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PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENTS

Experience the science yourself

Classic psychology experiments you can actually participate in. After each one, learn the neuroscience behind what you just experienced.

Selective Attention & Executive Function3 minBeginner

Stroop Effect

A colour word appears on screen in a different ink colour. Try to name the ink colour, not the word. The conflict between these two is executive function in action.

YOU'LL LEARN
–Prefrontal cortex role
–Automatic vs. controlled processing
–Cognitive interference
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Motor Pathways & Processing Speed2 minBeginner

Reaction Time Test

Click the moment the panel turns green. Your response time shows how fast neural signals travel from your visual cortex to your motor cortex.

YOU'LL LEARN
–Visual processing speed
–Motor pathway latency
–Neural signal transmission
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Reconstructive Memory & Schema Theory5 minIntermediate

False Memory Test

Study a list of related words, then take a memory test. Discover how the hippocampus reconstructs memories rather than replaying them perfectly.

YOU'LL LEARN
–Hippocampus function
–Schema-based encoding
–Memory distortion
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Visual Perception & Depth Cues2 minBeginner

Müller-Lyer Illusion

Two lines of equal length appear different depending on the arrow fins attached to their ends. This shows how your visual cortex applies learned depth cues automatically.

YOU'LL LEARN
–Visual cortex processing
–Size constancy
–Depth perception
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