Experimental Psychology - Experimental Instruments

Experimental Instruments

Instruments used in experimental psychology have been changing over time. In fact, the original instruments used by experimenters were not even designed for the use of psychologists, such as the Hipp Chronoscope and the kymograph. This was partly due to the lack of psychological laboratories in the 19th century when experimental psychology began to develop . The instruments used by researchers vary from simple to complex. Experimenters develop new instruments and tools for their varying experiments. Listed below are some of the different types of instruments used throughout the history of experimental psychology.

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