Changes: Experimental laboratories

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A laboratory (informally, lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed.

The history of psychology laboratories

Characteristics of psychology laboratories

List of psychology laboratory equipment

Crocker-Henderson smell classification set

Eye tracker

Galvanometer

Tachistoscope

Visual cliff

Zwaardemaker olfactometer

Lab safety

In some laboratories, conditions are no more dangerous than in any other room. In many labs, though, hazards are present. In laboratories where dangerous conditions might exist, safety precautions are important. Rules exist to minimize the individual's risk, and safety equipment is used to protect the lab user from injury or to assist in responding to an emergency.

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-A '''laboratory''' (informally, '''[[lab]]''') is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which [[science|scientific]] [[research]], [[experiment]]s, and [[measurement]] may be performed.
+A '''laboratory''' (informally, '''lab''') is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which [[science|scientific]] [[research]], [[experiment]]s, and [[measurement]] may be performed.
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 ==Lab safety==
-In some laboratories, conditions are no more dangerous than in any other room. In many labs, though, hazards are present. Laboratory hazards are as varied as the subjects of study in laboratories, and might include [[poison]]s; [[infectious agent]]s; [[flammable]], [[explosive]], or [[radioactive]] materials; moving [[machinery]]; extreme [[temperatures]]; or [[high voltage]]. In laboratories where dangerous conditions might exist, [[safety]] [[precautions]] are important. Rules exist to minimize the individual's risk, and [[safety equipment]] is used to protect the lab user from injury or to assist in responding to an [[emergency]].
+In some laboratories, conditions are no more dangerous than in any other room. In many labs, though, hazards are present. In laboratories where dangerous conditions might exist, safety precautions are important. Rules exist to minimize the individual's risk, and safety equipment is used to protect the lab user from injury or to assist in responding to an emergency.
 [[Category:Lab equipment]]