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Preview of Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Hearing: How Much Louder to Notice a Difference?

Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Hearing: How Much Louder to Notice a Difference?

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Brian Garber
Students apply Weber's Law (ΔI = k × I, where k = 0.1 for hearing) to calculate the just noticeable difference (JND) in loudness for ten stimulus intensities ranging from 20 to 110 dB. After completing the data table, students plot intensity on the x-axis and JND on the y-axis, identify the linear relationship, and explain in everyday language how the JND grows proportionally with intensity. A real-world application problem asks students to calculate the minimum loudness increase a concert-goer
Preview of Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Smell: How Much Stronger Before You Notice?

Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Smell: How Much Stronger Before You Notice?

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Brian Garber
Students apply Weber's Law (ΔI = k × I, where k = 0.05 for smell) to calculate JNDs for ten odor concentrations ranging from 20 to 500 AU (arbitrary units). After completing the data table and plotting the graph, students describe the linear intensity-JND relationship and explain how the olfactory system's sensitivity relates proportionally to baseline concentration. A real-world problem asks students to calculate the minimum odor increase a fragrance evaluator named Parfumia would detect at 120
Preview of Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Temperature: How Hot Before You Feel the Diff.

Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Temperature: How Hot Before You Feel the Diff.

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Brian Garber
Students apply Weber's Law (ΔI = k × I, where k = 0.07 for temperature) to calculate JNDs for ten temperatures ranging from 10 to 55°C. The lab introduces students to thermal sensation as a measurable, Weber's Law-governed sensory modality. After graphing and identifying the linear relationship, students explain how the JND for temperature grows with baseline temperature. A real-world problem asks students to calculate the minimum temperature increase a hot tub enthusiast named Chilldaddy would
Preview of Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Touch: How Much Pressure Before You Feel More?

Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Touch: How Much Pressure Before You Feel More?

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Brian Garber
Students apply Weber's Law (ΔI = k × I, where k = 0.14 for touch/pressure) to calculate JNDs for ten pressure intensities ranging from 50 to 1500 g. The wide range of values — from light touch to heavy pressure — gives students data that clearly illustrates the proportional scaling of JND across a broad sensory range. After graphing, students describe the linear relationship. A real-world problem asks students to calculate the minimum pressure increase a massage therapist named Squishy would nee
Preview of Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Vision: How Much Brighter Before Your Eye Notices

Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Vision: How Much Brighter Before Your Eye Notices

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Brian Garber
Students apply Weber's Law (ΔI = k × I, where k = 0.02 for brightness) to calculate JNDs for ten light intensities ranging from 100 to 3000 candelas (cd). The very low k value for vision — the lowest in the collection alongside kinesthesis — demonstrates that the visual system is among the most sensitive to proportional changes, requiring only a 2% change for detection. After graphing, students note the linear relationship and discuss the implications of the small k value. A real-world problem a
Preview of Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Taste: How Much Saltier Before You Notice?

Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Taste: How Much Saltier Before You Notice?

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Brian Garber
Students apply Weber's Law (ΔI = k × I, where k = 0.20 for saltiness) to calculate JNDs for ten salt concentrations ranging from 1 to 40 g/L. The relatively high k value for taste (compared to vision and kinesthesis) gives students data that demonstrates taste's lower sensitivity to proportional changes. After graphing, students describe the linear relationship and explain what the larger k value implies about gustatory discrimination. A real-world problem asks students to calculate the minimum
Preview of Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Kinesthesis: How Much Heavier Before You Feel It?

Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Kinesthesis: How Much Heavier Before You Feel It?

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Brian Garber
Students apply Weber's Law (ΔI = k × I, where k = 0.02 for kinesthesis) to calculate JNDs for ten lifted weights ranging from 100 to 5000 g. Sharing the same k value as vision (0.02), this lab allows for cross-modal comparison of sensitivity and demonstrates that the kinesthetic system — despite sensing a very different type of stimulus — matches visual sensitivity in proportional discrimination. After graphing, students describe the linear relationship. A real-world problem asks students to cal
Preview of Psychology Lab Investigative Career Interests: Do Juniors or Seniors Score Highe

Psychology Lab Investigative Career Interests: Do Juniors or Seniors Score Highe

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Brian Garber
Students complete the IIP RIASEC Markers Holland Code assessment at openpsychometrics.org and record only their Investigative (I) score, which reflects interest in science, research, and analytical thinking. Students pool Investigative scores with classmates, separating results by grade level. Junior and senior scores are entered into an independent samples t-test to evaluate whether career interest differences are statistically significant. Students analyze group averages, interpret statistical
Preview of Psychology Lab Juniors vs. Seniors: Who Is More Hypersensitive?

Psychology Lab Juniors vs. Seniors: Who Is More Hypersensitive?

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Brian Garber
Students complete the Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale (HSNS) measuring covert narcissism — characterized by hypersensitivity to criticism, self-absorption, and fragile self-esteem — then collect scores from junior and senior classmates to run an independent samples t-test. The lab is one of the more conceptually sophisticated in the collection, asking students to consider whether hypersensitive narcissism might change across high school years. Juniors navigating high-stakes performance pressure
Preview of Psychology Lab Autism Spectrum Traits in Juniors vs. Seniors: A t-Test Lab

Psychology Lab Autism Spectrum Traits in Juniors vs. Seniors: A t-Test Lab

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Brian Garber
Students complete the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), a widely used self-report measure of autism-spectrum-associated traits such as social skill differences, attention switching, and attention to detail. Students record their scores and contribute to a class dataset organized by grade level. Junior and senior scores are entered into an independent samples t-test to determine whether differences in autism spectrum trait expression are statistically significant across grade levels. Students interp
Preview of Psychology Lab Tired and Grumpy: Does Sleep Quality Predict Negative Affect?

Psychology Lab Tired and Grumpy: Does Sleep Quality Predict Negative Affect?

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Brian Garber
Tired and Grumpy: Does Sleep Quality Predict Negative Affect? Students complete the Groningen Sleep Quality Scale (GSQS) and the PANAS Negative Affect subscale, then pool data to calculate a Pearson r. The lab connects sleep neuroscience — specifically amygdala reactivity to sleep deprivation — to emotional experience, providing a biological mechanism for the predicted correlation. Students analyze the bidirectional cycle in which poor sleep increases negative emotion and negative emotion disr
Preview of Psychology Lab Juniors vs. Seniors: Do Femininity Traits Change? A BSRI Lab

Psychology Lab Juniors vs. Seniors: Do Femininity Traits Change? A BSRI Lab

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Brian Garber
Students complete the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and record only their Femininity subscale score, then collect scores from junior and senior classmates to run an independent samples t-test. The Femininity subscale measures self-reported traits historically associated with femininity — warmth, nurturance, sensitivity, and compassion — regardless of the students gender. The lab examines whether these interpersonally oriented traits change meaningfully between junior and senior year, and invites
Preview of Psychology Lab Want Friends, Fear People: Unmet Belonging Needs and Social Anx.

Psychology Lab Want Friends, Fear People: Unmet Belonging Needs and Social Anx.

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Brian Garber
Students complete the Belonging/Love subscale of a Maslow-based needs assessment and the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), then pool paired scores from 9 classmates to calculate a Pearson r. The lab examines a clinically important paradox: people who most want social connection may simultaneously be most afraid of it. Students explain the psychological mechanism — unmet belonging needs can intensify the stakes of social evaluation, increasing fear of rejection and feeding social anxiety — a
Preview of Psychology Lab Is It Anxiety or Just About Health? Comparing Two Constructs

Psychology Lab Is It Anxiety or Just About Health? Comparing Two Constructs

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Brian Garber
Is It Anxiety or Just About Health? Comparing Two Anxiety Constructs Students complete the Short Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI-18) and the GAD-7 General Anxiety scale, then pool data to calculate a Pearson r. The lab examines whether health anxiety is a specific form of general anxiety or a distinct clinical construct, and explores how heightened attention to bodily sensations differs from generalized worry. Discussion connects the lab to post-pandemic increases in health anxiety and challenge
Preview of Psychology Lab Juniors vs. Seniors: Who Feels More Connected to Nature?

Psychology Lab Juniors vs. Seniors: Who Feels More Connected to Nature?

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Brian Garber
Students complete the Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS), which measures the degree to which a person feels part of the natural world, then collect scores from junior and senior classmates to run an independent samples t-test. The lab explores whether environmental identity and nature connectedness — shown in research to buffer stress and support well-being — differs between the two grade levels. Students consider whether time spent outdoors, exposure to nature during adolescence, or the increa
Preview of Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Temperature: 498 Versions

Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Temperature: 498 Versions

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Brian Garber
This is a version of the Weber's law lab where we have 498 versions of the lab, everyone can have different data. The best weapon against plagiarism, uniqueness! I have a ton more Psychology stuff in my store, check it out! You have managed to find the source of the best Psychology and AP Psychology activities on TPT, go check out my store for other awesome resources, I currently have hundreds of different items! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Brian-Garber Want more la
Preview of Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Hearing: 498 Versions

Psychology Lab Weber's Law and Hearing: 498 Versions

Created by
Brian Garber
This is a version of the Weber's law lab where we have 498 versions of the lab, everyone can have different data. The best weapon against plagiarism, uniqueness! I have a ton more Psychology stuff in my store, check it out! You have managed to find the source of the best Psychology and AP Psychology activities on TPT, go check out my store for other awesome resources, I currently have hundreds of different items! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Brian-Garber Want more la
Preview of Psychology Lab Juniors vs. Seniors: Who Is More Self-Actualized? A Maslow Lab

Psychology Lab Juniors vs. Seniors: Who Is More Self-Actualized? A Maslow Lab

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Brian Garber
Students complete the Maslow Hierarchy Questionnaire and record only their Self-Actualization subscale score, then collect scores from junior and senior classmates to run an independent samples t-test. The lab examines whether the satisfaction of Maslows highest-order need — living authentically, growing toward ones potential, and pursuing meaningful experiences — differs between the two grade levels. Seniors may have a greater sense of purpose and direction as they approach a major life transit
Preview of Psychology Lab Grit vs. the Couch: Does Perseverance Predict Less Proc.

Psychology Lab Grit vs. the Couch: Does Perseverance Predict Less Proc.

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Brian Garber
Students complete the Short Grit Scale (GRIT-S) and the General Procrastination Scale, then pool paired scores from 9 classmates to compute a Pearson r. The lab asks whether perseverance for long-term goals predicts less avoidance of tasks. Students interpret their correlation, explain the motivational mechanism connecting grit to procrastination, and critically evaluate a fictional claim that the two are positively correlated — directly contradicting what psychological theory would predict. Thi
Preview of Psychology Lab Dissociative Experiences in Juniors vs. Seniors: A t-Test Lab

Psychology Lab Dissociative Experiences in Juniors vs. Seniors: A t-Test Lab

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Brian Garber
Students complete the Dissociative Experiences Scale II (DES-II, Carlson and Putnam, 1993), a validated instrument measuring the frequency of dissociative experiences such as depersonalization, derealization, and absorption. Students record their total scores and contribute to a class dataset organized by grade level. Junior and senior scores are entered into an independent samples t-test at socscistatistics.com to evaluate whether dissociative experience frequency differs significantly between
Preview of Psychology Lab What Goes With Depression More: Overthinking or Isolation?

Psychology Lab What Goes With Depression More: Overthinking or Isolation?

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Brian Garber
Students complete the Major Depression Inventory MDI (X), the Rumination Response Scale RRS (Y), and the UCLA Loneliness Scale UPLAS (Z), then collect all three scores from 9 classmates and run two correlations: Depression vs. Rumination and Depression vs. Loneliness. The lab distinguishes between depression's internal cognitive driver (rumination — repetitive negative thought) and its social consequence (loneliness — felt disconnection), asking which is more strongly correlated with depressive
Preview of Psychology Lab Positive Mindset: Is It the Same as Optimism or Bouncing Back?

Psychology Lab Positive Mindset: Is It the Same as Optimism or Bouncing Back?

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Brian Garber
Students complete the Positive Mindset Index PMI (X), the Brief Resilience Scale BRS (Y), and the LOT-R Optimism scale (Z), then collect all three scores from 9 classmates and run two correlations: Positive Mindset vs. Resilience and Positive Mindset vs. Optimism. The lab investigates whether a current positive mental state is more closely tied to the capacity to bounce back from adversity or to a future-oriented optimistic outlook. Students evaluate a fictional claim that positive mindset and o
Preview of Psychology labs Aggression Exploration M/F, Jr/Sr, Athletes/Non-athletes

Psychology labs Aggression Exploration M/F, Jr/Sr, Athletes/Non-athletes

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Brian Garber
In this peer data collection lab, students complete the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) online and gather aggression scores from male and female classmates, juniors and seniors or athletes and non-athletes. Using an independent samples t-test via a free online calculator, they determine whether differences in aggression are statistically significant. I have a ton more Psychology stuff in my store, check it out! You have managed to find the source of the best Psychology and AP Ps
Preview of Psychology Lab Social Anxiety: Does It Show Up as Shyness or Loneliness First?

Psychology Lab Social Anxiety: Does It Show Up as Shyness or Loneliness First?

Created by
Brian Garber
Students complete the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale LSAS (X), the McCroskey Shyness Scale MCSS (Y), and the Three-Item Loneliness Scale TILS (Z), then collect all three scores from 9 classmates and run two correlations: Social Anxiety vs. Shyness and Social Anxiety vs. Loneliness. The lab distinguishes the proximal behavioral correlate of social anxiety (shyness — social discomfort) from its downstream social consequence (loneliness — felt disconnection) and asks which is more strongly correlat
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