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Once you have read the instructions below, click on the following image to start the online experiment:

 

 

Purpose of Experiment

 

  • This Experiment is designed to test your ability to estimate the passing of time.
  • How good are you at guessing how much time has passed?
  • Do people make more errors when estimating longer or shorter periods of time?
  • Are females better than males at estimating time?

Instructions


You will need a Flash enabled browser to submit data for this experiment.

 

Once logged on with successful codes, choose the standard experiment and you will then be asked to enter your age, gender and, only if your teacher has given you one, a project code.

 

During the experiment you will try to estimate the length of time a light bulbs stays lit. It will stay switched on for no more than 10 seconds. After each light bulb has been displayed a slider control can be used to show how long you thought the light bulb had stayed alight. You should do this in your head without using any clock or other device

 

Resources

 

pdf Teacher Notes

pdf Pupil Worksheet

doc Teacher Notes

doc Pupil Worksheets

 

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