the most controversial psychological experiments in history.

A social experiment is a type of psychological research that tests how people respond to situations. Learn more about some of the most famous social experiments.

A social experiment is a type of psychological research that tests how people respond to situations. Learn more about some of the most famous social experiments.

Here are 4 psychological experiments, what was learned from them, and how you can incorporate them into your life to become smarter than anyone else.

“The experiment requires that you continue. It is absolutely essential that you continue. You have no other choice, you must go on.” These were the […]

ASCH CONFORMITY EXPERIMENT/ ORIGIN: Soloman Asch conducted this experiment (in 1950's) to show how people change their opinions in order to agree with the group. Many people did just that. EXPLANATION: Someone from this experiment could be referred to as one who conforms, or follower. EXAMPLE: When voting for class president, Jimmy went along with the opinions of the other kids as if he was a subject in the Asch Conformity Experiment.

He was most known for his Bobo doll experiment, in which children mimicked adults in attacking an inflatable doll. The work challenged basic tenets of psychology.

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…

The Bystander Effect, social psychology

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.

The Milgram Shock Experiment, conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s, tested obedience to authority. Participants were instructed to administer increasingly severe electric shocks to another person, who was actually an actor, as they answered questions incorrectly. Despite hearing the actor’s screams, most participants continued administering shocks, demonstrating the powerful influence of authority figures on behavior.

The human psychology is a vast realm that is still being explored today, and with every new finding comes a new surprise to how little we know about ourselves. Throughout history, psychology has evolved so much, and there have been many experiments and studies that have completely altered the way we perceive ourselves. But perhaps these 4 were one of the most significant. The “Door” Study The phenomenon of ‘change blindness’ demonstrates just how unaware we can be of the things that are…