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Because experimental psychology is employed to identify the relationship between two factors, it is important to first identify the dependent and independent variables. Peterson and margaret jean peterson indiana university it is apparent that the acquisition of verbal habits depends on the effects of a given occasion being carried over into later repetitions of the situation. You may refer to some of the reference books given as follows. Wilhelm wundt established the first formal laboratory in 1879. Modern psychology began with the adoption of experimental methods at the end of the nineteenth century. Experimental psychology is centered on factbased, scientific research and experimentation. The handbook of research methods in experimental psychology presents a comprehensive and contemporary treatment of research methodologies used in experimental psychology places experimental psychology in historical context, investigates the changing nature of research methodology, experimental design, and analytic procedures, and features research in. Ii experimental psychology and its implications for human development nelson cowan encyclopedia of life support systems eolss consciousness, as well as the journal cognition and emotion see emotions and human health. In a history of modern experimental psychology, george mandler traces the. Experimental psychology an introduction by postman l egan. Newman and paul bloom online first publication, november 14, 2011.
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