Experimental methods; research which is done in a laboratory, the investigator will have full control over the testing, this is so it will become easier to understand the process. Non-experimental methods; a researcher will show a possible effect on a subject after a real life situation. The investigator has no control over this. The investigator would […]

Bowbly’s theory suggests children have an innate drive to become attached to a caregiver. Because attachment has long term benefits which are similar to imprinting benefits, imprinting is developing a bond. The sensitive period is part of development; it is a short time-span in which the infant must attach to the caregiver. Infants are born […]

Dependent variable; a variable whose value depends on that of another. Independent variable; a variable whose variation does not depend on that of another. Extraneous variable; variables other than the independent variable that may bear any effect on the behavior of the subject being studied. Hypothesis; a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited […]

We did am experiment to test how well a participant could recall a series of word depending on the word arrangement and the amount of time they were given. We did a group of three tests, each test had the same words but was each arranged in a different way. The first test included the […]