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Direct linkO'Dell, Cynthia D.; Hoyert, Mark Sudlow – Teaching of Psychology, 2002
We describe a perceptual experiment that we have successfully used in Research Methods classes. Students attempt to identify a series of simple cookie cutter shapes using only the fingers and hands (haptic perception). Students read archival studies that have used this procedure, identify confounds, generate and test alternate hypotheses, and…
Descriptors: Experiments, Tactual Perception, Identification, Research Design
