http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 09:54:40 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 09:54:40 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90081 DNA from the Beginning is an animated tutorial on DNA, genes and heredity. The science behind each concept is explained using animations related to DNA topics, an image gallery, video interviews, problems, biographies, and links related to DNA. There are three sections, Classical Genetics, Molecules of Genetics and Organization of Genetic Material. Key features are the clear explanations of classical experiments and the excellent photographs of researchers and their labs.For information and credits on the development of DNA from the Beginning, go to http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/credits.html http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89485 Visual ANOVA is an interactive Flash program which demonstrates visually how variability between and within experimental groups contributes to the F ratio in the Analysis of Variance. It is not a numerical calculator; rather it visually and holistically demonstrates the relations among important concepts. Visual ANOVA is supported by online instructions and by an extensive online lecture explaining the theory behind the Analysis of Variance. The online lecture is supported by two types of assignments: 1) Online computer-graded homework, and 2) A pdf file that gives students the opportunity to do handwritten homework problems with answer keys. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91378 A complex and highly detailed virtual tour of 18th century Edo (now Tokyo) using traditional Japanese woodblock prints to explore not only the sights of the city but the nature and texture of life within it. It is as much a document on early modern urban life in a great city as it is a usefulsource on traditional Japanese history and culture. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87805 A large collection of small java simulations that illustrate various aspects of evolution. Topics covered include statistics, selection, mutation, gene flow, genetics, reproduction, genetic drift, adaptation, speciation, extinction, phylogenetics and sexual selection. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75542 The Muller-Lyer illusion falls into the class of distortion illusions, specifically, this illusion distorts perception of size. This site provides a simulated experiment which collects data on the effects of the Muller Lyer Illusion. Ample text explains the illusion and supports the experiment. Personal, printable results are automatically generated for a person who participates in the online experiment. A Java plugin may be required for some systems. This experimental simulation is one component of the Internet Psych Lab (IPL). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79257 A simulation of bodily reactions when a particular part of the brain is stimulated via an electric probe. It mirrors the experiments of Wilder Penfield. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87900 From site:״This site supports three objectives: Provideinformation to the public about arange of practical applications ofbehavioral technology. On the left button bar,the gold button bar above, and at the bottom of this page in our footlinks, you willfind information about a number ofdifferent resources, fromautism to behavioral safety, where behavioranalysis has made a positive difference in thelives of people: improving education, helpingto promote positive parenting,promotingworkplace safety and satisfaction,guiding people to make decisions about their liveswhich provide maximal adjustment in theirenvironments.Please explore the different areas of our site to see how behavioral science is contributing to positive solutions for people and societies all over the world. Serve as the premier resource where behavioral professionals and the public can interact, share and exchange information and resources on issues of importance in the home, school, workplace, and in society through our Behavioral Virtual Community, where anyone who is interested in learning and seeking information about any issue can dialogue with behavioral professionals from numerous countries across the globe. Serve as the home for the Behavior Analysis Webring, linking together the major Internet resources in behavior analysis around the world. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89373 The Utah online Virtual Lab is a JAVA program run dynamically off a database. Instructors author a statistical virtual reality simulating theories and data in a specific research focus area by defining independent, predictor, and dependent variables and the relations among them. Students work in an online virtual environment to discover the principles of this simulated reality: they go to a library, read theoretical overviews and scientific puzzles, and then go to a lab, design a study, collect and analyze data, and write a report. A student's design and data analysis decisions are computer-graded and recorded in a database; the written research report can be read by the instructor or by other students in peer groups simulating scientific conventions. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91363 This site contains on-line demonstrations in several areas of psychology: cognition, memory & learning, auditory perception & visual perception.The Internet Psychology Lab (IPL) is a multimedia, interactive system for laboratory instruction in psychology. The IPL project provides lessons, demonstrations, and experiments that are available to students using remote Internet clients. These clients may be personal computers in students' homes or dormitories, public access terminals and workstations at campus computing sites, or computers in the department's instructional laboratories. The client software will use existing multi-media, interactive, software development tools to execute instructions downloaded from a Worldwide Web (WWW) server. This method will ensure precise timing of display, sound device, pointing device, and keyboard operations. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75509 This is a simulation of the Stroop Effect experiment demonstrating the powerful interfernce effects of reading. Concise and clear text supports students' experience with the experiment. Personal, printable results are automatically generated for person who does the experiment. A plug in download is required. This Stroop Experiment is one component of the Internet Psych Lab (IPL). The IPL plugin download is found by navigating to Help, FAQs, IPL-Plugin.