100 Experiments in Psychological Laboratory (Edition-1)  (English, Hardcover, unknown)

It gives me immense pleasure to forward this book to students of experimental psychology. Practicals of experimental psychology are essential for understanding the discipline of scientific psychology. Without such objective thinking no research can be done. At any cost importance of practicals should not be underestimated and practicals should be wholeheartedly conducted by the students. Progress of psychology as a sound science is impossible without it. These experiments are included in various syllabi like graduation, post-graduation of psychology, and education. It is possible to conduct some of these experiments with the help of computers. However, for understanding development of basic models and theories through various stages, it is essential to develop the important skills of experiments. Some simple experiments are also discussed so that they can be introduced in junior colleges though they may not be included in the syllabi. Today’s students are tomorrow’s teachers. Hence, there should be no ambiguity in understanding the purpose, procedure, preparation and conduct of the experiment. It is essential that they should be aware of even minor points regarding preparing and arranging the material required to conduct the experiments. Students should develop insight regarding all these things and their impact on dependent variable of the experiment. For example while pasting the plain paper to the memory drum, if it is not done in perfect way , the indicators of glue will give extra hint for remembering the stimulus adjacent to it. It can play the role of isolation and the whole shape of serial learning curve may change substantially. Minor details regarding how to use various instruments in the laboratory, how to prepare lists of learning material, various operations of the instrument, adjusting time etc should be carefully considered. Every precaution should be taken to avoid such mistakes. Experimental psychology practicals demand lot of devotion, time and energy. It is beyond imagination to cover all the possible experiments. One can generate multiple experiments on the basis of various theories and models. Hence, these are only representative experiments which are generally conducted and can be conducted in psychology laboratory of most of the colleges. Once the student or teacher gets interested in experiments she will be able to generate number of new experimental plans. For example we may change the independent variable, or dependent variable and add or reduce some dimensions, introduce a different method of taking trials, giving or hiding some information, changing the position of rest period, and think of different new ways of conducting experiments. Obviously, it is essential to have sound knowledge of theory and previous findings of research for that.