Test 1: 100 participants and 36 trials using neutral pictures. |
The results of the simulations show that the results of the experiments is not exceptional i.e. as expected based on chance.
In experiment 1 the preference between 3 types of pictures is tested. What is strange why does someone expect that the partipant is capable to select certain of those pictures more accurate than the others even when he or she does not know which of the types he or she is actual testing. ?
What is strange that the two articles try to demonstrate this capability for the whole population. (In some cases the population is divided in man and woman). I would done this differently. What I would have done is to divide the experiment in two stages. In the first stage I would show 100 participants 50 erotic pictures. The participant with the highest score would perform stage 2. In stage 2 I would show this participant 200 erotic pictures and see how he or she performed.
If you want to know more about Random Number Generators go to here: Random Numbers and Random Number Generators
Back to my home page Contents of This Document