Scientific Experiment

if infants take naps does it help their memory develop more?

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?

If infants take more naps it helps their memory develop more

 2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?

216 young children

3- Was there a control group?

No

4- How were the subjects chosen?

Randomly

5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

They were required to nap for 30 minutes within 4 hours of learning the main actions and the infants who did not nap for 30 minutes were compared to the infants who did nap for 30 minutes

6- How did the subjects react?

The infants who had napped after the learning activity remembered the actions and those who haven’t napped showed no evidence

7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

yes

do viruses make us smarter?

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?

How viruses are millions of years old and those they play an important role in building up networks that characterize the human brain

2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?

One

3- Was there a control group?

Yes

4- How were the subjects chosen?

By scientists

5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

Tested DNA

6- How did the subjects react?

Just fine

7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes

people prefer fair, but does the brain?

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?

They say fair is preferred by people but the brain network changes depending that are benefiting it

2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?

co-workers 

3- Was there a control group?

No

4- How were the subjects chosen?

By schools or universities

5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

The subjects had to accept or reject the amount of money, they had to share fairly or unfairly

6- How did the subjects react?

They carried out the task

7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes

monkeys can learn to see themselves in mirrors

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?

When monkey look in a mirror they don’t realize it’s their own face unlike human but that doesn’t mean they can’t learn

2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?

A group of monkeys

3- Was there a control group?

Yes

4- How were the subjects chosen?

Randomly

5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

Offered the monkeys mirrors and shined a laser light at the monkey’s faces and then after 2-5 weeks of training they learned to touch their faces

6- How did the subjects react?

They noticed marks on their faces and they had learned to pass the standard mark test

7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Not at first but eventually learned within 5 weeks of training