An experiment in parapsychology that attempts to gauge telepathic ability by putting a subject into sensory deprivation and afterwards asking him/her to identify an object that was observed by somebody else during that period.

plural of ganzfeld experiment

The process of inflating the middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing so as to puff out the cheeks.

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Alternative form of gedankenexperiment

plural of gedanken experiment

An experiment where an infant is isolated from the normal use of language in an attempt to discover the fundamental character of human nature or the origin of language.

plural of factorial experiment

A parallel experiment designed to replicate the main experiment in every way, except in respect of the one variable that is being tested, so as isolate the effect of that variable; for example, an experiment in which subjects are given a placebo instead of an active drug, intended to check that any observed benefits of the drug derive from the drug itself and not from other factors involved in its administration.

plural of science experiment